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Enloe Health: labor and delivery in Chico, CA

Enloe Health is a hospital in Chico, Butte County, California that delivers babies. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (661 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.

21%First-birth C-section rate
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
3 of 5Patient survey stars
3 of 5Overall hospital stars

Address and phone

1531 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926
Butte County

Call (530) 332-7300 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Private

How Enloe Health compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	California	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	21%	25%	26% (median)

In California, Enloe Health has the 32nd-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
73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
68% 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

Enloe 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 Chico

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Oroville Hospital	Oroville	30	–	–	No
St Elizabeth Community Hospital	Red Bluff	34	23%	480	Yes
Adventist Health and Rideout	Marysville	44	23%	1,882	Yes
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital	Grass Valley	56	30%	388	Yes
Mercy Medical Center Redding	Redding	64	21%	1,652	Yes
Adventist Health Clearlake	Clearlake	69	14%	115	Yes