Providence St Peter Hospital: labor and delivery in Olympia, WA
Providence St Peter Hospital is a hospital in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 1,821 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (590 such births). That is above the Washington rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,821Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 360Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
413 Lilly Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Thurston County
Call (360) 493-7179 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Providence St Peter Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 360 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 94 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Washington, Providence St Peter Hospital has the 35th-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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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 Peter 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 Olympia
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia | 5.1 | 24% | 539 | Yes |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics | Shelton | 19 | 48% | 337 | – |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | 22 | 35% | 3,163 | Yes |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | 23 | 31% | 3,660 | Yes |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia | 25 | 28% | 651 | Yes |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup | 28 | 25% | 1,743 | Yes |
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