Welia Health: labor and delivery in Mora, MN
Welia Health is a hospital in Mora, Kanabec County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 194 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (67 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 194Deliveries in 2025
- 247Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
301 South Highway 65
Mora, MN 55051
Kanabec County
Call (320) 679-1212 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Welia Health compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 247 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Welia Health has the 24th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 58 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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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 Mora
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital | Princeton | 29 | 17% | 306 | Yes |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake | Moose Lake | 44 | – | 63 | Yes |
| St Croix Regional Medical Center | Saint Croix Falls | 45 | 23% | 204 | – |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services | Wyoming | 46 | 30% | 487 | Yes |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | Saint Cloud | 47 | 24% | 2,522 | Yes |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center | Crosby | 48 | 23% | 270 | Yes |
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