CHI Health Lakeside: labor and delivery in Omaha, NE
CHI Health Lakeside is a hospital in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska that delivers babies. It handled 928 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (270 such births). That is above the Nebraska rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 928Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 228Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at CHI Health Lakeside
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
16901 Lakeside Hills CT
Omaha, NE 68130
Douglas County
Call (402) 717-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How CHI Health Lakeside compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 228 | 244 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Nebraska, CHI Health Lakeside has the 16th-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
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
CHI Health Lakeside 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 Omaha
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha | 7.3 | 24% | 4,751 | Yes |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | Omaha | 7.8 | 24% | 2,922 | Yes |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha | 10.0 | 20% | 625 | Yes |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha | 10 | 19% | 2,060 | Yes |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 18 | 29% | 403 | Yes |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs | 18 | 29% | 761 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Omaha
- CHI Health Bergan Mercy
- CHI Health Immanuel
- The Nebraska Medical Center
- The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Hospitals in Omaha that do not offer labor and delivery: Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital, Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC, Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC.
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