Birthing-friendly hospitals in California

Birthing-friendly hospitals › California

California has 209 birthing-friendly hospitals. 206 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 3 hr 9 min.

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

Hospital	City	ER wait	CMS rating
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical Center	Anaheim	2 hr 21 min	4/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Anaheim	Anaheim	not reported	4/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch	Antioch	not reported	1/5
Sutter Delta Medical Center	Antioch	3 hr	3/5
St Mary Medical Center	Apple Valley	3 hr 48 min	2/5
Methodist Hospital of Southern Ca	Arcadia	4 hr 18 min	3/5
Mad River Community Hospital	Arcata	2 hr 2 min	1/5
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital	Bakersfield	4 hr	3/5
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital	Bakersfield	4 hr	3/5
Kern Medical Center	Bakersfield	5 hr 6 min	1/5
Kern Medical Center	Bakersfield	5 hr 6 min	1/5
Mercy Hospital	Bakersfield	3 hr 13 min	3/5
San Joaquin Community Hospital	Bakersfield	4 hr 28 min	2/5
San Joaquin Community Hospital	Bakersfield	4 hr 28 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park	Baldwin Park	not reported	3/5
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital	Banning	3 hr 14 min	3/5
Barstow Community Hospital	Barstow	2 hr 43 min	1/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital	Bellflower	no ER	4/5
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp	Berkeley	3 hr 28 min	4/5
Northern Inyo Hospital	Bishop	1 hr 55 min	3/5
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District	Brawley	3 hr 11 min	3/5
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr	Burbank	3 hr 20 min	3/5
Peninsula Medical Center	Burlingame	2 hr 56 min	5/5
Mercy San Juan Medical Center	Carmichael	3 hr 17 min	3/5
Eden Medical Center	Castro Valley	3 hr 14 min	4/5
Enloe Medical Center	Chico	3 hr 8 min	3/5
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center	Chula Vista	3 hr 14 min	4/5
St Helena Hosptial-Clearlake	Clearlake	2 hr 40 min	2/5
Clovis Community Medical Center	Clovis	4 hr 2 min	2/5
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	Colton	3 hr 24 min	2/5
Corona Regional Medical Center	Corona	3 hr 38 min	3/5
Citrus Valley Medical Center-Ic Campus	Covina	3 hr 10 min	1/5
Sutter Coast Hospital	Crescent City	2 hr 8 min	2/5
Sutter Davis Hospital	Davis	2 hr 24 min	4/5
Delano Regional Medical Center	Delano	2 hr 30 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey	Downey	not reported	4/5
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas	Encinitas	3 hr 20 min	4/5
St Joseph Hospital	Eureka	2 hr 54 min	4/5
Northbay Medical Center	Fairfield	2 hr 56 min	2/5
Mercy Hospital of Folsom	Folsom	2 hr 54 min	4/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana	Fontana	not reported	3/5
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center	Fountain Valley	2 hr 38 min	2/5
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center	Fountain Valley	2 hr 34 min	4/5
Washington Hospital	Fremont	2 hr 49 min	2/5
San Joaquin General Hospital	French Camp	3 hr 33 min	2/5
Community Regional Medical Center	Fresno	3 hr 52 min	1/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno	Fresno	not reported	4/5
Saint Agnes Medical Center	Fresno	4 hr	2/5
St Jude Medical Center	Fullerton	4 hr 23 min	4/5
Glendale Adventist Medical Ctr	Glendale	3 hr 3 min	4/5
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center	Glendale	3 hr 16 min	4/5
Verdugo Hills Hospital	Glendale	4 hr 3 min	4/5
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital	Grass Valley	2 hr 25 min	3/5
Marin General Hospital	Greenbrae	2 hr 56 min	5/5
Hanford Community Medical Center	Hanford	3 hr	3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Harbor City	Harbor City	not reported	3/5
Hemet Valley Medical Center	Hemet	3 hr 33 min	1/5
John F Kennedy Memorial Hosp	Indio	2 hr 24 min	2/5
John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital, INC	Indio	2 hr 24 min	2/5
Sutter Amador Hospital	Jackson	2 hr 16 min	4/5
Hi-Desert Medical Center	Joshua Tree	2 hr 34 min	2/5
Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla	La Jolla	3 hr 6 min	5/5
Grossmont Hospital	La Mesa	3 hr 16 min	4/5
Grossmont Hospital	La Mesa	3 hr 16 min	4/5
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center	Laguna Hills	3 hr 26 min	4/5
Sutter Lakeside Hospital	Lakeport	2 hr 11 min	4/5
Antelope Valley Hospital Med Center	Lancaster	4 hr 24 min	1/5
Valleycare Medical Center	Livermore	3 hr 19 min	5/5
Lodi Memorial Hospital	Lodi	3 hr 8 min	3/5
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital	Loma Linda	3 hr 52 min	3/5
St Mary Medical Center	Long Beach	2 hr 30 min	5/5
California Hospital Medical Center la	Los Angeles	4 hr 14 min	2/5
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles	5 hr 55 min	5/5
East los Angeles Doctors Hospital	Los Angeles	2 hr 52 min	1/5
Good Samaritan Hospital	Los Angeles	3 hr 50 min	2/5
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center	Los Angeles	4 hr 1 min	3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - los Angeles	Los Angeles	not reported	5/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la	Los Angeles	not reported	3/5
Lac+Usc Medical Center	Los Angeles	4 hr 46 min	2/5
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles	5 hr 12 min	4/5
UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles	5 hr 12 min	4/5
White Memorial Medical Center	Los Angeles	3 hr 19 min	3/5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital	Los Angeles	2 hr 30 min	4/5
Memorial Hospital los Banos	Los Banos	2 hr 32 min	3/5
Saint Francis Medical Center	Lynwood	3 hr 58 min	3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca	Manteca	not reported	4/5
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center	Martinez	2 hr 51 min	4/5
Rideout Memorial Hospital	Marysville	3 hr 14 min	2/5
Mercy Medical Center	Merced	3 hr 44 min	3/5
Mercy Medical Ctr Merced	Merced	3 hr 44 min	3/5
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center	Mission Hills	2 hr 34 min	4/5
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center	Mission Viejo	3 hr 54 min	5/5
Doctors Medical Center	Modesto	3 hr 41 min	1/5
Memorial Medical Center	Modesto	4 hr 18 min	3/5
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula	Monterey	2 hr 46 min	4/5
Garfield Medical Center	Monterey Park	2 hr 26 min	1/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley	Moreno Valley	not reported	4/5
Riverside County Regional Medical Center	Moreno Valley	3 hr 54 min	3/5
El Camino Hospital	Mountain View	2 hr 43 min	4/5
Mercy Medical Center Mt Shasta	Mt Shasta	1 hr 29 min	4/5
Southwest Healthcare System	Murrieta	3 hr 11 min	3/5
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta	Murrieta	3 hr 44 min	2/5
Queen of the Valley Medical Center	Napa	2 hr 32 min	4/5
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Newport Beach	3 hr 14 min	5/5
Northridge Hospital Medical Center	Northridge	3 hr 35 min	4/5
Alameda County Medical Center	Oakland	3 hr 2 min	1/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland/Richmond	Oakland	not reported	2/5
St Joseph Hospital	Orange	3 hr 34 min	4/5
Univ of California Irvine Med Center	Orange	5 hr 18 min	4/5
St Johns Regional Medical Center	Oxnard	2 hr 45 min	4/5
Desert Regional Medical Center	Palm Springs	2 hr 58 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City	Panorama City	not reported	4/5
Huntington Memorial Hospital	Pasadena	4 hr 28 min	—
Petaluma Valley Hospital	Petaluma	2 hr 50 min	4/5
Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)	Placerville	2 hr 56 min	4/5
Valleycare Medical Center	Pleasanton	3 hr 19 min	5/5
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center	Pomona	3 hr 26 min	3/5
Sierra View District Hospital	Porterville	3 hr 9 min	3/5
Eisenhower Medical Center	Rancho Mirage	4 hr 19 min	4/5
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital	Rancho Mirage	4 hr 19 min	4/5
St Elizabeth Community Hospital	Red Bluff	2 hr 13 min	4/5
Mercy Medical Center Redding	Redding	3 hr 14 min	2/5
Mercy Medical Center Redding	Redding	3 hr 14 min	2/5
Redlands Community Hospital	Redlands	3 hr 51 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City	Redwood City	not reported	4/5
Sequoia Hospital	Redwood City	2 hr 12 min	5/5
Sierra Kings District Hospital	Reedley	2 hr 24 min	—
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside	Riverside	not reported	4/5
Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center	Riverside	2 hr 52 min	3/5
Riverside Community Hospital	Riverside	3 hr 9 min	2/5
Sutter Roseville Medical Center	Roseville	3 hr 46 min	5/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville	Roseville	not reported	4/5
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento	Sacramento	not reported	2/5
Mercy General Hospital	Sacramento	2 hr 50 min	3/5
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento	Sacramento	3 hr 5 min	3/5
Sutter General Hospital	Sacramento	3 hr 12 min	4/5
University of California Davis Medical Center	Sacramento	5 hr 28 min	4/5
Natividad Medical Center	Salinas	2 hr 38 min	3/5
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital	Salinas	3 hr 17 min	4/5
Community Hospital of San Bernardino	San Bernardino	2 hr 33 min	3/5
St Bernardine Medical Center	San Bernardino	2 hr 56 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego	San Diego	not reported	4/5
Scripps Mercy Hospital	San Diego	3 hr 14 min	4/5
Sharp Memorial Hospital	San Diego	3 hr 17 min	4/5
University of California San Diego Medical Center	San Diego	4 hr 19 min	5/5
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus Hosp	San Francisco	3 hr 18 min	3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco	San Francisco	not reported	4/5
San Francisco General Hospital	San Francisco	5 hr	2/5
UCSF Medical Center	San Francisco	4 hr 36 min	4/5
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center	San Gabriel	2 hr 18 min	4/5
Good Samaritan Hospital	San Jose	2 hr 19 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose	San Jose	not reported	3/5
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center	San Jose	2 hr 29 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro	San Leandro	not reported	2/5
French Hospital Medical Center	San Luis Obispo	2 hr 44 min	5/5
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center	San Luis Obispo	2 hr 20 min	3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos	San Marcos	not reported	4/5
Marin General Hospital	San Rafael	2 hr 56 min	5/5
San Ramon Regional Medical Ctr	San Ramon	2 hr 31 min	4/5
Coastal Communities Hospital	Santa Ana	3 hr 1 min	1/5
Western Medical Center Santa Ana	Santa Ana	3 hr 6 min	2/5
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital	Santa Barbara	3 hr 5 min	4/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital	Santa Clara	not reported	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara	Santa Clara	not reported	2/5
Dominican Hospital	Santa Cruz	3 hr 3 min	4/5
Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	not reported	—
Marian Medical Center	Santa Maria	2 hr 55 min	3/5
Saint John's Health Center	Santa Monica	3 hr 5 min	4/5
Saint John's Health Center	Santa Monica	3 hr 5 min	4/5
Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital	Santa Monica	3 hr 44 min	5/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa	not reported	3/5
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital	Santa Rosa	2 hr 43 min	3/5
Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa	3 hr 32 min	5/5
Sonora Community Hospital	Sonora	2 hr 51 min	3/5
Sonora Regional Medical Center	Sonora	2 hr 51 min	3/5
Barton Memorial Hospital	South Lake Tahoe	2 hr 12 min	3/5
St Josephs Med Center of Stockton	Stockton	3 hr 45 min	3/5
Banner Lassen Medical Center	Susanville	1 hr 56 min	3/5
Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center	Sylmar	5 hr 20 min	2/5
Providence Tarzana Medical Center	Tarzana	2 hr 40 min	3/5
Twin Cities Community Hospital	Templeton	2 hr 19 min	2/5
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center	Thousand Oaks	2 hr 39 min	4/5
Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med Center	Torrance	5 hr 13 min	1/5
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance	Torrance	4 hr 51 min	5/5
Torrance Memorial Medical Center	Torrance	2 hr 57 min	5/5
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital	Tracy	2 hr 45 min	4/5
Tahoe Forest Hospital	Truckee	2 hr 1 min	3/5
Adventist Health Tulare	Tulare	3 hr 18 min	3/5
Emanuel Medical Center INC	Turlock	3 hr 10 min	2/5
Ukiah Valley Medical Center/Hospital D	Ukiah	2 hr 28 min	4/5
San Antonio Community Hospital	Upland	4 hr 17 min	3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville	Vacaville	not reported	4/5
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital	Valencia	2 hr 54 min	2/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center	Vallejo	not reported	2/5
Valley Presbyterian Hospital	Van Nuys	3 hr 28 min	1/5
Community Memorial Hospital San Buenaventura	Ventura	3 hr 10 min	4/5
Ventura County Medical Center	Ventura	2 hr 58 min	2/5
Desert Valley Hospital	Victorville	2 hr 47 min	3/5
Victor Valley Community Hospital	Victorville	3 hr 33 min	1/5
Kaweah Delta Medical Center	Visalia	4 hr 14 min	3/5
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus	Walnut Creek	2 hr 51 min	2/5
John Muir/Mt Diablo Hlth Syst	Walnut Creek	not reported	3/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek	Walnut Creek	not reported	3/5
Watsonville Community Hospital	Watsonville	2 hr 50 min	2/5
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital	Whittier	3 hr 57 min	4/5
Whittier Hospital Medical Center	Whittier	1 hr 43 min	4/5
Woodland Memorial Hospital	Woodland	1 hr 50 min	5/5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills	Woodland Hills	not reported	4/5
Fairchild Medical Center	Yreka	2 hr 20 min	2/5

Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in California, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.