Griffin Hospital: labor and delivery in Derby, CT
Griffin Hospital is a hospital in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut that delivers babies. It handled 475 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (190 such births). That is below the Connecticut rate of 29% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 475Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 205Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Griffin Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
130 Division St
Derby, CT 06418
New Haven County
Call (203) 732-7500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Griffin Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 205 | 340 | 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 Connecticut, Griffin Hospital has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 21 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 77% 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
Griffin Hospital 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 Derby
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | New Haven | 8.1 | 27% | 5,553 | Yes |
| Bridgeport Hospital | Bridgeport | 11 | 28% | 2,277 | Yes |
| St Vincent's Medical Center | Bridgeport | 11 | 36% | 1,193 | Yes |
| Saint Mary's Hospital | Waterbury | 15 | 24% | 743 | Yes |
| Uconn Health Waterbury Hospital | Waterbury | 16 | 25% | 932 | Yes |
| Danbury Hospital | Danbury | 19 | 33% | 2,016 | Yes |
More in New Haven County
- Midstate Medical Center (Meriden)
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (New Haven)
- Saint Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)
- Uconn Health Waterbury Hospital (Waterbury)
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