Stewart Memorial Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Lake City, IA
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital is a hospital in Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 80 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (26 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 80Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 186Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
1301 West Main Street
Lake City, IA 51449
Calhoun County
Call (712) 464-3171 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Stewart Memorial Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 186 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 64 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Stewart Memorial Community Hospital has the 40th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 85% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 83% 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
Stewart Memorial Community 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 Lake City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home | Carroll | 16 | 13% | 400 | Yes |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge | 33 | 24% | 477 | Yes |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake | 34 | 14% | 305 | – |
| Boone County Hospital | Boone | 47 | 22% | 140 | Yes |
| Myrtue Medical Center | Harlan | 52 | 8% | 94 | Yes |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee | 53 | – | 81 | Yes |
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