Melrosewakefield Healthcare: labor and delivery in Melrose, MA
Melrosewakefield Healthcare is a hospital in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 854 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (386 such births). That is above the Massachusetts rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 854Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 364Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
585 Lebanon Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Middlesex County
Call (781) 979-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Melrosewakefield Healthcare compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 364 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Massachusetts, Melrosewakefield Healthcare has the 28th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Melrosewakefield Healthcare 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 Melrose
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Hospital | Winchester | 3.1 | 24% | 2,481 | Yes |
| Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge | 6.3 | 26% | 1,237 | Yes |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 6.7 | 30% | 3,386 | Yes |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 7.0 | 23% | 2,536 | Yes |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 7.6 | 29% | 1,389 | Yes |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | 8.1 | 32% | 2,567 | Yes |
More in Middlesex County
- Cambridge Health Alliance (Cambridge)
- Mount Auburn Hospital (Cambridge)
- Metrowest Medical Center (Framingham)
- Lowell General Hospital (Lowell)
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital (Newton)
- Emerson Hospital (W Concord)
- Winchester Hospital (Winchester)
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