Palmetto General Hospital: labor and delivery in Hialeah, FL
Palmetto General Hospital is a hospital in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 1,171 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 52% delivered by C-section (412 such births). That is above the Florida rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 52%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,171Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 224Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Palmetto General Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
2001 W 68th St
Hialeah, FL 33016
Miami-Dade County
Call (305) 823-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Palmetto General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 52% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 224 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Florida, Palmetto General Hospital has the 93rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 56% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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
Palmetto General Hospital 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 Hialeah
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Miramar | Miramar | 8.0 | 39% | 3,938 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital West | Pembroke Pines | 8.9 | 34% | 2,981 | Yes |
| Jackson Health System | Miami | 9.4 | 41% | 6,139 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | Miami | 11 | 37% | 1,982 | Yes |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc. | Miami Beach | 13 | 32% | 1,892 | Yes |
| South Miami Hospital | Miami | 13 | 43% | 3,429 | Yes |
More in Miami-Dade County
- Homestead Hospital (Homestead)
- Baptist Hospital of Miami (Miami)
- HCA Florida Kendall Hospital (Miami)
- Jackson Health System (Miami)
- South Miami Hospital (Miami)
- West Kendall Baptist Hospital (Miami)
- Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc. (Miami Beach)
Hospitals in Hialeah that do not offer labor and delivery: Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Hialeah Hospital.
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