Fairview Northland Regional Hospital: labor and delivery in Princeton, MN
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital is a hospital in Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 306 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (94 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 306Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 179Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
911 Northland Drive
Princeton, MN 55371
Mille Lacs County
Call (952) 892-2101 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Fairview Northland Regional Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 179 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 61 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Fairview Northland Regional Hospital has the 6th-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
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital 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 Princeton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centracare Health - Monticello | Monticello | 20 | 11% | 294 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital | Coon Rapids | 28 | 28% | 2,933 | Yes |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | Saint Cloud | 28 | 24% | 2,522 | Yes |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | 29 | 20% | 560 | Yes |
| Welia Health | Mora | 29 | 24% | 194 | – |
| Maple Grove Hospital | Maple Grove | 30 | 21% | 5,210 | Yes |
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