Prosser Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Prosser, WA
Prosser Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Prosser, Benton County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 822 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 14% delivered by C-section (260 such births). That is below the Washington rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 14%First-birth C-section rate
- 822Deliveries in 2025
- 422Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
723 Memorial Street
Prosser, WA 99350
Benton County
Call (509) 786-2222 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Prosser Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 14% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 422 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Washington, Prosser Memorial Hospital has the 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
- 86% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 81% 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 Prosser
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital | Sunnyside | 18 | 15% | 242 | Yes |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | 24 | 24% | 2,592 | Yes |
| Trios Health | Kennewick | 26 | 22% | 626 | Yes |
| Good Shepherd Medical Center | Hermiston | 29 | 26% | 476 | Yes |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | Yakima | 50 | 19% | 2,304 | Yes |
| Othello Community Hospital | Othello | 54 | – | 85 | – |
More in Benton County
- Trios Health (Kennewick)
- Kadlec Regional Medical Center (Richland)
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