Columbus Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Columbus, WI
Columbus Community Hospital is a hospital in Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 245 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (97 such births). That is above the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 245Deliveries in 2025
- 118Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Columbus Community Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1515 Park Ave
Columbus, WI 53925
Columbia County
Call (920) 623-2200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Columbus Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 118 | 197 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Wisconsin, Columbus Community Hospital has the 49th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 69 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: 5 of 5 stars
- 90% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 91% 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 Columbus
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-Bd) | Beaver Dam | 14 | – | 45 | Yes |
| Watertown Memorial Hospital | Watertown | 20 | 25% | 187 | Yes |
| Unitypoint Health - Meriter | Madison | 25 | 28% | 4,876 | Yes |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | Madison | 25 | 25% | 1,828 | Yes |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital | Portage | 27 | 19% | 91 | No |
| Fort Memorial Hospital | Fort Atkinson | 30 | 20% | 338 | Yes |
More in Columbia County
- Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital (Portage)
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