Waverly Health Center: labor and delivery in Waverly, IA
Waverly Health Center is a hospital in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 69 deliveries in 2025.
- 69Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 180Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Waverly Health Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
312 9th Street SW
Waverly, IA 50677
Bremer County
Call (319) 352-4120 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Waverly Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 180 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
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
- 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
Waverly Health 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 Waverly
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo | 16 | 20% | 1,026 | Yes |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo | 19 | 30% | 622 | Yes |
| Floyd County Medical Center | Charles City | 25 | 26% | 122 | Yes |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union | 38 | – | 77 | – |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City | 47 | 29% | 415 | Yes |
| Regional Health Services of Howard County | Cresco | 49 | 8% | 64 | Yes |
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