Lifecare Medical Center: labor and delivery in Roseau, MN
Lifecare Medical Center is a hospital in Roseau, Roseau County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 127 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (34 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 127Deliveries in 2025
- 302Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Birth services at Lifecare Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
715 Delmore Drive
Roseau, MN 56751
Roseau County
Call (218) 463-2500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Lifecare Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 302 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Lifecare Medical Center has the 5th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 58 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
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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 Roseau
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls | 52 | 35% | 178 | – |
| Riverview Hospital | Crookston | 82 | – | 85 | – |
| Altru Hospital | Grand Forks | 87 | 19% | 1,443 | Yes |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | 99 | 23% | 682 | Yes |
| Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes | 138 | 32% | 464 | Yes |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | Fargo | 141 | 28% | 2,646 | Yes |
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