Barton Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in South Lake Tahoe, CA
Barton Memorial Hospital is a hospital in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California that delivers babies. It handled 271 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (100 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 271Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 457Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2170 South Avenue
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
El Dorado County
Call (530) 541-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Barton Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 457 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 84 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Barton Memorial Hospital has the 8th-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
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
Barton Memorial 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 South Lake Tahoe
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center | Carson City | 21 | 24% | 898 | Yes |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital | Truckee | 30 | 21% | 376 | Yes |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | Reno | 44 | 26% | 4,018 | Yes |
| Marshall Medical Center | Placerville | 45 | 30% | 340 | Yes |
| Northern Nevada Medical Center | Sparks | 46 | 19% | 1,403 | Yes |
| Sutter Amador Hospital | Jackson | 57 | 37% | 205 | Yes |
More in El Dorado County
- Marshall Medical Center (Placerville)
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