Sky Lakes Medical Center: labor and delivery in Klamath Falls, OR
Sky Lakes Medical Center is a hospital in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 626 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (179 such births). That is below the Oregon rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 626Deliveries in 2025
- 312Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2865 Daggett Avenue
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Klamath County
Call (541) 882-6311 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sky Lakes Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 312 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 90 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Oregon, Sky Lakes Medical Center has the 6th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 39 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
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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 Klamath Falls
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asante Ashland Community Hospital | Ashland | 37 | 13% | 209 | Yes |
| Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | Medford | 40 | 23% | 1,405 | Yes |
| Providence Medford Medical Center | Medford | 41 | 32% | 306 | Yes |
| Fairchild Medical Center | Yreka | 58 | 35% | 164 | Yes |
| Asante Three Rivers Medical Center | Grants Pass | 65 | 15% | 733 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center of MT Shasta | Mount Shasta | 79 | 16% | 90 | Yes |
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