Adventist Health Columbia Gorge: labor and delivery in The Dalles, OR
Adventist Health Columbia Gorge is a hospital in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 170 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (60 such births). That is above the Oregon rate of 23% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 170Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 235Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1700 E 19th Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
Wasco County
Call (541) 296-1111 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Adventist Health Columbia Gorge compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 235 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 76 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Oregon, Adventist Health Columbia Gorge has the 39th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 39 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
Adventist Health Columbia Gorge 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 The Dalles
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital | Hood River | 19 | 24% | 350 | Yes |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | Gresham | 60 | 25% | 768 | Yes |
| St Charles Madras | Madras | 66 | 16% | 133 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Portland | Portland | 68 | 20% | 766 | Yes |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center | Clackamas | 68 | – | 2,053 | Yes |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver | 68 | 21% | 2,083 | Yes |
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