Winona Health Services: labor and delivery in Winona, MN
Winona Health Services is a hospital in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota that delivers babies. It handled 166 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (45 such births). That is below the Minnesota rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 166Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 134Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Winona Health Services
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
855 Mankato Avenue
Winona, MN 55987
Winona County
Call (507) 454-3650 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Winona Health Services compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 134 | 271 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Minnesota, Winona Health Services 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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Winona Health Services 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 Winona
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc. | La Crosse | 25 | 27% | 518 | Yes |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | La Crosse | 25 | 16% | 1,845 | Yes |
| Olmsted Medical Center | Rochester | 41 | 87% | 321 | Yes |
| Black River Memorial Hospital | Black River Falls | 42 | – | 102 | Yes |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | Rochester | 43 | 21% | 2,375 | Yes |
| Vernon Memorial Hospital | Viroqua | 49 | 14% | 125 | – |
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