Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Lebanon, NH
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire that delivers babies. It handled 1,103 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (347 such births). That is below the New Hampshire rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,103Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 106Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Grafton County
Call (603) 650-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 106 | 227 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 76 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New Hampshire, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 14 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
- 78% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital 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 Lebanon
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speare Memorial Hospital | Plymouth | 29 | 23% | 174 | Yes |
| Rutland Regional Medical Center | Rutland | 35 | 15% | 275 | Yes |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | 37 | 30% | 231 | Yes |
| Concord Hospital | Concord | 49 | 27% | 1,277 | Yes |
| Porter Hospital Inc. | Middlebury | 50 | 18% | 319 | Yes |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene | 51 | 29% | 401 | Yes |
More in Grafton County
- Littleton Regional Healthcare (Littleton)
- Speare Memorial Hospital (Plymouth)
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