Buffalo Hospital: labor and delivery in Buffalo, MN
Buffalo Hospital is a hospital in Buffalo, Wright County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 560 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (145 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 560Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 235Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Buffalo Hospital
- Lactation consultants
Address and phone
303 Catlin Street
Buffalo, MN 55313
Wright County
Call (763) 682-1212 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Buffalo Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 235 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 100 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Minnesota, Buffalo Hospital has the 10th-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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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
Buffalo 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 Buffalo
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centracare Health - Monticello | Monticello | 8.6 | 11% | 294 | Yes |
| Maple Grove Hospital | Maple Grove | 20 | 21% | 5,210 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital | Coon Rapids | 24 | 28% | 2,933 | Yes |
| Ridgeview Medical Center | Waconia | 24 | 23% | 1,470 | Yes |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital | Princeton | 29 | 17% | 306 | Yes |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | Robbinsdale | 30 | 22% | 340 | Yes |
More in Wright County
- Centracare Health - Monticello (Monticello)
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