St Lucie Medical Center: labor and delivery in Port Saint Lucie, FL
St Lucie Medical Center is a hospital in Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 1,151 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (390 such births). That is below the Florida rate of 30% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,151Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 90Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Lucie Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1800 SE Tiffany Ave
Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952
St. Lucie County
Call (772) 335-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How St Lucie Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 90 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 84 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Florida, St Lucie Medical Center has the 12th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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 Lucie Medical 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 Port Saint Lucie
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart | 7.0 | 26% | 1,775 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | Fort Pierce | 10 | 27% | 1,415 | Yes |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach | 26 | 25% | 840 | Yes |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 28 | 30% | 2,586 | Yes |
| St Mary's Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 40 | 28% | 2,447 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 42 | 26% | 558 | Yes |
More in St. Lucie County
- HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital (Fort Pierce)
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