Hospitals to give birth in Aliso Viejo, CA

9 hospitals within 20 miles of Aliso Viejo meet the Birthing-Friendly criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Compare their CMS star ratings, what patients said in Medicare's survey, and how far each one is from central Aliso Viejo, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Aliso Viejo, CA

  1. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach · 12.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    84%
    One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 (949) 764-4624
  2. Providence Mission Hospital

    Mission Viejo · 3.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    76%
    27700 Medical Center Rd, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 (949) 364-1400
  3. Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center

    Laguna Hills · 2.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    74%
    24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 (949) 837-4500
  4. Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center

    Fountain Valley · 16.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    9920 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 378-7000
  5. Providence St. Joseph Hospital

    Orange · 16.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    1100 West Stewart Dr, Orange, CA 92868 (714) 633-9111
  6. UCI Health-Orange

    Orange · 17.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    67%
    101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 (714) 456-7890
  7. Orange County Global Medical Center

    Santa Ana · 14.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    49%
    1001 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 953-3500
  8. UCI Health - Fountain Valley

    Fountain Valley · 15.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    n/a
    Would recommend
    n/a
    17100 Euclid Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 966-7200
  9. Coastal Communities Hospital

    Santa Ana · 13.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    1/5
    Patient survey
    n/a
    Would recommend
    35%
    2701 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA 92704 (714) 754-5454

Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.

Doulas near Aliso Viejo

A doula supports you through labor and birth at the hospital you choose, and can help you write a birth plan the labor and delivery team can follow.

See all doulas in Aliso Viejo

Questions to ask on a hospital tour

Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Aliso Viejo, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.

  1. How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
  2. What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
  3. What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
  4. Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
  5. Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
  6. Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
  7. Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
  8. Do you offer a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) if I have had a C-section before?

How this list is sorted

Every hospital here meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: it reports taking part in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement program and using that program's recommended safety practices. The designation is self-reported and most hospitals that deliver babies hold it, so treat it as a baseline, not a ranking.

We sort by the CMS overall hospital star rating, then by the patient survey star rating, then by distance. The overall rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care across the whole hospital. The survey rating comes from patients' answers to Medicare's HCAHPS survey about their stay.

CMS does not yet publish cesarean or severe complication rates for each hospital, so ask the hospitals on your shortlist for theirs.

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