Meeker Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Litchfield, MN
Meeker Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 109 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (32 such births). That is above the Minnesota rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 109Deliveries in 2025
- 168Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
612 South Sibley Avenue
Litchfield, MN 55355
Meeker County
Call (320) 693-4500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Meeker Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 168 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Meeker Memorial Hospital has the 54th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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 Litchfield
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Health | Hutchinson | 17 | 25% | 225 | Yes |
| Centracare - Paynesville Hospital | Paynesville | 21 | – | 34 | Yes |
| Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital | Willmar | 24 | 18% | 539 | Yes |
| Glencoe Regional Health | Glencoe | 29 | 29% | 136 | Yes |
| Olivia Hospital & Clinic | Olivia | 30 | – | – | Yes |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | 34 | 20% | 560 | Yes |
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