North Country Hospital and Health Center: labor and delivery in Newport, VT
North Country Hospital and Health Center is a hospital in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont that delivers babies. It handled 162 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (55 such births). That is above the Vermont rate of 23% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 162Deliveries in 2025
- 144Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
189 Prouty Drive
Newport, VT 05855
Orleans County
Call (802) 334-7331 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How North Country Hospital and Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 144 | 318 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Vermont, North Country Hospital and Health Center has the 8th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 8 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Newport
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | Saint Johnsbury | 34 | – | 36 | Yes |
| Northwestern Medical Center Inc. | Saint Albans | 44 | 24% | 291 | Yes |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton | 45 | 32% | 264 | – |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | 53 | 30% | 231 | Yes |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin | 57 | 52% | 75 | – |
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | Burlington | 58 | 25% | 2,227 | Yes |
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