If you want to avoid a cesarean section, you might want to head to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern.
A new study by Consumer Reports of C-section rates shows that the Rockland hospital has among the best record in the state for avoiding surgical births. The hospital ranked number six in New York for avoiding a cesarean.
No other hospital in the Lower Hudson Valley scored in the “better” category.
But plenty of local hospitals scored in the “worse” category, meaning women giving birth there have a higher chance of having surgery. They include: Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville; Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco; Montefiore New Rochelle; St. John’s Hospital in Yonkers, Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla and White Plains Hospital.
To learn the secret behind Good Samaritan’s low C-section rate, click here for an excellent story by my colleague Linda Lombroso.
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