Perham Health: labor and delivery in Perham, MN
Perham Health is a hospital in Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 224 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (63 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 224Deliveries in 2025
- 209Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Perham Health
- Midwifery care
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1000 Coney Street West
Perham, MN 56573
Otter Tail County
Call (218) 347-4500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Perham Health compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 209 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Perham Health has the 29th-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: 5 of 5 stars
- 84% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 86% 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 Perham
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes | 20 | 32% | 464 | Yes |
| Astera Health | Wadena | 22 | 10% | 154 | Yes |
| Lakewood Health System | Staples | 38 | – | 100 | – |
| Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services | Elbow Lake | 48 | – | 40 | – |
| Alomere Health | Alexandria | 52 | 17% | 649 | Yes |
| Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital | Long Prairie | 55 | – | 35 | Yes |
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