Lower Keys Medical Center: labor and delivery in Key West, FL
Lower Keys Medical Center is a hospital in Key West, Monroe County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 402 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (116 such births). That is below the Florida rate of 30% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 402Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 392Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Lower Keys Medical Center
- Midwifery care
Address and phone
5900 College Road
Key West, FL 33040
Monroe County
Call (305) 294-5531 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Lower Keys Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 392 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Florida, Lower Keys Medical Center has the 21st-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 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
- 59% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
Lower Keys 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 Key West
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Hospital | Homestead | 103 | 23% | 1,347 | Yes |
| Naples Community Hospital | Naples | 108 | 27% | 3,480 | Yes |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | Miami | 108 | 34% | 1,324 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | Miami | 116 | 37% | 1,982 | Yes |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami | Miami | 116 | 36% | 3,340 | Yes |
| South Miami Hospital | Miami | 119 | 43% | 3,429 | Yes |
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