St Francis Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Federal Way, WA
St Francis Community Hospital is a hospital in Federal Way, King County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 1,519 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (442 such births). That is below the Washington rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,519Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 568Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
34515 9th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003
King County
Call (253) 944-8100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St Francis Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 568 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 128 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Washington, St Francis Community Hospital has the 10th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 64% 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
St Francis Community 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 Federal Way
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn | 4.5 | 30% | 1,337 | Yes |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | 6.8 | 31% | 3,660 | Yes |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | 7.4 | 35% | 3,163 | Yes |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup | 8.2 | 25% | 1,743 | Yes |
| Highline Medical Center | Burien | 11 | 26% | 1,165 | Yes |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton | 11 | 29% | 2,199 | Yes |
More in King County
- Multicare Auburn Medical Center (Auburn)
- Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics (Bellevue)
- Highline Medical Center (Burien)
- St Elizabeth Hospital (Enumclaw)
- 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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