facebook tracking Birthing-Friendly Hospitals in California: 197

Birthing-friendly hospitals in California

197 birthing-friendly hospitals. Addresses, emergency services and Medicare ratings for each.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, California has 197 birthing-friendly hospitals. 194 of 197 have an emergency room; among the 166 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 3 hr 6 min.

CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation marks hospitals taking part in a maternal-care quality program; hospitals without it may also deliver babies.

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Birthing-friendly hospitals197in California
With an ER194of 197
Median ER visit3 hr 6 minwhere reported
Medicare-rated194average 3.1 stars

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

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Every birthing-friendly hospital in California

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Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim Anaheim 2 hr 24 min 4 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital AnaheimAnaheim Anaheim not reported 4 of 5
Western Medical Center Hospital AnaheimAnaheim Anaheim 2 hr 38 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch Antioch not reported 1 of 5
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch Antioch 3 hr 3 of 5
St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley Apple Valley 3 hr 55 min 2 of 5
USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia Arcadia 4 hr 16 min 3 of 5
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield Bakersfield 4 hr 23 min 2 of 5
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield Bakersfield 3 hr 46 min 3 of 5
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield Bakersfield 5 hr 1 of 5
Mercy HospitalBakersfield Bakersfield 3 hr 14 min 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park Baldwin Park not reported 3 of 5
San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning Banning 3 hr 12 min 3 of 5
Barstow Community HospitalBarstow Barstow 2 hr 30 min 1 of 5
Kaiser Foundation HospitalBellflower Bellflower no ER 4 of 5
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley Berkeley 3 hr 35 min 4 of 5
Northern Inyo HospitalBishop Bishop 1 hr 49 min 3 of 5
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley Brawley 3 hr 6 min 3 of 5
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank Burbank 3 hr 8 min 3 of 5
Mills-Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame Burlingame 2 hr 52 min 5 of 5
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael Carmichael 3 hr 18 min 3 of 5
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley Castro Valley 3 hr 4 min 4 of 5
Enloe Medical CenterChico Chico 3 hr 10 min 3 of 5
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista Chula Vista 3 hr 22 min 4 of 5
St Helena Hospital-ClearlakeClearlake Clearlake 2 hr 37 min 2 of 5
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis Clovis 4 hr 2 min 2 of 5
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton Colton 3 hr 22 min 2 of 5
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona Corona 3 hr 31 min 3 of 5
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina Covina 3 hr 9 min 1 of 5
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City Crescent City 2 hr 3 min 2 of 5
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis Davis 2 hr 18 min 4 of 5
Delano Regional Medical CenterDelano Delano 2 hr 22 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney Downey not reported 4 of 5
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas Encinitas 3 hr 16 min 4 of 5
Palomar Medical CenterEscondido Escondido 3 hr 50 min 3 of 5
St Joseph HospitalEureka Eureka 3 hr 4 of 5
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield Fairfield 2 hr 46 min 2 of 5
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom Folsom 2 hr 53 min 4 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital FontanaFontana Fontana not reported 3 of 5
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley Fountain Valley 2 hr 48 min 2 of 5
Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley Fountain Valley 2 hr 40 min 4 of 5
Washington HospitalFremont Fremont 2 hr 34 min 2 of 5
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp French Camp 3 hr 31 min 2 of 5
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno Fresno 3 hr 46 min 1 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno Fresno not reported 4 of 5
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno Fresno 3 hr 50 min 2 of 5
St Jude Medical CenterFullerton Fullerton 4 hr 24 min 4 of 5
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale Glendale 3 hr 6 min 4 of 5
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale Glendale 3 hr 12 min 4 of 5
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley Grass Valley 2 hr 18 min 3 of 5
MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae Greenbrae 2 hr 57 min 5 of 5
Hanford Community Medical CenterHanford Hanford 3 hr 3 min 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Harbor CityHarbor City Harbor City not reported 3 of 5
John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalIndio Indio 2 hr 23 min 2 of 5
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson Jackson 2 hr 7 min 4 of 5
Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree Joshua Tree 2 hr 35 min 2 of 5
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla La Jolla 3 hr 1 min 5 of 5
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa La Mesa 3 hr 14 min 4 of 5
Saddleback Memorial Medical CenterLaguna Hills Laguna Hills 3 hr 17 min 4 of 5
Sutter Lakeside HospitalLakeport Lakeport 2 hr 2 min 4 of 5
Antelope Valley Hospital Medical CenterLancaster Lancaster 4 hr 24 min 1 of 5
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyLivermore Livermore 3 hr 12 min 5 of 5
Lodi Memorial HospitalLodi Lodi 3 hr 7 min 3 of 5
Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda Loma Linda 3 hr 51 min 3 of 5
Lompoc Healthcare DistrictLompoc Lompoc 2 hr 46 min 1 of 5
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc Lompoc 2 hr 46 min 1 of 5
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach Long Beach 2 hr 23 min 5 of 5
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles Los Angeles 4 hr 7 min 2 of 5
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles Los Angeles 6 hr 5 min 5 of 5
East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles Los Angeles 2 hr 44 min 1 of 5
Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles Los Angeles 3 hr 35 min 2 of 5
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles Los Angeles 3 hr 48 min 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles Los Angeles not reported 5 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaLos Angeles Los Angeles not reported 3 of 5
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles Los Angeles 4 hr 51 min 2 of 5
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles Los Angeles 5 hr 18 min 4 of 5
White Memorial Medical CenterLos Angeles Los Angeles 3 hr 15 min 3 of 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles Los Angeles 2 hr 29 min 4 of 5
Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos Los Banos 2 hr 21 min 3 of 5
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood Lynwood 3 hr 54 min 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca Manteca not reported 4 of 5
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez Martinez 2 hr 48 min 4 of 5
Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville Marysville 3 hr 9 min 2 of 5
Mercy Medical CenterMerced Merced 3 hr 50 min 3 of 5
Mercy Medical Center MercedMerced Merced 3 hr 50 min 3 of 5
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills Mission Hills 2 hr 30 min 4 of 5
Mission Hospital Regional Medical CenterMission Viejo Mission Viejo 3 hr 36 min 5 of 5
Doctors Medical CenterModesto Modesto 3 hr 30 min 1 of 5
Memorial Medical CenterModesto Modesto 4 hr 4 min 3 of 5
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey Monterey 2 hr 40 min 4 of 5
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park Monterey Park 2 hr 20 min 1 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley Moreno Valley not reported 4 of 5
Riverside County Regional Medical CenterMoreno Valley Moreno Valley 3 hr 43 min 3 of 5
El Camino HospitalMountain View Mountain View 2 hr 41 min 4 of 5
Mercy Medical Center Mt ShastaMt Shasta Mt Shasta 1 hr 29 min 4 of 5
Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta Murrieta 3 hr 17 min 3 of 5
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta Murrieta 3 hr 50 min 2 of 5
Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa Napa 2 hr 40 min 4 of 5
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach Newport Beach 3 hr 13 min 5 of 5
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge Northridge 3 hr 33 min 4 of 5
Highland HospitalOakland Oakland 3 hr 10 min 1 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland/RichmondOakland Oakland not reported 2 of 5
St Joseph HospitalOrange Orange 3 hr 37 min 4 of 5
UCI Health-OrangeOrange Orange 4 hr 22 min 4 of 5
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard Oxnard 2 hr 40 min 4 of 5
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs Palm Springs 2 hr 59 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City Panorama City not reported 4 of 5
Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena Pasadena 4 hr 8 min —
Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)Placerville Placerville 3 hr 4 of 5
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton Pleasanton 3 hr 12 min 5 of 5
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona Pomona 3 hr 27 min 3 of 5
Sierra View District HospitalPorterville Porterville 3 hr 11 min 3 of 5
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage Rancho Mirage 4 hr 11 min 4 of 5
Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage Rancho Mirage 4 hr 11 min 4 of 5
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff Red Bluff 2 hr 15 min 4 of 5
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding Redding 3 hr 14 min 2 of 5
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands Redlands 4 hr 3 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City Redwood City not reported 4 of 5
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City Redwood City 2 hr 14 min 5 of 5
Adventist Health ReedleyReedley Reedley 2 hr 23 min —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside Riverside not reported 4 of 5
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside Riverside 2 hr 53 min 3 of 5
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside Riverside 3 hr 13 min 2 of 5
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville Roseville 3 hr 37 min 5 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - RosevilleRoseville Roseville not reported 4 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital So SacramentoSacramento Sacramento not reported 2 of 5
Mercy General HospitalSacramento Sacramento 2 hr 58 min 3 of 5
Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento Sacramento 3 hr 7 min 3 of 5
Sutter General HospitalSacramento Sacramento 3 hr 3 min 4 of 5
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento Sacramento 5 hr 20 min 4 of 5
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas Salinas 2 hr 47 min 3 of 5
Salinas Valley Memorial HospitalSalinas Salinas 3 hr 18 min 4 of 5
Community Hospital of San BernardinoSan Bernardino San Bernardino 2 hr 42 min 3 of 5
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino San Bernardino 2 hr 50 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego San Diego not reported 4 of 5
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego San Diego 3 hr 9 min 4 of 5
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego San Diego 3 hr 12 min 4 of 5
UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego San Diego 4 hr 39 min 5 of 5
California Pacific Medical Center-Pacific Campus HospitalSan Francisco San Francisco 3 hr 10 min 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoSan Francisco San Francisco not reported 4 of 5
San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco San Francisco 4 hr 46 min 2 of 5
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco San Francisco 4 hr 22 min 4 of 5
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose San Jose 2 hr 20 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose San Jose not reported 3 of 5
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose San Jose 2 hr 24 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro San Leandro not reported 2 of 5
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 2 hr 48 min 5 of 5
Sierra Vista Regional Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 2 hr 24 min 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos San Marcos not reported 4 of 5
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon San Ramon 2 hr 24 min 4 of 5
Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana Santa Ana 2 hr 57 min 1 of 5
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana Santa Ana 3 hr 3 min 2 of 5
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara Santa Barbara 3 hr 10 min 4 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara Santa Clara not reported 2 of 5
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz Santa Cruz 3 hr 11 min 4 of 5
Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz Santa Cruz not reported —
Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria Santa Maria 2 hr 53 min 3 of 5
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica Santa Monica 3 hr 6 min 4 of 5
UCLA Santa Monica Medical CenterSanta Monica Santa Monica 3 hr 44 min 5 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaSanta Rosa Santa Rosa not reported 3 of 5
Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa Santa Rosa 2 hr 32 min 3 of 5
Sutter Medical Center of Santa RosaSanta Rosa Santa Rosa 3 hr 27 min 5 of 5
Sonora Community HospitalSonora Sonora 2 hr 56 min 3 of 5
Sonora Regional Medical CenterSonora Sonora 2 hr 56 min 3 of 5
Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe 2 hr 15 min 3 of 5
St Josephs Medical Center of StocktonStockton Stockton 3 hr 57 min 3 of 5
Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville Susanville 1 hr 52 min 3 of 5
Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar Sylmar 5 hr 19 min 2 of 5
Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana Tarzana 2 hr 38 min 3 of 5
Twin Cities Community HospitalTempleton Templeton 2 hr 20 min 2 of 5
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks Thousand Oaks 2 hr 31 min 4 of 5
Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance Torrance 5 hr 1 min 1 of 5
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance Torrance 4 hr 35 min 5 of 5
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance Torrance 2 hr 54 min 5 of 5
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy Tracy 2 hr 32 min 4 of 5
Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee Truckee 2 hr 6 min 3 of 5
Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock Turlock 3 hr 5 min 2 of 5
Ukiah Valley Medical Center/Hospital DUkiah Ukiah 2 hr 35 min 4 of 5
San Antonio Community HospitalUpland Upland 4 hr 4 min 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - VacavilleVacaville Vacaville not reported 4 of 5
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalValencia Valencia 2 hr 57 min 2 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo Vallejo not reported 2 of 5
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys Van Nuys 3 hr 20 min 1 of 5
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura Ventura 3 hr 4 min 4 of 5
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura Ventura 3 hr 1 min 2 of 5
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville Victorville 2 hr 49 min 3 of 5
Victor Valley Community HospitalVictorville Victorville 3 hr 36 min 1 of 5
Kaweah Delta Medical CenterVisalia Visalia 4 hr 4 min 3 of 5
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek Walnut Creek 2 hr 55 min 2 of 5
John Muir/Mt Diablo Health SystemWalnut Creek Walnut Creek not reported 3 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek Walnut Creek not reported 3 of 5
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville Watsonville 2 hr 41 min 2 of 5
PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier Whittier 3 hr 54 min 4 of 5
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier Whittier 1 hr 40 min 4 of 5
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland Woodland 1 hr 56 min 5 of 5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills Woodland Hills not reported 4 of 5
Fairchild Medical CenterYreka Yreka 2 hr 24 min 2 of 5

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in California

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in California?

California has 197 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

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

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Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published October 2026. About the data.