Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC: labor and delivery in Lafayette, CO
Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC is a hospital in Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 1,263 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (474 such births). That is above the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,263Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 408Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
200 Exempla Cir
Lafayette, CO 80026
Boulder County
Call (303) 689-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 408 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 83 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Colorado, Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC has the 27th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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
Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC 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 Lafayette
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Avista | Louisville | 3.5 | 24% | 2,121 | Yes |
| Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | Westminster | 5.8 | 31% | 1,240 | Yes |
| Boulder Community Health | Boulder | 8.4 | 18% | 1,029 | Yes |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | Thornton | 9.3 | 25% | 871 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | Wheat Ridge | 14 | 21% | 1,606 | Yes |
| Longmont United Hospital | Longmont | 15 | 19% | 222 | Yes |
More in Boulder County
- Boulder Community Health (Boulder)
- Longmont United Hospital (Longmont)
- Longs Peak Hospital (Longmont)
- Adventhealth Avista (Louisville)
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