Providence St Joseph Hospital: labor and delivery in Eureka, CA
Providence St Joseph Hospital is a hospital in Eureka, Humboldt County, California that delivers babies. It handled 976 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (331 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 976Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 342Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2700 Dolbeer St
Eureka, CA 95501
Humboldt County
Call (707) 445-8121 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Providence St Joseph Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 342 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 80 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Providence St Joseph Hospital has the 8th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 179 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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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 St Joseph 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 Eureka
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Coast Hospital | Crescent City | 68 | 15% | 212 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding | 92 | 21% | 1,652 | Yes |
| Fairchild Medical Center | Yreka | 101 | 35% | 164 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center of MT Shasta | Mount Shasta | 102 | 16% | 90 | Yes |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff | 110 | 23% | 480 | Yes |
| Asante Three Rivers Medical Center | Grants Pass | 120 | 15% | 733 | Yes |
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