Metropolitan Hospital Center: labor and delivery in New York, NY
Metropolitan Hospital Center is a hospital in New York, New York County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,058 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (354 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,058Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 569Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
1901 First Avenue
New York, NY 10029
New York County
Call (212) 423-6262 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Metropolitan Hospital Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 569 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 74 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New York, Metropolitan Hospital Center has the 20th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 98 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Metropolitan Hospital 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 New York
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | 0.7 | 30% | 5,695 | Yes |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | 1.1 | 28% | 3,372 | Yes |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York | 1.5 | 30% | 22,616 | Yes |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York | 2.1 | 26% | 605 | Yes |
| Mount Sinai West | New York | 2.5 | 31% | 4,805 | Yes |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | Bronx | 2.5 | 21% | 1,276 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in New York
- Bellevue Hospital Center
- Harlem Hospital Center
- Lenox Hill Hospital
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- NYU Langone Hospitals
Hospitals in New York that do not offer labor and delivery: Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Hospital for Special Surgery.
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