West Boca Medical Center: labor and delivery in Boca Raton, FL
West Boca Medical Center is a hospital in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 1,800 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 45% delivered by C-section (213 such births). That is above the Florida rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 45%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,800Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 246Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
21644 State Rd 7
Boca Raton, FL 33428
Palm Beach County
Call (561) 488-8100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How West Boca Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 45% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 246 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Florida, West Boca Medical Center has the 90th-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
- 49% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 50% 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
West Boca 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 Boca Raton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 6.2 | 27% | 2,993 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | Margate | 6.4 | 37% | 1,880 | Yes |
| Broward Health Coral Springs | Coral Springs | 6.6 | 33% | 1,349 | Yes |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Ft Lauderdale | 13 | – | – | No |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | 13 | 36% | 2,622 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital | Plantation | 16 | 46% | 3,713 | Yes |
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