Chippewa County Hospital: labor and delivery in Montevideo, MN
Chippewa County Hospital is a hospital in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 240 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (78 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 240Deliveries in 2025
- 1,014Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
824 North 11th Street
Montevideo, MN 56265
Chippewa County
Call (320) 269-8877 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Chippewa County Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 1,014 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 72 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Chippewa County Hospital has the 24th-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
- 85% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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 Montevideo
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital | Willmar | 33 | 18% | 539 | Yes |
| Olivia Hospital & Clinic | Olivia | 38 | – | – | Yes |
| Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center | Marshall | 39 | 12% | 326 | – |
| Ortonville Area Health Services | Ortonville | 41 | – | 72 | – |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Inc. | Morris | 42 | – | 53 | Yes |
| Centracare - Redwood | Redwood Falls | 43 | 22% | 84 | Yes |
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