Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center: labor and delivery in Santa Fe, NM
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center is a hospital in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 490 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (211 such births). That is below the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 490Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 323Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
4801 Beckner Road
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Santa Fe County
Call (505) 772-6216 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 323 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In New Mexico, Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center has the 5th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 19 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
- 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
Presbyterian Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | Santa Fe | 2.8 | 23% | 738 | Yes |
| Los Alamos Medical Center | Los Alamos | 24 | – | – | Yes |
| Presbyterian Espanola Hospital | Espanola | 24 | 19% | 337 | Yes |
| Lovelace Women's Hospital | Albuquerque | 49 | 23% | 3,123 | Yes |
| UNM Hospital | Albuquerque | 53 | 27% | 2,757 | Yes |
| Presbyterian Hospital | Albuquerque | 54 | 25% | 3,652 | Yes |
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