Whidbeyhealth Medical Center: labor and delivery in Coupeville, WA
Whidbeyhealth Medical Center is a hospital in Coupeville, Island County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 252 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (95 such births). That is below the Washington rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 252Deliveries in 2025
- 651Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
101 North Main Street
Coupeville, WA 98239
Island County
Call (360) 678-5151 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Whidbeyhealth Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 651 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 116 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Washington, Whidbeyhealth Medical Center has the 20th-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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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 Coupeville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Healthcare | Port Townsend | 9.0 | 34% | 88 | Yes |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes | 21 | 22% | 389 | Yes |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | Mount Vernon | 21 | 25% | 1,179 | Yes |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | Arlington | 25 | – | – | Yes |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | Everett | 25 | 24% | 3,820 | Yes |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | Edmonds | 31 | 27% | 1,320 | Yes |
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