Huron Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Huron, SD
Huron Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota that delivers babies. It handled 233 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (59 such births). That is below the South Dakota rate of 19% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 233Deliveries in 2025
- 122Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
172 Fourth Street SE
Huron, SD 57350
Beadle County
Call (605) 353-6200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Huron Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 19% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 122 | 214 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In South Dakota, Huron Regional Medical Center has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 12 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
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Huron
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avera Queen of Peace | Mitchell | 48 | 17% | 483 | Yes |
| Madison Regional Health System | Madison | 60 | – | – | Yes |
| Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc. | Watertown | 65 | 20% | 202 | Yes |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain | 67 | – | 41 | – |
| Avera St Benedict Health Center - CAH | Parkston | 70 | – | 53 | – |
| Brookings Health System | Brookings | 71 | 15% | 423 | Yes |
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