Long Island Jewish Medical Center: labor and delivery in New Hyde Park, NY
Long Island Jewish Medical Center is a hospital in New Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 6,959 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (2,478 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 6,959Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 453Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
Address and phone
270 - 05 76th Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Nassau County
Call (718) 470-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Long Island Jewish Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 453 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 33 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In New York, Long Island Jewish Medical Center has the 36th-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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
Long Island Jewish 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 New Hyde Park
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore University Hospital | Manhasset | 2.8 | 32% | 5,124 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center | Rockville Centre | 4.6 | 26% | 952 | Yes |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica | 6.7 | 30% | 1,026 | Yes |
| Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow | 6.7 | 51% | 276 | Yes |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | Oceanside | 7.0 | 19% | 1,595 | Yes |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing | 7.5 | 33% | 2,054 | Yes |
More in Nassau County
- Nassau University Medical Center (East Meadow)
- North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset)
- Mount Sinai South Nassau (Oceanside)
- Mercy Medical Center (Rockville Centre)
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