Raritan Bay Medical Center: labor and delivery in Perth Amboy, NJ
Raritan Bay Medical Center is a hospital in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey that delivers babies. It handled 860 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (285 such births). That is below the New Jersey rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 860Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 439Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Raritan Bay Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- 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
530 New Brunswick Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Middlesex County
Call (732) 324-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Raritan Bay Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 439 | 339 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 106 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Jersey, Raritan Bay Medical Center has the 11th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Raritan Bay 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 Perth Amboy
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK University Medical Center | Edison | 4.5 | 29% | 1,253 | Yes |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick | 9.0 | 22% | 2,584 | Yes |
| Saint Peter's University Hospital | New Brunswick | 9.5 | 27% | 2,625 | Yes |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth | 10 | 18% | 985 | Yes |
| Staten Island University Hospital | Staten Island | 11 | 24% | 3,678 | Yes |
| Richmond University Medical Center | Staten Island | 12 | 31% | 1,136 | Yes |
More in Middlesex County
- JFK University Medical Center (Edison)
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick)
- Saint Peter's University Hospital (New Brunswick)
- University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (Plainsboro)
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