Aspirus Ironwood Hospital: labor and delivery in Ironwood, MI
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital is a hospital in Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan that delivers babies. It handled 75 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (29 such births). That is above the Michigan rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 75Deliveries in 2025
- 230Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
N10561 Grand View Lane
Ironwood, MI 49938
Gogebic County
Call (906) 932-2525 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Aspirus Ironwood Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 230 | 332 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Michigan, Aspirus Ironwood Hospital has the 59th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 67 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
- 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.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Ironwood
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center | Ashland | 36 | 17% | 237 | Yes |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua | Minocqua | 48 | 22% | 193 | Yes |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital | Rhinelander | 71 | 24% | 163 | Yes |
| Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center | Hayward | 73 | 18% | 191 | Yes |
| Up Health System Portage | Hancock | 84 | 22% | 420 | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Duluth | 95 | 37% | 480 | Yes |
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