Southwest Health Center: labor and delivery in Platteville, WI
Southwest Health Center is a hospital in Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 224 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (72 such births). That is below the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 224Deliveries in 2025
- 198Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
1400 East Side Rd
Platteville, WI 53818
Grant County
Call (608) 348-2331 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Southwest Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 198 | 197 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 95 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Wisconsin, Southwest Health Center has the 11th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 69 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
- 83% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 88% 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 Platteville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Regional Health Center | Lancaster | 13 | 21% | 112 | No |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | 20 | 26% | 638 | Yes |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque | 20 | 27% | 548 | Yes |
| Upland Hills Health | Dodgeville | 24 | 31% | 217 | No |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center | Prairie Du Chien | 36 | 19% | 118 | Yes |
| Richland Hospital | Richland Center | 44 | – | 95 | – |
More in Grant County
- Grant Regional Health Center (Lancaster)
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