Milton S Hershey Medical Center: labor and delivery in Hershey, PA
Milton S Hershey Medical Center is a hospital in Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 2,303 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (683 such births). That is above the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,303Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 505Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Milton S Hershey Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Dauphin County
Call (717) 531-8521 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Milton S Hershey Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 505 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 93 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Pennsylvania, Milton S Hershey Medical Center has the 48th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 72 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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Milton S Hershey 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 Hershey
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 11 | 29% | 2,899 | Yes |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon | 14 | 97% | 213 | Yes |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola | 16 | 26% | 1,076 | Yes |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster | 20 | 26% | 247 | Yes |
| UPMC Lititz | Lititz | 22 | 23% | 1,335 | Yes |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 23 | 99% | 1,153 | Yes |
More in Dauphin County
- UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals (Harrisburg)
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