Mount Sinai West: labor and delivery in New York, NY
Mount Sinai West is a hospital in New York, New York County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 4,805 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (2,095 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 4,805Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 659Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mount Sinai West
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1000 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
New York County
Call (212) 523-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Mount Sinai West compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 659 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 164 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Mount Sinai West has the 65th-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
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
Mount Sinai West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | 1.4 | 28% | 3,372 | Yes |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | 1.7 | 24% | 789 | Yes |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York | 1.7 | 30% | 22,616 | Yes |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York | 2.0 | 27% | 14,330 | Yes |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | New York | 2.2 | 24% | 1,538 | Yes |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | 2.3 | 30% | 5,695 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in New York
- Bellevue Hospital Center
- Harlem Hospital Center
- Lenox Hill Hospital
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- 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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