Lakes Regional Healthcare: labor and delivery in Spirit Lake, IA
Lakes Regional Healthcare is a hospital in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 235 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 14% delivered by C-section (70 such births). That is below the Iowa rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 14%First-birth C-section rate
- 235Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 477Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2301 Highway 71
Spirit Lake, IA 51360
Dickinson County
Call (712) 336-1230 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Lakes Regional Healthcare compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 14% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 477 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 72 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Lakes Regional Healthcare has the 5th-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
- Patient survey summary: 5 of 5 stars
- 83% 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
Lakes Regional Healthcare 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 Spirit Lake
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer | 19 | 19% | 199 | Yes |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | Worthington | 28 | 21% | 331 | Yes |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg | 29 | – | 62 | – |
| Windom Area Health | Windom | 32 | 12% | 79 | – |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon | 42 | 8% | 120 | – |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center | Algona | 51 | 26% | 113 | Yes |
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