Alomere Health: labor and delivery in Alexandria, MN
Alomere Health is a hospital in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 649 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (195 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 649Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 349Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
111 17th Avenue East
Alexandria, MN 56308
Douglas County
Call (320) 762-1511 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Alomere Health compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 349 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Alomere Health has the 6th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 58 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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Alomere Health 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 Alexandria
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre | 22 | – | 75 | Yes |
| Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital | Long Prairie | 26 | – | 35 | Yes |
| Centracare - Melrose Hospital | Melrose | 30 | – | 88 | Yes |
| Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services | Elbow Lake | 30 | – | 40 | – |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Inc. | Morris | 32 | – | 53 | Yes |
| Astera Health | Wadena | 42 | 10% | 154 | Yes |
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