Overlake Medical Center | Hospital Safety Data

Maternal Safety Score

Fair

4.05 / 10

Meets some safety standards but has areas of concern.

Category	Max Points	Score
C-section rate	4.0	1
Safety rating	2.5	0.8
Transparency	1.5	1.5
Services	1.2	0.55
Episiotomy rate	0.8	0.2

The safety standard for C-sections is 23.6% or lower. The safety standard for episiotomies is 5% or lower.

C-Section Rate

31%

✗ Above the safety standard

Safety standard: 23.6% · National avg: 25.3%

This hospital

31%

WA state avg

28.1%

National avg

25.3%

Episiotomy Rate

Not disclosed

This hospital has not shared this information

Safety standard: 5% · National avg: 3.4%

These rates are for first-time mothers with a single baby, full-term, head-down. This is the most common low-risk birth situation.

Services & Patient Support

✓VBAC available

✗No midwives on staff

✓Bring your own doula

✓Breastfeeding support, in-hospital and after discharge

✗No policy to limit early induced births

✓NICU on site

What to Know Before You Choose

⚠C-section rate 31.0% — above the 23.6% national safety standard (2024 WA state data).

⚠VBAC rate 18.8% — notably below WA statewide average of 28.8%, suggesting limited VBAC uptake in practice despite availability.

⚠Leapfrog Safety Grade C (Spring 2026).

⚠Eastside Bellevue community hospital — independent, not part of a large health system.

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Where this data comes from WA Health Care Authority 2024 Delivery Statistics; Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Spring 2026
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