Strong Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Rochester, NY
Strong Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Rochester, Monroe County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 3,443 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (1,020 such births). That is the same as the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,443Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 699Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Strong Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
Address and phone
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642
Monroe County
Call (585) 275-2121 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Strong Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 699 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 103 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Strong Memorial Hospital has the 54th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Strong Memorial 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 Rochester
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Hospital | Rochester | 1.2 | 25% | 2,397 | Yes |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester | 5.1 | 26% | 1,396 | Yes |
| Unity Hospital | Rochester | 6.2 | 18% | 1,370 | Yes |
| F F Thompson Hospital | Canandaigua | 24 | 23% | 760 | Yes |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | Newark | 27 | 17% | 381 | Yes |
| United Memorial Medical Center | Batavia | 29 | 22% | 450 | Yes |
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