Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital: labor and delivery in Wheat Ridge, CO
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital is a hospital in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 1,606 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (668 such births). That is below the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,606Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 336Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
8300 W 38th Ave
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Jefferson County
Call (303) 425-4500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 336 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 41 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Colorado, Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital has the 17th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 81% 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
Intermountain Health Lutheran 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 Wheat Ridge
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | Denver | 5.9 | 24% | 4,159 | Yes |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Denver | 6.4 | 25% | 2,913 | Yes |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | Denver | 6.7 | 33% | 1,132 | Yes |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | Thornton | 8.6 | 25% | 871 | Yes |
| HCA Healthone Rose | Denver | 8.6 | 28% | 5,113 | Yes |
| Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center | Englewood | 9.8 | 21% | 1,293 | Yes |
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