St Luke's Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Boise, ID
St Luke's Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Boise, Ada County, Idaho that delivers babies. It handled 5,777 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (1,947 such births). That is above the Idaho rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,777Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 400Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
190 East Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83712
Ada County
Call (208) 381-2222 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Luke's Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 400 | 246 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 93 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Idaho, St Luke's Regional Medical Center has the 10th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 16 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
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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 Luke's Regional 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 Boise
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | Boise | 3.0 | 22% | 1,458 | Yes |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa | Nampa | 16 | 14% | 1,048 | Yes |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center | Nampa | 20 | 16% | 1,361 | Yes |
| St Luke's Elmore Medical Center | Mountain Home | 41 | 25% | 187 | Yes |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario | Ontario | 48 | 21% | 393 | Yes |
| St Luke's McCall | McCall | 90 | 17% | 106 | Yes |
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