Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Marshall, MN
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 326 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 12% delivered by C-section (93 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 12%First-birth C-section rate
- 326Deliveries in 2025
- 847Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
300 South Bruce Street
Marshall, MN 56258
Lyon County
Call (507) 537-9661 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 12% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 847 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 84 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Minnesota, Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center has the 3rd-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
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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 Marshall
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centracare - Redwood | Redwood Falls | 32 | 22% | 84 | Yes |
| Chippewa County Hospital | Montevideo | 39 | 24% | 240 | – |
| Pipestone County Medical Center | Pipestone | 39 | 23% | 89 | – |
| Olivia Hospital & Clinic | Olivia | 44 | – | – | Yes |
| Windom Area Health | Windom | 49 | 12% | 79 | – |
| Sleepy Eye Medical Center | Sleepy Eye | 51 | – | 27 | – |
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