St Charles Hospital: labor and delivery in Port Jefferson, NY
St Charles Hospital is a hospital in Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,296 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 46% delivered by C-section (468 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 46%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,296Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 226Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Charles Hospital
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- 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
200 Belle Terre Road
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Suffolk County
Call (631) 474-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St Charles Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 46% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 226 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 100 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, St Charles Hospital has the 95th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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
St Charles 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 Port Jefferson
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital | Stony Brook | 4.2 | 36% | 3,451 | Yes |
| Bridgeport Hospital | Bridgeport | 18 | 28% | 2,277 | Yes |
| Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital | Bay Shore | 18 | 35% | 2,706 | Yes |
| St Vincent's Medical Center | Bridgeport | 19 | 36% | 1,193 | Yes |
| Ns/Lij Hs Huntington Hospital | Huntington | 19 | 29% | 2,170 | Yes |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | Riverhead | 20 | – | – | Yes |
More in Suffolk County
- Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital (Bay Shore)
- Ns/Lij Hs Huntington Hospital (Huntington)
- Peconic Bay Medical Center (Riverhead)
- Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital (Stony Brook)
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (West Islip)
Hospitals in Port Jefferson that do not offer labor and delivery: John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson.
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