Palo Alto County Hospital: labor and delivery in Emmetsburg, IA
Palo Alto County Hospital is a hospital in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 62 deliveries in 2025.
- 62Deliveries in 2025
- 298Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Birth services at Palo Alto County Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
3201 1st Street
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
Palo Alto County
Call (712) 852-5500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Palo Alto County Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 298 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
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
- 78% 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 Emmetsburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer | 23 | 19% | 199 | Yes |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center | Algona | 24 | 26% | 113 | Yes |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | 29 | 14% | 235 | Yes |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake | 40 | 14% | 305 | – |
| United Hospital District | Blue Earth | 46 | 18% | 170 | – |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee | 50 | – | 81 | Yes |
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