Capital Medical Center: labor and delivery in Olympia, WA
Capital Medical Center is a hospital in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 539 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (201 such births). That is below the Washington rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 539Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 284Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3900 Capital Mall Dr SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Thurston County
Call (360) 956-2550 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Capital Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 284 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Washington, Capital Medical Center has the 15th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 47 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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Capital Medical 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 Olympia
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia | 5.1 | 29% | 1,821 | Yes |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics | Shelton | 17 | 48% | 337 | – |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia | 23 | 28% | 651 | Yes |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | 27 | 35% | 3,163 | Yes |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | 28 | 31% | 3,660 | Yes |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup | 33 | 25% | 1,743 | Yes |
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