Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus: labor and delivery in Worcester, MA
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus is a hospital in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 5,010 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (1,575 such births). That is below the Massachusetts rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,010Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 509Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655
Worcester County
Call (508) 334-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 509 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 117 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Massachusetts, Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus has the 11th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 36 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
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University 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 Worcester
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent Hospital | Worcester | 8.5 | – | 1,544 | Yes |
| Heywood Hospital | Gardner | 16 | 24% | 337 | Yes |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | Milford | 25 | – | – | Yes |
| Metrowest Medical Center | Framingham | 25 | 23% | 560 | Yes |
| Emerson Hospital | W Concord | 27 | 29% | 1,700 | Yes |
| Day Kimball Hospital | Putnam | 32 | – | – | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Worcester
More in Worcester County
- Heywood Hospital (Gardner)
- Milford Regional Medical Center (Milford)
Hospitals in Worcester that do not offer labor and delivery: Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc..
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