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Lakewood Health System: labor and delivery in Staples, MN

Lakewood Health System is a hospital in Staples, Todd County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 100 deliveries in 2025.

100Deliveries in 2025
182Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
4 of 5Patient survey stars

Birth services at Lakewood Health System

Midwifery care

Address and phone

49725 County Road 83
Staples, MN 56479
Todd County

Call (218) 894-1515 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Private

How Lakewood Health System compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Minnesota	U.S.
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	182	271	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	63	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.

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
80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
78% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10

Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.

Other hospitals that deliver babies near Staples

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Astera Health	Wadena	17	10%	154	Yes
Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center	Brainerd	29	23%	370	Yes
Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital	Long Prairie	32	–	35	Yes
Perham Health	Perham	38	25%	224	–
St Gabriels Hospital	Little Falls	38	32%	89	Yes
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center	Crosby	41	23%	270	Yes