Essentia Health Moose Lake: labor and delivery in Moose Lake, MN
Essentia Health Moose Lake is a hospital in Moose Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 63 deliveries in 2025.
- 63Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 179Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Birth services at Essentia Health Moose Lake
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4572 County Road 61
Moose Lake, MN 55767
Carlton County
Call (218) 786-1367 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Essentia Health Moose Lake compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 179 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
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
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Essentia Health Moose Lake 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 Moose Lake
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | Duluth | 40 | 23% | 1,624 | Yes |
| Essentia Health Duluth | Duluth | 40 | – | – | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Duluth | 41 | 37% | 480 | Yes |
| Welia Health | Mora | 44 | 24% | 194 | – |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center | Crosby | 56 | 23% | 270 | Yes |
| St Croix Regional Medical Center | Saint Croix Falls | 65 | 23% | 204 | – |
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