Banner Lassen Medical Center: labor and delivery in Susanville, CA
Banner Lassen Medical Center is a hospital in Susanville, Lassen County, California that delivers babies. It handled 197 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (54 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 197Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 135Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1800 Spring Ridge Drive
Susanville, CA 96130
Lassen County
Call (530) 252-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Banner Lassen Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 135 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In California, Banner Lassen Medical Center has the 5th-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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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 Lassen 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 Susanville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville Hospital | Oroville | 77 | – | – | No |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | Reno | 78 | 26% | 4,018 | Yes |
| Enloe Health | Chico | 79 | 21% | – | Yes |
| Northern Nevada Medical Center | Sparks | 80 | 19% | 1,403 | Yes |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital | Truckee | 80 | 21% | 376 | Yes |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff | 85 | 23% | 480 | Yes |
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