St Joseph's Hospital Health Center: labor and delivery in Syracuse, NY
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center is a hospital in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,583 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (504 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,583Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 460Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Joseph's Hospital Health Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
301 Prospect Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13203
Onondaga County
Call (315) 448-5111 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St Joseph's Hospital Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 460 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 74 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New York, St Joseph's Hospital Health Center has the 20th-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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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's Hospital Health Center 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 Syracuse
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital S U N y Health Science Center | Syracuse | 1.0 | 25% | 859 | Yes |
| Crouse Hospital | Syracuse | 1.1 | – | – | Yes |
| Oswego Hospital | Oswego | 22 | 27% | 388 | No |
| Auburn Community Hospital | Auburn | 22 | – | 146 | Yes |
| Oneida Health Hospital | Oneida | 25 | 23% | 309 | Yes |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | Cortland | 31 | 20% | 348 | Yes |
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