Grove Creek Medical Center: labor and delivery in Blackfoot, ID
Grove Creek Medical Center is a hospital in Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho that delivers babies. It handled 299 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (90 such births). That is below the Idaho rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 299Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 293Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
350 North Meridian Street
Blackfoot, ID 83221
Bingham County
Call (208) 782-2900 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Grove Creek Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 293 | 246 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Idaho, Grove Creek Medical Center has the 8th-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
- 86% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 90% 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
Grove Creek 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 Blackfoot
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portneuf Medical Center | Pocatello | 23 | 21% | 1,092 | Yes |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | Idaho Falls | 26 | 16% | 956 | Yes |
| Mountain View Hospital | Idaho Falls | 27 | 18% | 1,902 | Yes |
| Madison Memorial Hospital | Rexburg | 50 | 15% | 1,087 | No |
| Caribou Medical Center | Soda Springs | 56 | – | 31 | – |
| Star Valley Medical Center | Afton | 79 | – | 25 | Yes |
Hospitals in Blackfoot that do not offer labor and delivery: Bingham Memorial Hospital.
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