Barstow Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Barstow, CA
Barstow Community Hospital is a hospital in Barstow, San Bernardino County, California that delivers babies. It handled 286 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (60 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 286Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 106Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
820 E Mountain View Street
Barstow, CA 92311
San Bernardino County
Call (760) 256-1761 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Barstow Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 106 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In California, Barstow Community Hospital has the 12th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
Barstow Community Hospital 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 Barstow
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Apple Valley | 28 | 20% | 1,408 | Yes |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center | Victorville | 30 | – | 167 | Yes |
| Desert Valley Hospital | Victorville | 33 | 34% | 381 | Yes |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | 54 | 21% | 1,163 | Yes |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 55 | 30% | 1,424 | Yes |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | Colton | 60 | 21% | 1,869 | Yes |
More in San Bernardino County
- Providence St Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley)
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (Colton)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario (Fontana)
- HI-Desert Medical Center (Joshua Tree)
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (Loma Linda)
- Redlands Community Hospital (Redlands)
- Community Hospital of San Bernardino (San Bernardino)
- St Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino)
- San Antonio Regional Hospital (Upland)
- Desert Valley Hospital (Victorville)
- Victor Valley Global Medical Center (Victorville)
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