Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio Betances: labor and delivery in Mayaguez, PR
Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio Betances is a hospital in Mayaguez, Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico that delivers babies. It handled 801 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 41% delivered by C-section (360 such births). That is above the Puerto Rico rate of 40% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 41%First-birth C-section rate
- 801Deliveries in 2025
- 788Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
Carr 2 Bo Sabalos
Mayaguez, PR 00682
Mayagüez Municipio
Call (787) 652-9200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio Betances compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Puerto Rico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 41% | 40% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 788 | 313 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 96 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio Betances has the 10th-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: 1 of 5 stars
- 51% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 50% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Mayaguez
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital de la Concepcion | San German | 11 | – | 156 | No |
| Hospital Episcopal San Lucas II | Ponce | 40 | 0% | 154 | – |
| Hospital Menonita Ponce | Ponce | 42 | 48% | 317 | Yes |
| Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc. | Manati | 46 | 8% | 156 | – |
| Manati Medical Center Dr Otero Lopez | Manati | 46 | 32% | 910 | Yes |
| Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health Dorado | Dorado | 59 | 25% | 134 | – |
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