2008 Washington State Hospital Cesarean Birth Rates

2008 Washington State Hospital Cesarean Birth Rates

Compared 33 hospital cesarean rates based on their reported complicated delivery rate. The hospitals with the highest cesarean rates aren't always the hospitals with the highest percentage of complicated deliveries.

		Hospital with the highest cesarean birth rate
		Cesarean rate is in the top 1/3 of state.
		Cesarean rate is in the middle 1/3 of state.
		Cesarean rate is in the bottom 1/3 of state.

Ranked By Cesarean Birth Rate	Total Births	Total C/S	C/S Rate	% Complicated Deliveries	City	C/S Rank	Complicated Delivery Rank
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center	4572	1840	40%	21%	Kirkland	1	11
University of Washington Med. Cntr	2200	842	38%	42%	Seattle	2	1
Overlake Hospital	4119	1552	38%	15%	Bellevue	3	27
Auburn Regional Medical Center	1090	389	36%	18%	Auburn	4	20
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Cntr	2777	963	35%	21%	Spokane	5	12
Valley Medical Center	3984	1379	35%	19%	Renton	6	18
Capital Medical Center	736	260	35%	13%	Olympia	7	31
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill	7259	2433	34%	24%	Seattle	8	2
Tacoma General Hospital	3059	995	33%	23%	Tacoma	9	4
Whidbey General Hospital	197	65	33%	22%	Coupeville	10	7
Stevens	1152	375	33%	17%	Edmonds	11	21
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital	1940	627	32%	23%	Bellingham	12	5
Deaconess Medical Center	2091	653	31%	21%	Spokane	13	10
Harrison Memorial Hospital	2085	686	31%	20%	Bremerton	14	17
PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center	1276	400	31%	24%	Longview	15	3
Providence Regional Medical Center	3909	1177	30%	23%	Everett	16	6
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital	1963	585	30%	22%	Vancouver	17	8
Kadlec Medical Center	2226	635	29%	21%	Richland	18	13
Valley General Hospital	444	130	29%	10%	Monroe	19	33
Wall Walla General Hospital	321	94	29%	22%	Walla Walla	20	9
Northwest Hospital	1070	298	28%	21%	Seattle	21	14
St. Joseph Medical Center	3694	1030	28%	17%	Tacoma	22	22
St. Francis Hospital	1560	436	28%	17%	Federal Way	23	23
Central Washington Hospital	1436	381	27%	16%	Wenatchee	24	24
Good Samaritan Hospital	2128	580	27%	12%	Puyallup	25	32
Providence St. Peter Hospital	2094	554	26%	21%	Olympia	26	15
Skagit Valley Hospital	1235	320	26%	15%	Mt. Vernon	27	28
Southwest Washington Med. Cntr	3636	909	25%	19%	Vancouver	28	19
Samaritan Hospital	1102	320	25%	16%	Moses Lake	29	25
Providence Holy Family Hospital	1217	298	24%	16%	Spokane	30	26
Group Health Central Hospital	1720	403	23%	21%	Seattle	31	16
Valley Hospital and Medical Center	541	103	19%	15%	Spokane	32	29
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital	2988	516	17%	15%	Yakima	33	30

Ranked By Complicated Delivery Rate	Total Births	Total C/S	C/S Rate	% Complicated Deliveries	City	Complicated Delivery Rank
University of Washington Med. Cntr	2200	842	38%	42%	Seattle	1
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill	7259	2433	34%	24%	Seattle	2
PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center	1276	400	31%	24%	Longview	3
Tacoma General Hospital	3059	995	33%	23%	Tacoma	4
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital	1940	627	32%	23%	Bellingham	5
Providence Regional Medical Center	3909	1177	30%	23%	Everett	6
Whidbey General Hospital	197	65	33%	22%	Coupeville	7
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital	1963	585	30%	22%	Vancouver	8
Wall Walla General Hospital	321	94	29%	22%	Walla Walla	9
Deaconess Medical Center	2091	653	31%	21%	Spokane	10
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center	4572	1840	40%	21%	Kirkland	11
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Cntr	2777	963	35%	21%	Spokane	12
Kadlec Medical Center	2226	635	29%	21%	Richland	13
Northwest Hospital	1070	298	28%	21%	Seattle	14
Providence St. Peter Hospital	2094	554	26%	21%	Olympia	15
Group Health Central Hospital	1720	403	23%	21%	Seattle	16
Harrison Memorial Hospital	2085	686	31%	20%	Bremerton	17
Valley Medical Center	3984	1379	35%	19%	Renton	18
Southwest Washington Med. Cntr	3636	909	25%	19%	Vancouver	19
Auburn Regional Medical Center	1090	389	36%	18%	Auburn	20
Stevens	1152	375	33%	17%	Edmonds	21
St. Joseph Medical Center	3694	1030	28%	17%	Tacoma	22
St. Francis Hospital	1560	436	28%	17%	Federal Way	23
Central Washington Hospital	1436	381	27%	16%	Wenatchee	24
Samaritan Hospital	1102	320	25%	16%	Moses Lake	25
Providence Holy Family Hospital	1217	298	24%	16%	Spokane	26
Overlake Hospital	4119	1552	38%	15%	Bellevue	27
Skagit Valley Hospital	1235	320	26%	15%	Mt. Vernon	28
Valley Hospital and Medical Center	541	103	19%	15%	Spokane	29
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital	2988	516	17%	15%	Yakima	30
Capital Medical Center	736	260	35%	13%	Olympia	31
Good Samaritan Hospital	2128	580	27%	12%	Puyallup	32
Valley General Hospital	444	130	29%	10%	Monroe	33

Data source: Washington State Department of Health, Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System

http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/hospdata/CHARS/2008/2008FYHospitalCensusandChargesbyDRG.xls

Methodology: For total births, tallied DRG categories: 765 - cesarean with complications, 766 – cesarean rate without complication, 767 – vaginal delivery sterilization or D&C, 768 - vaginal delivery with OR procedures, 774 - vaginal delivery with complicating conditions, 775 – vaginal delivery without complicating conditions. The CS total was category 765 + 766. Rate was calculated as CS Total / Total Births. For the rate of complicated deliveries, tallied DRG codes 765 + 774 divided by total births. Calculations done by Kim James, CD(DONA, PALS), ICCE, LCCE.

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