Watertown Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Watertown, WI
Watertown Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Watertown, Dodge County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 187 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (64 such births). That is above the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 187Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 327Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Watertown Memorial Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
125 Hospital Drive
Watertown, WI 53098
Dodge County
Call (920) 261-4210 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Watertown Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 327 | 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, Watertown Memorial Hospital has the 55th-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
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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
Watertown Memorial 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 Watertown
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital | Oconomowoc | 13 | 19% | 392 | Yes |
| Aurora Medical Center - Summit | Summit | 15 | 22% | 578 | Yes |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-Bd) | Beaver Dam | 18 | – | 45 | Yes |
| Columbus Community Hospital | Columbus | 20 | 24% | 245 | – |
| Fort Memorial Hospital | Fort Atkinson | 20 | 20% | 338 | Yes |
| Waukesha Memorial Hospital | Waukesha | 27 | 22% | 1,636 | Yes |
More in Dodge County
- Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-Bd) (Beaver Dam)
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