Monument Health Rapid City Hospital: labor and delivery in Rapid City, SD
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital is a hospital in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota that delivers babies. It handled 1,810 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (527 such births). That is below the South Dakota rate of 19% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,810Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 93Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701
Pennington County
Call (605) 755-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Monument Health Rapid City Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 19% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 93 | 214 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 69 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In South Dakota, Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 12 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
- 67% 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
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital 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 Rapid City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish | 44 | 21% | 536 | Yes |
| Pine Ridge IHS Hospital | Pine Ridge | 71 | – | – | Yes |
| Chadron Hospital | Chadron | 83 | 19% | 83 | – |
| Campbell County Health | Gillette | 124 | 11% | 604 | No |
| Box Butte General Hospital | Alliance | 135 | – | 47 | – |
| Community Hospital | Torrington | 139 | – | 73 | No |
Hospitals in Rapid City that do not offer labor and delivery: Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC, Same Day Surgery Center LLC.
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