Jamaica Hospital Medical Center: labor and delivery in Jamaica, NY
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in Jamaica, Queens County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,458 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (388 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,458Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 511Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
89th Avenue and van Wyck Expressway
Jamaica, NY 11418
Queens County
Call (718) 262-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Jamaica Hospital Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 511 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 72 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New York, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has the 73rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 98 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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 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 Jamaica
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica | 2.0 | 30% | 1,026 | Yes |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | Flushing | 3.3 | 33% | 2,349 | Yes |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing | 3.9 | 33% | 2,054 | Yes |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst | 4.2 | 29% | 2,331 | Yes |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Brooklyn | 4.4 | 18% | 631 | Yes |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | Brooklyn | 5.1 | 97% | 157 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Jamaica
More in Queens County
- Elmhurst Hospital Center (Elmhurst)
- St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore (Far Rockaway)
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center (Flushing)
- New York-Presbyterian/Queens (Flushing)
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