North Oaks Medical Center: labor and delivery in Hammond, LA
North Oaks Medical Center is a hospital in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 973 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (282 such births). That is below the Louisiana rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 973Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 202Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
15790 Paul Vega MD Drive
Hammond, LA 70403
Tangipahoa Parish
Call (985) 345-2700 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How North Oaks Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 202 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 89 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Louisiana, North Oaks Medical Center has the 9th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 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
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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
North Oaks 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 Hammond
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington | 21 | 27% | 1,856 | Yes |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 32 | 28% | 1,139 | Yes |
| St James Parish Hospital | Lutcher | 32 | – | – | Yes |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner | 32 | 22% | 747 | Yes |
| Womans Hospital | Baton Rouge | 35 | 30% | 7,797 | Yes |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie | 35 | 24% | 2,570 | Yes |
Hospitals in Hammond that do not offer labor and delivery: Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital.
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