St Josephs Hospital: labor and delivery in Tampa, FL
St Josephs Hospital is a hospital in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 6,974 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (2,702 such births). That is the same as the Florida rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 6,974Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 301Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
Hillsborough County
Call (813) 870-4398 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St Josephs Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 301 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Florida, St Josephs Hospital has the 63rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 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
- 77% 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 Josephs 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 Tampa
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | 3.5 | 29% | 6,544 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa | 8.8 | 26% | 2,691 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital | Brandon | 13 | 28% | 1,661 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Riverview | Riverview | 13 | 18% | 497 | Yes |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | Safety Harbor | 14 | 27% | 1,721 | Yes |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | Saint Petersburg | 16 | 33% | 3,500 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Tampa
More in Hillsborough County
- HCA Florida Brandon Hospital (Brandon)
- South Florida Baptist Hospital (Plant City)
- Adventhealth Riverview (Riverview)
Hospitals in Tampa that do not offer labor and delivery: AdventHealth Carrollwood, HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital.
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