Pipestone County Medical Center: labor and delivery in Pipestone, MN
Pipestone County Medical Center is a hospital in Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 89 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (26 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 89Deliveries in 2025
- 501Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
916 4th Avenue Southwest
Pipestone, MN 56164
Pipestone County
Call (507) 825-5811 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Pipestone County Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 501 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 81 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Pipestone County Medical Center has the 18th-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
- 82% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 83% 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 Pipestone
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings Health System | Brookings | 28 | 15% | 423 | Yes |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | 28 | – | 57 | – |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | Sioux Falls | 35 | 20% | 2,379 | Yes |
| Sanford Usd Medical Center | Sioux Falls | 35 | 19% | 3,082 | Yes |
| Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center | Marshall | 39 | 12% | 326 | – |
| Madison Regional Health System | Madison | 39 | – | – | Yes |
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