Boone County Hospital: labor and delivery in Boone, IA
Boone County Hospital is a hospital in Boone, Boone County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 140 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (46 such births). That is below the Iowa rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 140Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 201Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Birth services at Boone County Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1015 Union Street
Boone, IA 50036
Boone County
Call (515) 432-3140 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Boone County Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 201 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Boone County Hospital has the 15th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 67% 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
Boone County Hospital 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 Boone
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | Ames | 14 | 16% | 1,485 | Yes |
| Broadlawns Medical Center | Des Moines | 33 | 36% | 494 | Yes |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge | 34 | 24% | 477 | Yes |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | 34 | 29% | 1,952 | Yes |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist | Des Moines | 35 | 25% | 5,083 | Yes |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion | Clarion | 47 | 33% | 699 | Yes |