Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center: labor and delivery in Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 224 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 41% delivered by C-section (69 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 41%First-birth C-section rate
- 224Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 721Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Doula support
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
621 Tenth Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
Niagara County
Call (716) 278-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 41% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 721 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New York, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has the 93rd-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
- 54% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 53% 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
Niagara Falls Memorial 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 Niagara Falls
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital | Buffalo | 15 | 24% | 3,138 | Yes |
| Kaleida Health | Buffalo | 16 | 34% | 5,384 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | Buffalo | 21 | 32% | 2,161 | Yes |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia | 45 | 22% | 450 | Yes |
| Unity Hospital | Rochester | 68 | 18% | 1,370 | Yes |
| UPMC Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown | 70 | 31% | 613 | Yes |
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