Brookings Health System: labor and delivery in Brookings, SD
Brookings Health System is a hospital in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota that delivers babies. It handled 423 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (144 such births). That is below the South Dakota rate of 19% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 423Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 229Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Brookings Health System
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
Address and phone
300 22nd Ave
Brookings, SD 57006
Brookings County
Call (605) 696-9000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Brookings Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 19% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 229 | 214 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In South Dakota, Brookings Health System has the 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
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
Brookings Health System 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 Brookings
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone County Medical Center | Pipestone | 28 | 23% | 89 | – |
| Madison Regional Health System | Madison | 28 | – | – | Yes |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | Sioux Falls | 43 | 20% | 2,379 | Yes |
| Sanford Usd Medical Center | Sioux Falls | 43 | 19% | 3,082 | Yes |
| Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc. | Watertown | 45 | 20% | 202 | Yes |
| Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center | Marshall | 51 | 12% | 326 | – |
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