Metrowest Medical Center: labor and delivery in Framingham, MA
Metrowest Medical Center is a hospital in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 560 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (44 such births). That is below the Massachusetts rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 560Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 202Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
115 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA 01701
Middlesex County
Call (508) 383-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Metrowest Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 202 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Massachusetts, Metrowest Medical Center has the 6th-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: 1 of 5 stars
- 42% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 45% 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
Metrowest Medical 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 Framingham
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | 9.5 | 28% | 3,783 | Yes |
| Emerson Hospital | W Concord | 12 | 29% | 1,700 | Yes |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | Milford | 12 | – | – | Yes |
| Boston Medical Center-Brighton | Brighton | 15 | 30% | 434 | Yes |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 16 | 23% | 2,536 | Yes |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | 16 | 28% | 6,814 | Yes |
More in Middlesex County
- Cambridge Health Alliance (Cambridge)
- Mount Auburn Hospital (Cambridge)
- Lowell General Hospital (Lowell)
- Melrosewakefield Healthcare (Melrose)
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital (Newton)
- Emerson Hospital (W Concord)
- Winchester Hospital (Winchester)
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