Maine General Medical Center: labor and delivery in Augusta, ME
Maine General Medical Center is a hospital in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine that delivers babies. It handled 1,198 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (324 such births). That is above the Maine rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,198Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 458Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
35 Medical Center Parkway
Augusta, ME 04330
Kennebec County
Call (207) 626-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Maine General Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 458 | 288 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 151 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Maine, Maine General Medical Center has the 13th-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.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 4 of 5 stars
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
Maine General 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 Augusta
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnhealth | Damariscotta | 26 | 15% | 129 | Yes |
| Mainehealth Franklin Hospital | Farmington | 26 | 32% | 246 | Yes |
| Central Maine Medical Center | Lewiston | 27 | 26% | 631 | Yes |
| Redington Fairview General Hospital | Skowhegan | 31 | 34% | 170 | – |
| Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital | Brunswick | 31 | 26% | 481 | Yes |
| Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital | Rockport | 38 | 20% | 276 | Yes |
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