Sanford Usd Medical Center: labor and delivery in Sioux Falls, SD
Sanford Usd Medical Center is a hospital in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota that delivers babies. It handled 3,082 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (757 such births). That is the same as the South Dakota rate of 19% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,082Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 335Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1305 W 18th St Post Office Box 5039
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Minnehaha County
Call (605) 333-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sanford Usd Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 19% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 335 | 214 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In South Dakota, Sanford Usd Medical Center has the 6th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 12 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Sanford Usd 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 Sioux Falls
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | Sioux Falls | 0.0 | 20% | 2,379 | Yes |
| Madison Regional Health System | Madison | 27 | – | – | Yes |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | 28 | – | 57 | – |
| Pipestone County Medical Center | Pipestone | 35 | 23% | 89 | – |
| Brookings Health System | Brookings | 43 | 15% | 423 | Yes |
| Sioux Center Health | Sioux Center | 52 | 17% | 249 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Sioux Falls
Hospitals in Sioux Falls that do not offer labor and delivery: Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital, Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota.
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