Hospital Menonita Ponce: labor and delivery in Ponce, PR
Hospital Menonita Ponce is a hospital in Ponce, Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico that delivers babies. It handled 317 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 48% delivered by C-section (29 such births). That is above the Puerto Rico rate of 40% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 48%First-birth C-section rate
- 317Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 449Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
Carr Pr 506 Km 1 0 Bo Coto Laurel
Ponce, PR 00780
Ponce Municipio
Call (787) 290-3096 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Hospital Menonita Ponce compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Puerto Rico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 48% | 40% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 449 | 313 | 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 Puerto Rico, Hospital Menonita Ponce has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 15 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.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Hospital Menonita Ponce 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 Ponce
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Episcopal San Lucas II | Ponce | 5.5 | 0% | 154 | – |
| Hospital Menonita de Aibonito | Aibonito | 20 | 76% | 118 | Yes |
| Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc. | Manati | 27 | 8% | 156 | – |
| Hospital Menonita de Cayey | Cayey | 27 | 51% | 868 | Yes |
| Manati Medical Center Dr Otero Lopez | Manati | 27 | 32% | 910 | Yes |
| Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health Dorado | Dorado | 32 | 25% | 134 | – |
More labor and delivery in Ponce
All hospitals in Ponce · Ponce Municipio · All Puerto Rico hospitals