Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center: labor and delivery in Thief River Falls, MN
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center is a hospital in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 178 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (51 such births). That is above the Minnesota rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 178Deliveries in 2025
- 170Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Birth services at Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
3001 Sanford Parkway
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Pennington County
Call (218) 683-4400 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 170 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center has the 56th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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 Thief River Falls
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Hospital | Crookston | 31 | – | 85 | – |
| Altru Hospital | Grand Forks | 43 | 19% | 1,443 | Yes |
| Lifecare Medical Center | Roseau | 52 | 15% | 127 | – |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | 74 | 23% | 682 | Yes |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | Fargo | 90 | 28% | 2,646 | Yes |
| Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes | 92 | 32% | 464 | Yes |
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