El Camino Health: labor and delivery in Mountain View, CA
El Camino Health is a hospital in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California that delivers babies. It handled 4,650 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (2,163 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 4,650Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 448Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at El Camino Health
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
Address and phone
2500 Grant Road
Mountain View, CA 94040
Santa Clara County
Call (650) 940-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How El Camino Health compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 448 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 185 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, El Camino Health has the 127th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
El Camino Health 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 Mountain View
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 5.1 | 25% | 4,093 | Yes |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford | 6.0 | – | – | No |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | San Jose | 8.9 | 21% | 3,030 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | San Jose | 11 | 20% | 2,129 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City | Redwood City | 11 | 19% | 2,084 | Yes |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | 12 | 27% | 777 | Yes |
More in Santa Clara County
- Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose (San Jose)
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (San Jose)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara (Santa Clara)
- Stanford Health Care (Stanford)
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