Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Hood River, OR
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 350 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (144 such births). That is above the Oregon rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 350Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 749Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
810 12th Street
Hood River, OR 97031
Hood River County
Call (541) 386-3911 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 749 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 116 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Oregon, Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital has the 20th-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: 5 of 5 stars
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
Providence Hood River Memorial 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 Hood River
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Columbia Gorge | The Dalles | 19 | 35% | 170 | Yes |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | Gresham | 45 | 25% | 768 | Yes |
| Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center | Vancouver | 51 | 21% | 2,083 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Portland | Portland | 52 | 20% | 766 | Yes |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center | Clackamas | 53 | – | 2,053 | Yes |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland | 54 | 29% | 2,071 | Yes |
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