San Juan Municipality Hospital: labor and delivery in Rio Piedras, PR
San Juan Municipality Hospital is a hospital in Rio Piedras, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico that delivers babies. It handled 1,316 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 36% delivered by C-section (463 such births). That is below the Puerto Rico rate of 40% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 36%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,316Deliveries in 2025
- 307Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
Bo Monacillos,Centro Medico
Rio Piedras, PR 00926
San Juan Municipio
Call (787) 748-0270 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How San Juan Municipality Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Puerto Rico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 36% | 40% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 307 | 313 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Puerto Rico, San Juan Municipality Hospital has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 15 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.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Rio Piedras
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Community Hospital | San Juan | 7.5 | 43% | 1,850 | – |
| Bayamon Medical Center | Bayamon | 7.7 | 54% | 950 | Yes |
| Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health Dorado | Dorado | 16 | 25% | 134 | – |
| Hospital Menonita de Cayey | Cayey | 18 | 51% | 868 | Yes |
| Hospital Menonita de Aibonito | Aibonito | 20 | 76% | 118 | Yes |
| Caribbean Medical Center | Fajardo | 23 | – | 25 | – |
More in San Juan Municipio
- Hospital Pavia Santurce (San Juan)
- Presbyterian Community Hospital (San Juan)
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