Hospitals to give birth in Carson, CA
20 hospitals within 20 miles of Carson 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 Carson, then take the tour questions below with you.
Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Carson, CA
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Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance · 3.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 82%
3330 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90509 (310) 325-9110 -
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
Torrance · 4.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 70%
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 540-7676 -
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles · 17.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 78%
8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (310) 423-5000 -
Santa Monica - UCLA Med Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica · 17.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (310) 319-4000 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles
Los Angeles · 18.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 74%
4867 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 783-4011 -
St Mary Medical Center
Long Beach · 6.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 62%
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813 (562) 491-9000 -
PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
Whittier · 16.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 79%
12401 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 (562) 698-0811 -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles · 6.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 68%
1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 (424) 835-6808 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey
Downey · 10.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 72%
9333 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242 (562) 461-6007 -
Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica · 17.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 73%
2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (310) 829-5511 -
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles · 18.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 79%
757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (310) 825-6301 -
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier · 18.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 60%
9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605 (562) 945-3561 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay
Harbor City · 3.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 71%
25825 South Vermont Avenue, Harbor City, CA 90710 (310) 325-5111 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La
Los Angeles · 15.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 73%
6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 (213) 857-2201 -
Saint Francis Medical Center
Lynwood · 8.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 62%
3630 East Imperial Highway, Lynwood, CA 90262 (310) 900-8900 -
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles · 15.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 64%
1720 Cesar E Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (323) 268-5000 -
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Los Angeles · 18.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 60%
1300 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (213) 413-3000 -
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles · 16.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 71%
2051 Marengo St, Room C2k100, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (323) 226-2800 -
California Hospital Medical Center La
Los Angeles · 14.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 64%
1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 748-2411 -
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles · 15.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 68%
1225 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 977-2121
Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.
Doulas near Carson
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.
Questions to ask on a hospital tour
Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Carson, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.
- How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
- What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
- What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
- Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
- Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
- Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
- Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
- 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.