Garnet Health Medical Center: labor and delivery in Middletown, NY
Garnet Health Medical Center is a hospital in Middletown, Orange County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,537 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (491 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,537Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 271Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Garnet Health Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
Address and phone
707 East Main Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Orange County
Call (845) 343-2424 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Garnet Health Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 271 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 38 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In New York, Garnet Health Medical Center has the 80th-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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% 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 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 Middletown
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Community Hospital | Warwick | 12 | 40% | 310 | Yes |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | Newburgh | 19 | 35% | 1,159 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern | Suffern | 26 | 8% | 3,279 | Yes |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | Harris | 26 | 37% | 426 | Yes |
| Hudson Valley Hospital Center | Cortlandt Manor | 26 | 29% | 873 | Yes |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | Poughkeepsie | 28 | 30% | 2,229 | Yes |
More in Orange County
- Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall (Newburgh)
- St Anthony Community Hospital (Warwick)
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