A comprehensive guide to 315 maternity hospitals across California, including CMS quality ratings, Birthing-Friendly designations, and safety data to help you find the best place to give birth.
315
Total Hospitals
193
Birthing-Friendly
61%
BF Rate
18
Cities Covered
Top 10 Hospitals in California
The highest-rated hospitals for maternity care in California, based on CMS overall quality ratings and safety data.
| # | Hospital | City | Rating | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peninsula Medical Center | Burlingame | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 2 | Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest – Hillcrest Med Ctr | San Diego | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 3 | Ucsf Medical Center | San Francisco | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 4 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 5 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 6 | French Hospital Medical Center | San Luis Obispo | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 7 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | La Jolla | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 8 | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | Santa Barbara | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 9 | San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
| 10 | Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes |
Hospitals by City in California
Browse maternity hospitals by city. Cities with 3 or more hospitals have detailed comparison pages.
Los Angeles
15 hospitals · 11 birthing-friendly
San Francisco
10 hospitals · 4 birthing-friendly
Sacramento
6 hospitals · 5 birthing-friendly
Bakersfield
5 hospitals · 4 birthing-friendly
Anaheim
5 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
San Diego
4 hospitals · 4 birthing-friendly
San Jose
4 hospitals · 3 birthing-friendly
Fresno
4 hospitals · 3 birthing-friendly
Riverside
3 hospitals · 3 birthing-friendly
Oakland
3 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Glendale
3 hospitals · 3 birthing-friendly
Orange
3 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Downey
3 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Santa Rosa
3 hospitals · 3 birthing-friendly
Long Beach
3 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Redding
3 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Torrance
3 hospitals · 3 birthing-friendly
Modesto
3 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Walnut Creek
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Vallejo
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Stockton
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
San Bernardino
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Santa Monica
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Manteca
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Panorama City
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Ventura
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Whittier
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Fremont
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Redwood City
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Pomona
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
San Luis Obispo
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Santa Cruz
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Salinas
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Porterville
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Moreno Valley
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Roseville
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
La Jolla
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Loma Linda
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Santa Barbara
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Victorville
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Antioch
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Fountain Valley
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Murrieta
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Monterey Park
2 hospitals · 1 birthing-friendly
Santa Ana
2 hospitals · 2 birthing-friendly
Hayward
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Eureka
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Burlingame
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Napa
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Saint Helena
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Jackson
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
National City
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
La Mesa
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Arcata
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Oroville
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Chico
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Sylmar
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Red Bluff
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
El Centro
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Banning
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Lancaster
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Visalia
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Oakdale
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
South San Francisco
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Santa Clara
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
San Pedro
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Oxnard
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Sonoma
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Huntington Park
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Upland
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Lynwood
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Santa Maria
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Lompoc
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
San Mateo
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Escondido
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Northridge
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Hanford
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Van Nuys
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Woodland
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Oceanside
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Novato
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
San Gabriel
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Marysville
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Hollywood
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Petaluma
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Fontana
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Monterey
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Grass Valley
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Encino
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
French Camp
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Fullerton
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Turlock
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Reedley
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Watsonville
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Palmdale
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Alameda
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Chula Vista
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Newport Beach
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Garden Grove
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Coronado
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Burbank
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Simi Valley
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Arcadia
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Palm Springs
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Colton
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Placerville
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Redlands
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Martinez
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Mission Hills
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Joshua Tree
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Alhambra
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Pleasanton
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Daly City
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Barstow
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Apple Valley
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Ukiah
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Berkeley
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Mountain View
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Tracy
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Corona
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Sonora
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Lodi
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Brawley
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Montebello
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
South Lake Tahoe
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Greenbrae
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Fairfield
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Sun Valley
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Covina
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Hemet
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Harbor City
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Folsom
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Crescent City
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Pasadena
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Stanford
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Merced
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Gardena
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
West Hills
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Castro Valley
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Clovis
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Concord
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Auburn
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Encinitas
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
San Rafael
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Carmichael
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Huntington Beach
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Los Banos
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Indio
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Davis
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Costa Mesa
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Thousand Oaks
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Los Alamitos
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Mission Viejo
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Rancho Mirage
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
La Palma
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Lakewood
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Chino
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
San Dimas
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Placentia
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Glendora
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Laguna Hills
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Delano
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Valencia
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Templeton
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Poway
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Woodland Hills
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Sun City
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
San Ramon
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Baldwin Park
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
South El Monte
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Inglewood
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Marina Del Rey
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Sherman Oaks
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Montclair
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Tarzana
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Yuba City
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Vacaville
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Irvine
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Norwalk
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Temecula
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
San Leandro
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Tustin
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Colusa
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Tulare
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
San Marcos
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Portola
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Tehachapi
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Lone Pine
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Mammoth Lakes
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Mariposa
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Fall River Mills
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Willows
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Avalon
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Cedarville
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Garberville
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Willits
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Gridley
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Lake Arrowhead
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Lake Isabella
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Weaverville
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Yreka
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Clearlake
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Fortuna
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Mount Shasta
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Susanville
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Healdsburg
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Needles
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Bishop
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Fort Bragg
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Quincy
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Chester
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Truckee
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Lakeport
1 hospital · 1 birthing-friendly
Alturas
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Solvang
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
San Andreas
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Ridgecrest
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Ojai
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Big Bear Lake
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
King City
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Hollister
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Coalinga
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Blythe
1 hospital · 0 birthing-friendly
Birthing-Friendly Hospitals in California
61%
of hospitals in California are Birthing-Friendly
This is above the national average of 50%, meaning California has a higher proportion of quality-designated maternity hospitals.
The CMS Birthing-Friendly designation recognizes hospitals that meet quality benchmarks for maternity care, including lower C-section rates for low-risk pregnancies and implementation of evidence-based birth practices.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many hospitals for giving birth are in California?
There are 315 CMS-certified hospitals in California. Of these, 193 (61%) have earned the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation for quality maternity care.
What is the best hospital to give birth in California?
Based on CMS data, Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame has the highest overall rating (5/5) in California. It also holds the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation.
How many Birthing-Friendly hospitals are in California?
California has 193 Birthing-Friendly designated hospitals out of 315 total (61%). This is above the national average of 50%, meaning California has a higher proportion of quality-designated maternity hospitals.
