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Shore Medical Center: labor and delivery in Somers Point, NJ

Shore Medical Center is a hospital in Somers Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey that delivers babies. It handled 845 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (306 such births). That is above the New Jersey rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.

34%First-birth C-section rate
845Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
428Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
3 of 5Patient survey stars
3 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Shore Medical Center

Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
Midwifery care
Lactation consultants
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

100 Medical Center Way
Somers Point, NJ 08244
Atlantic County

Call (609) 653-3500 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Private

How Shore Medical Center compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	New Jersey	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	34%	26%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	428	339	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	53	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).

In New Jersey, Shore Medical Center has the 42nd-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: 3 of 5 stars
66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
66% 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

Shore 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 Somers Point

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus	Atlantic City	9.0	33%	2,008	Yes
Inspira Medical Center Vineland	Vineland	27	20%	1,525	Yes
Southern Ocean Medical Center	Manahawkin	32	16%	336	Yes
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill	Elmer	37	24%	1,166	Yes
West Jersey Hospital	Voorhees	41	24%	6,527	Yes
Jefferson Stratford Hospital	Stratford	42	26%	758	Yes