Hospital Perea: labor and delivery in Mayaguez, PR
Hospital Perea is a hospital in Mayaguez, Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico that delivers babies. It handled 351 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (30 such births). That is below the Puerto Rico rate of 40% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 351Deliveries in 2025
- 248Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
15 Dr Basora Street
Mayaguez, PR 00681
Mayagüez Municipio
Call (787) 834-0101 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Hospital Perea compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Puerto Rico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 40% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 248 | 313 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 52 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Puerto Rico, Hospital Perea has the 5th-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.
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