Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills: labor and delivery in Harris, NY
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills is a hospital in Harris, Sullivan County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 426 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 37% delivered by C-section (119 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 37%First-birth C-section rate
- 426Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 160Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
Address and phone
68 Harris Bushville Road, P O Box 800
Harris, NY 12742
Sullivan County
Call (845) 794-3300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 37% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 160 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New York, Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills has the 90th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 98 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 53% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Harris
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Health Medical Center | Middletown | 26 | 35% | 1,537 | Yes |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Honesdale | 29 | 21% | 475 | Yes |
| St Anthony Community Hospital | Warwick | 36 | 40% | 310 | Yes |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh | 40 | 35% | 1,159 | Yes |
| Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus | Kingston | 41 | 42% | 116 | Yes |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | Poughkeepsie | 41 | 30% | 2,229 | Yes |
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