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Hutchinson Health: labor and delivery in Hutchinson, MN

Hutchinson Health is a hospital in Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 225 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (67 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.

25%First-birth C-section rate
225Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
117Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
4 of 5Patient survey stars
3 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Hutchinson Health

Private labor and delivery rooms
VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
Lactation consultants
Childbirth and parenting classes

Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.

Address and phone

1095 Highway 15 South
Hutchinson, MN 55350
McLeod County

Call (320) 234-5000 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Private

How Hutchinson Health compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Minnesota	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	25%	27%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	117	271	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	53	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).

In Minnesota, Hutchinson Health has the 29th-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
74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
75% 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

Hutchinson Health 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 Hutchinson

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Glencoe Regional Health	Glencoe	14	29%	136	Yes
Meeker Memorial Hospital	Litchfield	17	34%	109	–
Ridgeview Medical Center	Waconia	29	23%	1,470	Yes
Olivia Hospital & Clinic	Olivia	30	–	–	Yes
Buffalo Hospital	Buffalo	33	20%	560	Yes
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital	Willmar	36	18%	539	Yes