Hospitals to give birth in Los Angeles, CA

20 hospitals within 20 miles of Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Los Angeles, CA

  1. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles

    Los Angeles · 4.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    74%
    4867 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 783-4011
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles · 8.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    78%
    8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (310) 423-5000
  3. Santa Monica - UCLA Med Center & Orthopaedic Hospital

    Santa Monica · 14.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (310) 319-4000
  4. Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance

    Torrance · 16.3 mi away

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

    Torrance · 17.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    82%
    3330 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90509 (310) 325-9110
  6. St Mary Medical Center

    Long Beach · 19.3 mi away

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

    Whittier · 12.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    12401 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 (562) 698-0811
  8. Glendale Adventist Medical Center

    Glendale · 6.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    1509 E Wilson Terrace, Glendale, CA 91206 (818) 409-8202
  9. San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

    San Gabriel · 8.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    67%
    438 W Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776 (626) 289-5454
  10. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

    Los Angeles · 9.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    68%
    1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 (424) 835-6808
  11. USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

    Glendale · 10.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    65%
    1812 Verdugo Blvd, Glendale, CA 91208 (818) 790-7100
  12. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey

    Downey · 11.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    9333 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242 (562) 461-6007
  13. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles · 11.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (310) 825-6301
  14. Saint John's Health Center

    Santa Monica · 13.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (310) 829-5511
  15. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City

    Panorama City · 15.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    74%
    13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402 (818) 375-2000
  16. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

    Mission Hills · 19.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    78%
    15031 Rinaldi St, Mission Hills, CA 91346 (818) 365-8051
  17. Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center

    Glendale · 5.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    67%
    1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204 (818) 502-1900
  18. Whittier Hospital Medical Center

    Whittier · 15.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    60%
    9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605 (562) 945-3561
  19. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La

    Los Angeles · 7.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 (213) 857-2201
  20. Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

    Burbank · 8.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 843-5111

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 Los Angeles, 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.

FAQs

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