Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical: labor and delivery in Westwood, NJ
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical is a hospital in Westwood, Bergen County, New Jersey that delivers babies. It handled 716 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (246 such births). That is above the New Jersey rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 716Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 442Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
250 Old Hook Road
Westwood, NJ 07675
Bergen County
Call (201) 880-2700 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 442 | 339 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 52 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In New Jersey, Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical has the 36th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical 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 Westwood
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Hospital | Paramus | 3.4 | 28% | 4,363 | Yes |
| Englewood Hospital and Medical Center | Englewood | 5.9 | 23% | 3,019 | Yes |
| St John's Riverside Hospital | Yonkers | 6.9 | 32% | 915 | Yes |
| Holy Name Medical Center | Teaneck | 7.0 | 30% | 943 | Yes |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | 7.2 | 23% | 4,869 | Yes |
| Nyack Hospital | Nyack | 9.1 | 17% | 1,163 | Yes |
More in Bergen County
- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (Englewood)
- Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack)
- Valley Hospital (Paramus)
- Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck)
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