Hospitals to give birth in Sacramento, CA

11 hospitals within 20 miles of Sacramento 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 Sacramento, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Sacramento, CA

  1. Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland · 17.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    1325 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695 (530) 662-3961
  2. Sutter Roseville Medical Center

    Roseville · 18.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    One Medical Plaza, Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 781-1000
  3. Sutter Davis Hospital

    Davis · 15.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    82%
    2000 Sutter Place, Davis, CA 95616 (530) 757-5108
  4. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

    Sacramento · 1.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    2825 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 454-2222
  5. University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento · 2.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    74%
    2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 734-2011
  6. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville

    Roseville · 17.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    66%
    1600 Eureka Road, Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 784-4000
  7. Mercy Hospital of Folsom

    Folsom · 19.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    1650 Creekside Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 983-7400
  8. Mercy General Hospital

    Sacramento · 2.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819 (916) 453-4453
  9. Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

    Sacramento · 9.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    63%
    7500 Hospital Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823 (916) 423-6010
  10. Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael · 11.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    6501 Coyle Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608 (916) 537-5000
  11. Kaiser Foundation Hospital So Sacramento

    Sacramento · 8.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    70%
    6600 Bruceville Road, Sacramento, CA 95823 (916) 688-2000

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 Sacramento, 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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