Hospitals to give birth in San Francisco, CA

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

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near San Francisco, CA

  1. Peninsula Medical Center

    Burlingame · 12.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    78%
    1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 696-5400

  2. MarinHealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae · 13.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    76%
    250 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae, CA 94904 (415) 925-7900

  3. UCSF Medical Center

    San Francisco · 2.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    81%
    505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 (415) 353-2733

  4. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco

    San Francisco · 1.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    2425 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 833-2646

  5. Eden Medical Center

    Castro Valley · 18.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    20103 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546 (510) 537-1234

  6. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp

    Berkeley · 10.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    67%
    2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 (510) 204-4444

  7. California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus

    San Francisco · 0.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    78%
    1101 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 600-6000

  8. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center

    San Francisco · 1.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 206-8000

  9. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond

    Oakland · 9.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    275 West Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611 (510) 752-1000

  10. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro

    San Leandro · 14.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    2500 Merced Street, San Leandro, CA 94577 (510) 454-1000

  11. Highland Hospital

    Oakland · 10.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    1/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    70%
    1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602 (510) 437-4800

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

Doulas near San Francisco

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.

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Questions to ask on a hospital tour

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