Hospitals to give birth in Long Beach, CA

20 hospitals within 20 miles of Long Beach 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 Long Beach, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Long Beach, CA

  1. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach · 18.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    84%
    One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 (949) 764-4624
  2. Torrance Memorial Medical Center

    Torrance · 9.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    82%
    3330 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90509 (310) 325-9110
  3. Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance

    Torrance · 10.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    70%
    4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 540-7676
  4. St Mary Medical Center

    Long Beach · 0.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    62%
    1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813 (562) 491-9000
  5. PIH Health Hospital-Whittier

    Whittier · 16.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    12401 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 (562) 698-0811
  6. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles · 10.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    68%
    1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 (424) 835-6808
  7. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey

    Downey · 11.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    9333 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242 (562) 461-6007
  8. Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center

    Fountain Valley · 14.5 mi away

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

    Fullerton · 17.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    78%
    101 E Valencia Mesa Drive, Fullerton, CA 92835 (714) 992-3000
  10. AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center

    Anaheim · 15.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    51%
    1111 W La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801 (714) 774-1450
  11. Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier · 16.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    60%
    9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605 (562) 945-3561
  12. UCI Health-Orange

    Orange · 17.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    67%
    101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 (714) 456-7890
  13. Providence St. Joseph Hospital

    Orange · 18.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    1100 West Stewart Dr, Orange, CA 92868 (714) 633-9111
  14. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay

    Harbor City · 6.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    25825 South Vermont Avenue, Harbor City, CA 90710 (310) 325-5111
  15. Saint Francis Medical Center

    Lynwood · 11.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    62%
    3630 East Imperial Highway, Lynwood, CA 90262 (310) 900-8900
  16. Adventist Health White Memorial

    Los Angeles · 19.4 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
  17. Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles · 19.9 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
  18. California Hospital Medical Center La

    Los Angeles · 18.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    64%
    1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 748-2411
  19. UCI Health - Fountain Valley

    Fountain Valley · 15.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    n/a
    Would recommend
    n/a
    17100 Euclid Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 966-7200
  20. Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center

    Torrance · 7.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    1/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    61%
    1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90509 (310) 222-2345

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

Questions to ask on a hospital tour

Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Long Beach, 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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