Kootenai Health: labor and delivery in Coeur D'Alene, ID
Kootenai Health is a hospital in Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho that delivers babies. It handled 2,304 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (712 such births). That is above the Idaho rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,304Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 241Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2003 Kootenai Health Way
Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814
Kootenai County
Call (208) 625-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Kootenai Health compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 241 | 246 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Idaho, Kootenai Health has the 14th-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
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Kootenai 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 Coeur D'Alene
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley | 21 | 19% | 560 | Yes |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | 29 | 20% | 1,075 | Yes |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital | Spokane | 29 | 28% | 2,983 | Yes |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane | 30 | 26% | 1,729 | Yes |
| Newport Community Hospital | Newport | 39 | 22% | 70 | – |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center | Colfax | 62 | – | 54 | Yes |
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