Overlook Medical Center: labor and delivery in Summit, NJ
Overlook Medical Center is a hospital in Summit, Union County, New Jersey that delivers babies. It handled 2,139 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (772 such births). That is above the New Jersey rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,139Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 373Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
99 Beauvoir Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901
Union County
Call (908) 522-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Overlook Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 373 | 339 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 66 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In New Jersey, Overlook Medical Center has the 30th-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
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Overlook 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 Summit
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | 4.2 | 30% | 5,750 | Yes |
| Morristown Medical Center | Morristown | 7.1 | 27% | 5,848 | Yes |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | 7.4 | 23% | 2,609 | Yes |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | 8.2 | 18% | 985 | Yes |
| The University Hospital | Newark | 8.7 | 20% | 1,436 | Yes |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | Montclair | 10 | 28% | 1,377 | Yes |
More in Union County
- Trinitas Regional Medical Center (Elizabeth)
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