The Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in North Conway, NH
The Memorial Hospital is a hospital in North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire that delivers babies. It handled 211 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (65 such births). That is below the New Hampshire rate of 28% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 211Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 467Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3073 White Mountain Highway
North Conway, NH 03860
Carroll County
Call (603) 356-5461 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How The Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 467 | 227 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 93 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Hampshire, The Memorial Hospital has the 5th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 14 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% 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
The 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 North Conway
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin | 31 | 52% | 75 | – |
| Mainehealth Stephens Hospital | Norway | 32 | 21% | 243 | Yes |
| Speare Memorial Hospital | Plymouth | 35 | 23% | 174 | Yes |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton | 38 | 32% | 264 | – |
| Central Maine Medical Center | Lewiston | 46 | 26% | 631 | Yes |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | Saint Johnsbury | 51 | – | 36 | Yes |
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