Minden Medical Center: labor and delivery in Minden, LA
Minden Medical Center is a hospital in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 395 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 1% delivered by C-section (170 such births). That is below the Louisiana rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 1%First-birth C-section rate
- 395Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 660Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Minden Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
No 1 Medical Plaza
Minden, LA 71055
Webster Parish
Call (318) 377-2321 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Minden Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 1% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 660 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 66 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Louisiana, Minden Medical Center has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
Minden Medical Center 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 Minden
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical | Shreveport | 29 | 27% | 2,143 | Yes |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | Shreveport | 29 | 26% | 580 | Yes |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc. | Shreveport | 31 | 24% | 2,024 | Yes |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center | Ruston | 39 | 46% | 421 | Yes |
| South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC | El Dorado | 54 | 32% | 601 | Yes |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches | 62 | 9% | 301 | Yes |
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