Kittitas Valley Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Ellensburg, WA
Kittitas Valley Community Hospital is a hospital in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 237 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (97 such births). That is below the Washington rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 237Deliveries in 2025
- 322Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
603 South Chestnut
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Kittitas County
Call (509) 962-9841 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Kittitas Valley Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 322 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 100 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Washington, Kittitas Valley Community Hospital has the 2nd-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 69% 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.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Ellensburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima Valley Memorial | Yakima | 29 | 19% | 2,304 | Yes |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee | 29 | 22% | 1,280 | Yes |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital | Sunnyside | 49 | 15% | 242 | Yes |
| Samaritan Hospital | Moses Lake | 52 | 20% | 1,107 | Yes |
| Othello Community Hospital | Othello | 57 | – | 85 | – |
| Prosser Memorial Hospital | Prosser | 65 | 14% | 822 | – |
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