Banner Desert Medical Center: labor and delivery in Mesa, AZ
Banner Desert Medical Center is a hospital in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona that delivers babies. It handled 3,572 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (1,227 such births). That is above the Arizona rate of 23% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,572Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 95Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1400 South Dobson Road
Mesa, AZ 85202
Maricopa County
Call (480) 412-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Banner Desert Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 95 | 174 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 85 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Arizona, Banner Desert Medical Center has the 30th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 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: 1 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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
Banner Desert Medical Center 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 Mesa
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | Chandler | 6.2 | 28% | 3,477 | Yes |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center | Chandler | 7.6 | 21% | 876 | Yes |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert | 9.0 | 24% | 3,862 | Yes |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | 9.9 | 27% | 3,938 | Yes |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center | Phoenix | 9.9 | 23% | 2,882 | Yes |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | 12 | 23% | 6,822 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Mesa
More in Maricopa County
- Banner Ocotillo Medical Center (Chandler)
- Chandler Regional Medical Center (Chandler)
- Banner Gateway Medical Center (Gilbert)
- Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (Gilbert)
- Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital (Glendale)
- Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (Glendale)
- Abrazo West Campus (Goodyear)
- Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix (Phoenix)
- Banner Estrella Medical Center (Phoenix)
- Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center (Phoenix)
- St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center (Phoenix)
- Valleywise Health Medical Center (Phoenix)
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center (Scottsdale)
- Banner del E. Webb Medical Center (Sun City West)
Hospitals in Mesa that do not offer labor and delivery: Banner Baywood Medical Center, Banner Heart Hospital, Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital, Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital.
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