HCA Florida Palms West Hospital: labor and delivery in Loxahatchee, FL
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is a hospital in Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 1,645 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (484 such births). That is above the Florida rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,645Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 62Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
13001 Southern Blvd
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Palm Beach County
Call (561) 798-3300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How HCA Florida Palms West Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 62 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Florida, HCA Florida Palms West Hospital has the 78th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 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
- 63% 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
HCA Florida Palms West 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 Loxahatchee
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Regional Medical Center | Wellington | 2.9 | 36% | 2,523 | Yes |
| St Mary's Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 13 | 28% | 2,447 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 13 | 26% | 558 | Yes |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | 17 | 36% | 2,622 | Yes |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 19 | 30% | 2,586 | Yes |
| West Boca Medical Center | Boca Raton | 23 | 45% | 1,800 | Yes |
More in Palm Beach County
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital (Boca Raton)
- West Boca Medical Center (Boca Raton)
- Bethesda Hospital East (Boynton Beach)
- Jupiter Medical Center (Jupiter)
- Wellington Regional Medical Center (Wellington)
- Good Samaritan Medical Center (West Palm Beach)
- St Mary's Medical Center (West Palm Beach)
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