Adventist Health Sonora: labor and delivery in Sonora, CA
Adventist Health Sonora is a hospital in Sonora, Tuolumne County, California that delivers babies. It handled 456 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (137 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 456Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 552Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1000 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370
Tuolumne County
Call (209) 536-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Adventist Health Sonora compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 552 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 103 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Adventist Health Sonora has the 160th-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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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 Sonora 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 Sonora
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Amador Hospital | Jackson | 34 | 37% | 205 | Yes |
| Memorial Medical Center | Modesto | 39 | 27% | 1,973 | Yes |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto | 40 | 25% | 2,730 | Yes |
| Emanuel Medical Center | Turlock | 41 | 27% | 984 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center | Merced | 44 | 23% | 2,199 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca | Manteca | 49 | 25% | 3,938 | Yes |
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