Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Idaho Falls, ID
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho that delivers babies. It handled 956 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (300 such births). That is below the Idaho rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 956Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 102Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
3100 Channing Way
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Bonneville County
Call (208) 529-6111 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 102 | 246 | 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 Idaho, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 16 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 66% 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
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center 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 Idaho Falls
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Hospital | Idaho Falls | 0.2 | 18% | 1,902 | Yes |
| Madison Memorial Hospital | Rexburg | 25 | 15% | 1,087 | No |
| Grove Creek Medical Center | Blackfoot | 26 | 19% | 299 | Yes |
| Portneuf Medical Center | Pocatello | 47 | 21% | 1,092 | Yes |
| Caribou Medical Center | Soda Springs | 57 | – | 31 | – |
| St Johns Medical Center | Jackson | 60 | 29% | 290 | Yes |
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