Floyd Valley Healthcare: labor and delivery in Le Mars, IA
Floyd Valley Healthcare is a hospital in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 110 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (32 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 110Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 157Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
714 Lincoln St NE
Le Mars, IA 51031
Plymouth County
Call (712) 546-7871 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Floyd Valley Healthcare compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 157 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Floyd Valley Healthcare has the 21st-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 72% 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
Floyd Valley Healthcare 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 Le Mars
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange City Area Health System | Orange City | 16 | 45% | 227 | – |
| Sioux Center Health | Sioux Center | 19 | 17% | 249 | Yes |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City | 23 | 22% | 2,127 | Yes |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon | 30 | 8% | 120 | – |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee | 31 | – | 81 | Yes |
| Sanford Vermillion Medical Center | Vermillion | 42 | – | 45 | – |
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