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Whitman Hospital and Medical Center: labor and delivery in Colfax, WA

Whitman Hospital and Medical Center is a hospital in Colfax, Whitman County, Washington that delivers babies. It handled 54 deliveries in 2025.

54Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
422Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
5 of 5Overall hospital stars

Address and phone

1200 West Fairview
Colfax, WA 99111
Whitman County

Call (509) 397-3435 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
Ownership: Government, hospital district

How Whitman Hospital and Medical Center compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Washington	U.S.
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	422	280	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	65	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.

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

91% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
92% 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

Whitman Hospital and Medical Center 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 Colfax

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Pullman Regional Hospital	Pullman	12	34%	410	–
Gritman Medical Center	Moscow	20	–	55	Yes
St Joseph Regional Medical Center	Lewiston	35	10%	615	Yes
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital	Spokane	54	28%	2,983	Yes
Deaconess Medical Center	Spokane	54	26%	1,729	Yes
Multicare Valley Hospital	Spokane Valley	56	19%	560	Yes