Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital: labor and delivery in Brockton, MA
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is a hospital in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 1,004 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (281 such births). That is below the Massachusetts rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,004Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 503Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
680 Center Street
Brockton, MA 02302
Plymouth County
Call (508) 941-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 503 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Massachusetts, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital has the 6th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 36 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
- 64% 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
Signature Healthcare Brockton 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 Brockton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | Brockton | 3.9 | 35% | 327 | Yes |
| South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | 6.4 | 31% | 3,143 | Yes |
| Sturdy Memorial Hospital | Attleboro | 18 | 33% | 638 | Yes |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | 18 | 28% | 6,814 | Yes |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | 18 | 32% | 2,567 | Yes |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 18 | 27% | 4,831 | Yes |
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