Desert Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Palm Springs, CA
Desert Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,458 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (310 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,458Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 462Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Desert Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
1150 North Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Riverside County
Call (760) 323-6511 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Desert Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 462 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 111 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Desert Regional Medical Center has the 43rd-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 60% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Desert Regional 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 Palm Springs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage | 9.2 | 21% | 1,243 | Yes |
| John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital | Indio | 20 | 24% | 1,622 | Yes |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning | 24 | – | 32 | Yes |
| HI-Desert Medical Center | Joshua Tree | 25 | 27% | 302 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley | Moreno Valley | 37 | 26% | 1,456 | Yes |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley | 38 | 28% | 1,989 | Yes |
More in Riverside County
- San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital (Banning)
- Corona Regional Medical Center (Corona)
- John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital (Indio)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley (Moreno Valley)
- Riverside University Health System-Medical Center (Moreno Valley)
- Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta (Murrieta)
- Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital (Murrieta)
- Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside (Riverside)
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center (Riverside)
- Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside)
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