Kossuth Regional Health Center: labor and delivery in Algona, IA
Kossuth Regional Health Center is a hospital in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 113 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (35 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 113Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 400Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Kossuth Regional Health Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1515 South Phillips Street
Algona, IA 50511
Kossuth County
Call (515) 295-2451 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Kossuth Regional Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 400 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Kossuth Regional Health Center has the 25th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 87% 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
Kossuth Regional Health 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 Algona
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg | 24 | – | 62 | – |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion | Clarion | 34 | 33% | 699 | Yes |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge | 39 | 24% | 477 | Yes |
| United Hospital District | Blue Earth | 40 | 18% | 170 | – |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer | 47 | 19% | 199 | Yes |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | 51 | 14% | 235 | Yes |
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