New Ulm Medical Center: labor and delivery in New Ulm, MN
New Ulm Medical Center is a hospital in New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 319 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (85 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
- 319Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 381Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at New Ulm Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1324 Fifth North Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
Brown County
Call (507) 217-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How New Ulm Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 381 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 84 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Minnesota, New Ulm Medical Center 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
New Ulm 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 New Ulm
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Eye Medical Center | Sleepy Eye | 13 | – | 27 | – |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato | Mankato | 26 | 22% | 1,356 | Yes |
| Centracare - Redwood | Redwood Falls | 35 | 22% | 84 | Yes |
| Glencoe Regional Health | Glencoe | 36 | 29% | 136 | Yes |
| Hutchinson Health | Hutchinson | 40 | 25% | 225 | Yes |
| Olivia Hospital & Clinic | Olivia | 41 | – | – | Yes |
More in Brown County
- Sleepy Eye Medical Center (Sleepy Eye)
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