Socorro General Hospital: labor and delivery in Socorro, NM
Socorro General Hospital is a hospital in Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 95 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 14% delivered by C-section (28 such births). That is below the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 14%First-birth C-section rate
- 95Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 779Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Birth services at Socorro General Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Doula support
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1202 Highway 60 West
Socorro, NM 87801
Socorro County
Call (575) 835-1140 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Socorro General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 14% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 779 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New Mexico, Socorro General Hospital has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 19 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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 83% 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
Socorro General 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 Socorro
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Hospital | Albuquerque | 73 | 25% | 3,652 | Yes |
| UNM Hospital | Albuquerque | 73 | 27% | 2,757 | Yes |
| Lovelace Women's Hospital | Albuquerque | 77 | 23% | 3,123 | Yes |
| Cibola General Hospital | Grants | 88 | 28% | 140 | – |
| Lincoln County Medical Center | Ruidoso | 90 | 20% | 201 | Yes |
| Christus Southern New Mexico | Alamogordo | 96 | 28% | 391 | Yes |
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