The University of Vermont Health Network: labor and delivery in Plattsburgh, NY
The University of Vermont Health Network is a hospital in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 512 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (187 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 512Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 453Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at The University of Vermont Health Network
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Lactation consultants
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
75 Beekman Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Clinton County
Call (518) 562-7767 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How The University of Vermont Health Network compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 453 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 91 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, The University of Vermont Health Network has the 41st-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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 University of Vermont Health Network 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 Plattsburgh
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | Burlington | 20 | 25% | 2,227 | Yes |
| Northwestern Medical Center Inc. | Saint Albans | 21 | 24% | 291 | Yes |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital | Elizabethtown | 34 | – | – | Yes |
| Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake | 43 | 21% | 178 | Yes |
| Porter Hospital Inc. | Middlebury | 51 | 18% | 319 | Yes |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | 59 | 30% | 231 | Yes |
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