St Elizabeth Hospital: labor and delivery in Enumclaw, WA
St Elizabeth Hospital is a hospital in Enumclaw, King County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 392 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (141 such births). That is below the Washington rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 392Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 196Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1450 Battersby Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022
King County
Call (360) 825-2505 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Elizabeth Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 196 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Washington, St Elizabeth Hospital has the 29th-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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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
St Elizabeth 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 Enumclaw
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn | 13 | 30% | 1,337 | Yes |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup | 14 | 25% | 1,743 | Yes |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way | 17 | 22% | 1,519 | Yes |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton | 19 | 29% | 2,199 | Yes |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | 22 | 31% | 3,660 | Yes |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | 23 | 35% | 3,163 | Yes |
More in King County
- Multicare Auburn Medical Center (Auburn)
- Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics (Bellevue)
- Highline Medical Center (Burien)
- St Francis Community Hospital (Federal Way)
- Swedish Issaquah (Issaquah)
- Evergreenhealth Medical Center (Kirkland)
- Valley Medical Center (Renton)
- Swedish Medical Center (Seattle)
- University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle)
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