Grande Ronde Hospital: labor and delivery in La Grande, OR
Grande Ronde Hospital is a hospital in La Grande, Union County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 340 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (118 such births). That is below the Oregon rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 340Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 264Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
900 Sunset Drive
La Grande, OR 97850
Union County
Call (541) 963-8421 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Grande Ronde Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 264 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 79 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Oregon, Grande Ronde Hospital has the 6th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Grande Ronde Hospital 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 La Grande
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Hospital | Pendleton | 42 | – | 301 | Yes |
| Wallowa Memorial Hospital | Enterprise | 49 | – | 56 | – |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla | 53 | 25% | 609 | Yes |
| Good Shepherd Medical Center | Hermiston | 69 | 26% | 476 | Yes |
| Blue Mountain Hospital | John Day | 75 | – | – | Yes |
| Trios Health | Kennewick | 79 | 22% | 626 | Yes |
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