Vernon Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Viroqua, WI
Vernon Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 125 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 14% delivered by C-section (35 such births). That is below the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 14%First-birth C-section rate
- 125Deliveries in 2025
- 213Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
Birth services at Vernon Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
507 South Main St
Viroqua, WI 54665
Vernon County
Call (608) 637-2101 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Vernon Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 14% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 213 | 197 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 82 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Wisconsin, Vernon Memorial Hospital has the 4th-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
- 75% 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.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Viroqua
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | La Crosse | 24 | 16% | 1,845 | Yes |
| Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc. | La Crosse | 24 | 27% | 518 | Yes |
| Richland Hospital | Richland Center | 28 | – | 95 | – |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center | Prairie Du Chien | 37 | 19% | 118 | Yes |
| Tomah Memorial Hospital | Tomah | 38 | 25% | 190 | – |
| Winnmed | Decorah | 45 | 29% | 231 | Yes |
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