St Gabriels Hospital: labor and delivery in Little Falls, MN
St Gabriels Hospital is a hospital in Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 89 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (31 such births). That is above the Minnesota rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 89Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 400Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Gabriels Hospital
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
815 Southeast Second Street
Little Falls, MN 56345
Morrison County
Call (320) 632-5441 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Gabriels Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 400 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 61 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, St Gabriels Hospital has the 50th-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
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
St Gabriels Hospital 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 Little Falls
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital | Long Prairie | 24 | – | 35 | Yes |
| Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center | Brainerd | 28 | 23% | 370 | Yes |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | Saint Cloud | 29 | 24% | 2,522 | Yes |
| Centracare - Melrose Hospital | Melrose | 30 | – | 88 | Yes |
| Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre | 32 | – | 75 | Yes |
| Lakewood Health System | Staples | 38 | – | 100 | – |
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