Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Manchester, IA
Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 224 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (59 such births). That is below the Iowa rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 224Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 381Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Regional Medical Center
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
709 W Main Street
Manchester, IA 52057
Delaware County
Call (563) 927-3232 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 381 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Regional Medical Center has the 15th-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: 5 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 85% 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
Regional Medical 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 Manchester
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids | 36 | 28% | 2,231 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 36 | 25% | 592 | Yes |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union | 40 | – | 77 | – |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque | 40 | 27% | 548 | Yes |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | 40 | 26% | 638 | Yes |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center | Prairie Du Chien | 41 | 19% | 118 | Yes |
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