Mountain West Medical Center: labor and delivery in Tooele, UT
Mountain West Medical Center is a hospital in Tooele, Tooele County, Utah that delivers babies. It handled 383 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 11% delivered by C-section (87 such births). That is below the Utah rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 11%First-birth C-section rate
- 383Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 105Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2055 North Main Street
Tooele, UT 84074
Tooele County
Call (435) 843-3700 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Mountain West Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 11% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 105 | 169 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 54 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Utah, Mountain West Medical Center has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% 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
Mountain West 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 Tooele
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital | Riverton | 17 | 27% | 2,426 | Yes |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley | West Jordan | 17 | 20% | 1,715 | Yes |
| Lone Peak Hospital | Draper | 21 | 22% | 1,900 | Yes |
| Intermountain Medical Center | Murray | 23 | 21% | 3,322 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital | Sandy | 23 | 26% | 935 | Yes |
| St Mark's Hospital | Salt Lake City | 24 | 23% | 1,737 | Yes |
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