Chadron Hospital: labor and delivery in Chadron, NE
Chadron Hospital is a hospital in Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska that delivers babies. It handled 83 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (27 such births). That is below the Nebraska rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 83Deliveries in 2025
- 187Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
825 Centennial Drive
Chadron, NE 69337
Dawes County
Call (308) 432-5586 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Chadron Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 187 | 244 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 64 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Nebraska, Chadron Hospital has the 3rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 22 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
- 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.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Chadron
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge IHS Hospital | Pine Ridge | 23 | – | – | Yes |
| Box Butte General Hospital | Alliance | 52 | – | 47 | – |
| Community Hospital | Torrington | 77 | – | 73 | No |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff | 77 | 15% | 596 | Yes |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City | 83 | 16% | 1,810 | Yes |
| Platte County Hospital | Wheatland | 116 | – | – | Yes |
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