Ocean Medical Center: labor and delivery in Brick, NJ
Ocean Medical Center is a hospital in Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey that delivers babies. It handled 887 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (290 such births). That is below the New Jersey rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 887Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 327Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
425 Jack Martin Blvd
Brick, NJ 08724
Ocean County
Call (732) 840-2200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Ocean Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 327 | 339 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 73 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In New Jersey, Ocean Medical Center has the 15th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Ocean 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 Brick
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Medical Center | Toms River | 9.2 | 24% | 2,236 | Yes |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune | 10 | 21% | 4,356 | Yes |
| Centrastate Medical Center | Freehold | 15 | 26% | 525 | Yes |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | 17 | 22% | 5,821 | Yes |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | 19 | 25% | 1,265 | Yes |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin | 26 | 16% | 336 | Yes |
More in Ocean County
- Southern Ocean Medical Center (Manahawkin)
- Community Medical Center (Toms River)
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