St John's Riverside Hospital: labor and delivery in Yonkers, NY
St John's Riverside Hospital is a hospital in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 915 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (284 such births). That is above the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 915Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 268Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St John's Riverside Hospital
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
976 North Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
Westchester County
Call (914) 964-4444 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St John's Riverside Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 268 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 83 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, St John's Riverside Hospital has the 70th-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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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 John's Riverside 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 Yonkers
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood Hospital and Medical Center | Englewood | 6.1 | 23% | 3,019 | Yes |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx | 6.1 | 35% | 3,635 | Yes |
| Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital | New Rochelle | 6.4 | 18% | 431 | Yes |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical | Westwood | 6.9 | 30% | 716 | Yes |
| White Plains Hospital Center | White Plains | 7.7 | 27% | 2,471 | Yes |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx | 7.9 | 33% | 2,532 | Yes |
More in Westchester County
- Hudson Valley Hospital Center (Cortlandt Manor)
- Northern Westchester Hospital (Mount Kisco)
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital (New Rochelle)
- Phelps Hospital (Sleepy Hollow)
- Westchester Medical Center (Valhalla)
- White Plains Hospital Center (White Plains)
Hospitals in Yonkers that do not offer labor and delivery: St Joseph's Medical Center.
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