Northwestern Medical Center Inc.: labor and delivery in Saint Albans, VT
Northwestern Medical Center Inc. is a hospital in Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont that delivers babies. It handled 291 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (103 such births). That is above the Vermont rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 291Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 311Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
133 Fairfield Street
Saint Albans, VT 05478
Franklin County
Call (802) 524-5911 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Northwestern Medical Center Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 311 | 318 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 80 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Vermont, Northwestern Medical Center Inc. has the 5th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 70% 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.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Northwestern Medical Center Inc. 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 Saint Albans
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Vermont Health Network | Plattsburgh | 21 | 27% | 512 | Yes |
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | Burlington | 23 | 25% | 2,227 | Yes |
| North Country Hospital and Health Center | Newport | 44 | 31% | 162 | – |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital | Elizabethtown | 48 | – | – | Yes |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | 51 | 30% | 231 | Yes |
| Porter Hospital Inc. | Middlebury | 56 | 18% | 319 | Yes |
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