Queens Hospital Center: labor and delivery in Jamaica, NY
Queens Hospital Center is a hospital in Jamaica, Queens County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,026 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (315 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,026Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 579Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Queens Hospital Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Address and phone
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
Queens County
Call (718) 883-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Queens Hospital Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 579 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 89 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Queens Hospital Center has the 59th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 98 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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% 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
Queens Hospital 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 Jamaica
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Jamaica | 2.0 | 33% | 1,458 | Yes |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | Flushing | 2.4 | 33% | 2,349 | Yes |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing | 2.8 | 33% | 2,054 | Yes |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst | 4.7 | 29% | 2,331 | Yes |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Brooklyn | 6.1 | 18% | 631 | Yes |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | New Hyde Park | 6.7 | 26% | 6,959 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Jamaica
More in Queens County
- Elmhurst Hospital Center (Elmhurst)
- St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore (Far Rockaway)
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center (Flushing)
- New York-Presbyterian/Queens (Flushing)
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