Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center: labor and delivery in Hayward, WI
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center is a hospital in Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 191 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (76 such births). That is below the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 191Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 239Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
11040 N State Rd 77
Hayward, WI 54843
Sawyer County
Call (715) 934-4321 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 239 | 197 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Wisconsin, Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center has the 11th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 81% 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 Hayward 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 Hayward
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center | Ashland | 47 | 17% | 237 | Yes |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | Duluth | 60 | 23% | 1,624 | Yes |
| Essentia Health Duluth | Duluth | 60 | – | – | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Duluth | 60 | 37% | 480 | Yes |
| Amery Hospital & Clinic | Amery | 66 | 30% | 122 | Yes |
| St Croix Regional Medical Center | Saint Croix Falls | 67 | 23% | 204 | – |
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