Pullman Regional Hospital: labor and delivery in Pullman, WA
Pullman Regional Hospital is a hospital in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 410 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (173 such births). That is above the Washington rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 410Deliveries in 2025
- 428Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
835 S Bishop Blvd
Pullman, WA 99163
Whitman County
Call (509) 332-2541 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Pullman Regional Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 428 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 75 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Washington, Pullman Regional Hospital has the 44th-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
- 85% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 83% 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 Pullman
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gritman Medical Center | Moscow | 10 | – | 55 | Yes |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center | Colfax | 12 | – | 54 | Yes |
| St Joseph Regional Medical Center | Lewiston | 24 | 10% | 615 | Yes |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital | Spokane | 64 | 28% | 2,983 | Yes |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane | 64 | 26% | 1,729 | Yes |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley | 65 | 19% | 560 | Yes |
More in Whitman County
- Whitman Hospital and Medical Center (Colfax)
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