Banner Thunderbird Medical Center: labor and delivery in Glendale, AZ
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is a hospital in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona that delivers babies. It handled 4,484 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (1,598 such births). That is the same as the Arizona rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 4,484Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 67Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
5555 West Thunderbird Road
Glendale, AZ 85306
Maricopa County
Call (602) 865-4470 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Banner Thunderbird Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 67 | 174 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Arizona, Banner Thunderbird Medical Center has the 18th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 56% 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 Thunderbird 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 Glendale
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital | Glendale | 3.3 | 31% | 3,441 | Yes |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | 10 | 18% | 5,409 | Yes |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix | 11 | 23% | 3,707 | Yes |
| Banner del E. Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | 12 | 21% | 2,209 | Yes |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | 12 | 23% | 6,822 | Yes |
| Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center | Phoenix | 13 | 15% | 886 | Yes |
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