Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc.: labor and delivery in Oak Bluffs, MA
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc. is a hospital in Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 114 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (38 such births). That is above the Massachusetts rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 114Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 219Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
One Hospital Road, First Fl, Wing 5, Po Box 1477
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Dukes County
Call (508) 693-0410 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 219 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 61 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc. has the 34th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 36 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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc. 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 Oak Bluffs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 21 | 26% | 868 | Yes |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | Nantucket | 27 | 17% | 121 | Yes |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | Plymouth | 34 | 13% | 972 | Yes |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | Fall River | 35 | 32% | 3,009 | Yes |
| Newport Hospital | Newport | 38 | 100% | 139 | Yes |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital | Brockton | 49 | 23% | 1,004 | Yes |
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