Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics: labor and delivery in Shelton, WA
Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics is a hospital in Shelton, Mason County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 337 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 48% delivered by C-section (25 such births). That is above the Washington rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 48%First-birth C-section rate
- 337Deliveries in 2025
- 370Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
901 Mt View Drive
Shelton, WA 98584
Mason County
Call (360) 426-1611 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 48% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 370 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Washington, Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics has the 47th-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
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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 Shelton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia | 17 | 24% | 539 | Yes |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia | 19 | 29% | 1,821 | Yes |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | 32 | 35% | 3,163 | Yes |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | 33 | 31% | 3,660 | Yes |
| St Michael Medical Center | Silverdale | 36 | 26% | 1,991 | Yes |
| Grays Harbor Community Hospital | Aberdeen | 37 | 25% | 304 | Yes |
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