Santa Rosa Medical Center: labor and delivery in Milton, FL
Santa Rosa Medical Center is a hospital in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 278 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (76 such births). That is the same as the Florida rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 278Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 179Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Santa Rosa Medical Center
- Midwifery care
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Lactation consultants
- 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
6002 Berryhill Rd
Milton, FL 32570
Santa Rosa County
Call (850) 626-7762 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Santa Rosa Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 179 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 69 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Florida, Santa Rosa Medical Center has the 63rd-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
- 60% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Santa Rosa 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 Milton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida West Hospital | Pensacola | 12 | 17% | 685 | Yes |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola | 14 | 30% | 4,267 | Yes |
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 15 | 26% | 909 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | Fort Walton Beach | 28 | 17% | 968 | Yes |
| North Okaloosa Medical Center | Crestview | 31 | 17% | 603 | Yes |
| D W McMillan Memorial Hospital | Brewton | 34 | 60% | 183 | Yes |
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