Mahaska Health Partnership: labor and delivery in Oskaloosa, IA
Mahaska Health Partnership is a hospital in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 320 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (126 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 320Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 143Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1229 C Avenue East
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Mahaska County
Call (641) 672-3100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Mahaska Health Partnership compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 143 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Iowa, Mahaska Health Partnership has the 30th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 82% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 84% 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
Mahaska Health Partnership 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 Oskaloosa
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pella Regional Health Center | Pella | 16 | 26% | 615 | – |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center | Ottumwa | 22 | 16% | 231 | Yes |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | 31 | 23% | 318 | Yes |
| Wayne County Hospital | Corydon | 52 | – | 54 | – |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | 56 | 29% | 1,952 | Yes |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist | Des Moines | 56 | 25% | 5,083 | Yes |
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