Adventist Health Delano: labor and delivery in Delano, CA
Adventist Health Delano is a hospital in Delano, Kern County, California that delivers babies. It handled 552 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (160 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 552Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 118Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1401 Garces Highway
Delano, CA 93215
Kern County
Call (661) 725-4800 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Adventist Health Delano compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 118 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In California, Adventist Health Delano has the 32nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 179 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Adventist Health Delano holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Delano
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra View Medical Center | Porterville | 24 | 36% | 688 | Yes |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | 29 | 28% | 2,819 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 29 | 26% | 2,498 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital | Bakersfield | 29 | 30% | 1,922 | Yes |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield | 30 | 28% | 2,576 | Yes |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia | 39 | 32% | 4,142 | Yes |
More in Kern County
- Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield)
- Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield)
- Kern Medical Center (Bakersfield)
- Mercy Hospital (Bakersfield)
- Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (Ridgecrest)
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