Pella Regional Health Center: labor and delivery in Pella, IA
Pella Regional Health Center is a hospital in Pella, Marion County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 615 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (207 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 615Deliveries in 2025
- 103Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
404 Jefferson Street
Pella, IA 50219
Marion County
Call (641) 628-3150 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Pella Regional Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 103 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Iowa, Pella Regional Health Center has the 25th-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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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 Pella
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaska Health Partnership | Oskaloosa | 16 | 27% | 320 | Yes |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | 24 | 23% | 318 | Yes |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center | Ottumwa | 38 | 16% | 231 | Yes |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | 40 | 29% | 1,952 | Yes |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist | Des Moines | 40 | 25% | 5,083 | Yes |
| Broadlawns Medical Center | Des Moines | 41 | 36% | 494 | Yes |