St. Patrick Hospital: labor and delivery in Missoula, MT
St. Patrick Hospital is a hospital in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana that delivers babies. It handled 307 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (121 such births). That is above the Montana rate of 20% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 307Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 195Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St. Patrick Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
500 W Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802
Missoula County
Call (406) 543-7271 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St. Patrick Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 195 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 99 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Montana, St. Patrick Hospital has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 18 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
- 83% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% 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. Patrick 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 Missoula
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Medical Center | Missoula | 3.0 | 19% | 1,342 | Yes |
| St Luke Community Hospital | Ronan | 46 | – | 45 | – |
| Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital | Hamilton | 49 | 32% | 116 | – |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center | Polson | 56 | 14% | 107 | Yes |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda | Anaconda | 71 | 26% | 94 | Yes |
| St James Hospital | Butte | 92 | 28% | 282 | Yes |
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