Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center: labor and delivery in Ashland, WI
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center is a hospital in Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 237 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (63 such births). That is below the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 237Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 279Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1615 Maple Lane
Ashland, WI 54806
Ashland County
Call (715) 685-5500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 279 | 197 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 69 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Wisconsin, Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center has the 10th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 69 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
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 84% 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
Tamarack Health Ashland 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 Ashland
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital | Ironwood | 36 | 34% | 75 | No |
| Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center | Hayward | 47 | 18% | 191 | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Duluth | 59 | 37% | 480 | Yes |
| Essentia Health Duluth | Duluth | 59 | – | – | Yes |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | Duluth | 59 | 23% | 1,624 | Yes |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua | Minocqua | 73 | 22% | 193 | Yes |
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