St Luke's Wood River Medical Center: labor and delivery in Ketchum, ID
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center is a hospital in Ketchum, Blaine County, Idaho that delivers babies. It handled 165 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (82 such births). That is above the Idaho rate of 20% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 165Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 568Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
100 Hospital Drive
Ketchum, ID 83340
Blaine County
Call (208) 727-8800 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Luke's Wood River Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 568 | 246 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 77 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Idaho, St Luke's Wood River Medical Center has the 16th-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: 5 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 82% 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 Wood River 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 Ketchum
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Elmore Medical Center | Mountain Home | 76 | 25% | 187 | Yes |
| St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center | Twin Falls | 77 | 24% | 1,771 | Yes |
| Cassia Regional Hospital | Burley | 85 | 19% | 459 | Yes |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | Boise | 91 | 21% | 5,777 | Yes |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | Boise | 94 | 22% | 1,458 | Yes |
| Grove Creek Medical Center | Blackfoot | 106 | 19% | 299 | Yes |
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