Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital: labor and delivery in Portage, WI
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital is a hospital in Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 91 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (32 such births). That is below the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 91Deliveries in 2025
- 235Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2817 New Pinery Road
Portage, WI 53901
Columbia County
Call (608) 742-4131 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 235 | 197 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Wisconsin, Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital has the 16th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 69 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
- 55% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Portage
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo | 14 | 29% | 111 | Yes |
| Sauk Prairie Hospital | Prairie Du Sac | 23 | 23% | 263 | Yes |
| Reedsburg Area Medical Center | Reedsburg | 26 | 16% | 254 | – |
| Columbus Community Hospital | Columbus | 27 | 24% | 245 | – |
| Mile Bluff Medical Center | Mauston | 33 | 20% | 142 | Yes |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-Bd) | Beaver Dam | 34 | – | 45 | Yes |
More in Columbia County
- Columbus Community Hospital (Columbus)
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