Peacehealth St John Medical Center: labor and delivery in Longview, WA
Peacehealth St John Medical Center is a hospital in Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 772 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (238 such births). That is below the Washington rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 772Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 203Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1615 Delaware Street
Longview, WA 98632
Cowlitz County
Call (360) 414-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Peacehealth St John 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 | 203 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Washington, Peacehealth St John 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
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Peacehealth St John 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 Longview
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver | 32 | 25% | 3,277 | Yes |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital | Astoria | 36 | 32% | 237 | – |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver | 39 | 21% | 2,083 | Yes |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia | 40 | 28% | 651 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside | Hillsboro | 41 | – | 1,237 | Yes |
| Hillsboro Medical Center | Hillsboro | 42 | 24% | 902 | Yes |
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