Jersey City Medical Center: labor and delivery in Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City Medical Center is a hospital in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey that delivers babies. It handled 2,120 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (817 such births). That is below the New Jersey rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,120Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 805Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
355 Grand Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Hudson County
Call (201) 915-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Jersey City Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 805 | 339 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 108 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Jersey, Jersey City Medical Center has the 15th-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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Jersey City 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 Jersey City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | Hoboken | 1.9 | – | 476 | Yes |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus | Brooklyn | 4.2 | – | 1,070 | Yes |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York | 4.2 | 24% | 1,538 | Yes |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York | 4.4 | 27% | 14,330 | Yes |
| Mount Sinai West | New York | 4.9 | 31% | 4,805 | Yes |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn | 5.8 | 18% | 1,020 | Yes |
More in Hudson County
- Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center (Hoboken)
- Palisades Medical Center (North Bergen)
Hospitals in Jersey City that do not offer labor and delivery: Heights University Hospital.
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