Hospitals to give birth in Norwalk, CA
20 hospitals within 20 miles of Norwalk 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 Norwalk, then take the tour questions below with you.
Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Norwalk, CA
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Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance · 16.3 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 · 16.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 70%
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 540-7676 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles
Los Angeles · 18.2 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 · 10.3 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 · 5.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 79%
12401 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 (562) 698-0811 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
Anaheim · 14.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 81%
3440 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 279-4000 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey
Downey · 2.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 72%
9333 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242 (562) 461-6007 -
Providence St. Jude Medical Center
Fullerton · 8.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 78%
101 E Valencia Mesa Drive, Fullerton, CA 92835 (714) 992-3000 -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles · 9.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 68%
1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 (424) 835-6808 -
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel · 13.8 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 -
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center
Fountain Valley · 15.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 72%
9920 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 378-7000 -
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Glendale · 19.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 69%
1509 E Wilson Terrace, Glendale, CA 91206 (818) 409-8202 -
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier · 5.6 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 60%
9080 Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90605 (562) 945-3561 -
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim · 9.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 51%
1111 W La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801 (714) 774-1450 -
UCI Health-Orange
Orange · 13.6 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 67%
101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 (714) 456-7890 -
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Orange · 15.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 71%
1100 West Stewart Dr, Orange, CA 92868 (714) 633-9111 -
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center
Glendale · 18.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 67%
1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204 (818) 502-1900 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park · 12.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 74%
1011 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA 91706 (626) 851-1011 -
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay
Harbor City · 14.6 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 · 19.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 73%
6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 (213) 857-2201
Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.
Doulas near Norwalk
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 Norwalk, 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.