Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates: labor and delivery in Berkeley, CA
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates is a hospital in Berkeley, Alameda County, California that delivers babies. It handled 3,882 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (1,300 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,882Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 447Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
2450 Ashby Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705
Alameda County
Call (510) 204-4444 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 447 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 118 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates has the 43rd-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates 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 Berkeley
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond | Oakland | 2.2 | 26% | 2,096 | Yes |
| Highland Hospital | Oakland | 4.3 | 23% | 1,534 | Yes |
| California Pacific Medical Center- van Ness Campus | San Francisco | 9.7 | 25% | 3,355 | Yes |
| Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | San Francisco | 10 | 25% | 1,170 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco | San Francisco | 11 | 23% | 2,163 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro | San Leandro | 12 | 19% | 3,123 | Yes |
More in Alameda County
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro (San Leandro)
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