Orange City Area Health System: labor and delivery in Orange City, IA
Orange City Area Health System is a hospital in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 227 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 45% delivered by C-section (82 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 45%First-birth C-section rate
- 227Deliveries in 2025
- 461Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1000 Lincoln Circle SE
Orange City, IA 51041
Sioux County
Call (712) 737-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Orange City Area Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 45% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 461 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Orange City Area Health System has the 43rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 91% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 90% 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 Orange City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Center Health | Sioux Center | 5.2 | 17% | 249 | Yes |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon | 15 | 8% | 120 | – |
| Floyd Valley Healthcare | Le Mars | 16 | 25% | 110 | Yes |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee | 32 | – | 81 | Yes |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City | 39 | 22% | 2,127 | Yes |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | 45 | – | 57 | – |
More in Sioux County
- Sioux Center Health (Sioux Center)
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