St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus: labor and delivery in Quakertown, PA
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus is a hospital in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 986 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (354 such births). That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 986Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 448Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3000 St. Luke's Drive
Quakertown, PA 18951
Bucks County
Call (267) 985-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 448 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 81 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Pennsylvania, St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus has the 29th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 72 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
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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 Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus 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 Quakertown
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | Sellersville | 5.3 | 33% | 635 | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 12 | 27% | 3,220 | Yes |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 13 | 23% | 4,399 | Yes |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - MacUngie | Macungie | 13 | – | – | Yes |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 14 | 41% | 576 | Yes |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton | 20 | 31% | 1,641 | Yes |
More in Bucks County
- Doylestown Hospital (Doylestown)
- St Mary Medical Center (Langhorne)
- St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus (Sellersville)
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