Ottumwa Regional Health Center: labor and delivery in Ottumwa, IA
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a hospital in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 231 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (50 such births). That is below the Iowa rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 231Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 436Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Ottumwa Regional Health Center
- Midwifery care
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1001 E Pennsylvania
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Wapello County
Call (641) 682-7511 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Ottumwa Regional Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 436 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 71 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has the 8th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 44% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 42% 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
Ottumwa Regional Health 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 Ottumwa
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaska Health Partnership | Oskaloosa | 22 | 27% | 320 | Yes |
| Pella Regional Health Center | Pella | 38 | 26% | 615 | – |
| Scotland County Hospital | Memphis | 39 | – | 71 | – |
| Wayne County Hospital | Corydon | 52 | – | 54 | – |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | 53 | 23% | 318 | Yes |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center | Kirksville | 59 | 14% | 452 | Yes |
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