Saratoga Hospital: labor and delivery in Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Hospital is a hospital in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 966 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (416 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 966Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 550Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Saratoga Hospital
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
211 Church Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Saratoga County
Call (518) 587-3222 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Saratoga Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 550 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 98 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Saratoga Hospital has the 65th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% 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
Saratoga Hospital 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 Saratoga Springs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glens Falls Hospital | Glens Falls | 17 | 28% | 817 | Yes |
| Ellis Hospital | Schenectady | 19 | 23% | 1,379 | Yes |
| St Mary's Healthcare | Amsterdam | 23 | 30% | 369 | Yes |
| Samaritan Hospital | Troy | 25 | 23% | 967 | Yes |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital | Gloversville | 27 | 27% | 268 | Yes |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany | 30 | 37% | 2,937 | Yes |
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