St Mary's Medical Center: labor and delivery in West Palm Beach, FL
St Mary's Medical Center is a hospital in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 2,447 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (601 such births). That is below the Florida rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,447Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 570Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
901 45th St
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Palm Beach County
Call (561) 840-6202 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How St Mary's Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 570 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 150 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Florida, St Mary's Medical Center has the 57th-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: 1 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 56% 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 Mary's 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 West Palm Beach
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 2.2 | 26% | 558 | Yes |
| Wellington Regional Medical Center | Wellington | 12 | 36% | 2,523 | Yes |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 12 | 30% | 2,586 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital | Loxahatchee | 13 | 35% | 1,645 | Yes |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | 17 | 36% | 2,622 | Yes |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 27 | 27% | 2,993 | Yes |
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- Bethesda Hospital East (Boynton Beach)
- Jupiter Medical Center (Jupiter)
- HCA Florida Palms West Hospital (Loxahatchee)
- Wellington Regional Medical Center (Wellington)
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