St Joseph Hospital: labor and delivery in Nashua, NH
St Joseph Hospital is a hospital in Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire that delivers babies. It handled 584 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (247 such births). That is above the New Hampshire rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 584Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 400Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Joseph Hospital
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
172 Kinsley St
Nashua, NH 03060
Hillsborough County
Call (603) 882-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How St Joseph Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 400 | 227 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In New Hampshire, St Joseph Hospital has the 10th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 14 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 Joseph 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 Nashua
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern NH Medical Center | Nashua | 1.2 | 32% | 989 | Yes |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 10 | 22% | 1,790 | Yes |
| Holy Family Hospital | Methuen | 16 | 29% | 788 | Yes |
| Elliot Hospital | Manchester | 16 | 32% | 2,435 | Yes |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester | 17 | 26% | 302 | Yes |
| Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | Lawrence | 17 | 35% | 1,314 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Nashua
More in Hillsborough County
- Catholic Medical Center (Manchester)
- Elliot Hospital (Manchester)
- Monadnock Community Hospital (Peterborough)
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