Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin: labor and delivery in Albert Lea, MN
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin is a hospital in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 600 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (162 such births). That is the same as the Minnesota rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 600Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 335Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
404 West Fountain Street
Albert Lea, MN 56007
Freeborn County
Call (507) 377-6490 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 335 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin has the 35th-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
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin 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 Albert Lea
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | 30 | 25% | 317 | Yes |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City | 36 | 29% | 415 | Yes |
| United Hospital District | Blue Earth | 37 | 18% | 170 | – |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribault | 44 | 33% | 207 | Yes |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato | Mankato | 47 | 22% | 1,356 | Yes |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | Rochester | 51 | 21% | 2,375 | Yes |
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