Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center: labor and delivery in Sioux Falls, SD
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is a hospital in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota that delivers babies. It handled 2,379 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (663 such births). That is above the South Dakota rate of 19% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,379Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 384Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Minnehaha County
Call (605) 322-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 19% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 384 | 214 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 81 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In South Dakota, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 12 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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center 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 Sioux Falls
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Usd Medical Center | Sioux Falls | 0.0 | 19% | 3,082 | Yes |
| Madison Regional Health System | Madison | 27 | – | – | Yes |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | 28 | – | 57 | – |
| Pipestone County Medical Center | Pipestone | 35 | 23% | 89 | – |
| Brookings Health System | Brookings | 43 | 15% | 423 | Yes |
| Sioux Center Health | Sioux Center | 52 | 17% | 249 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Sioux Falls
Hospitals in Sioux Falls that do not offer labor and delivery: Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital, Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota.
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