Garfield Medical Center: labor and delivery in Monterey Park, CA
Garfield Medical Center is a hospital in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California that delivers babies. It handled 719 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (288 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 719Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 466Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Garfield Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
Address and phone
525 N Garfield Ave
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Los Angeles County
Call (626) 573-2222 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Garfield Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 466 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 127 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Garfield Medical Center has the 49th-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
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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
Garfield 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 Monterey Park
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles | 4.7 | 39% | 79 | Yes |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center | Los Angeles | 4.9 | 30% | 786 | Yes |
| Huntington Hospital | Pasadena | 5.0 | 24% | 2,601 | Yes |
| Adventist Health White Memorial | Los Angeles | 5.5 | 29% | 3,135 | Yes |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | Arcadia | 6.5 | 24% | 746 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park | Baldwin Park | 7.9 | 28% | 2,962 | Yes |
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Hospitals in Monterey Park that do not offer labor and delivery: Monterey Park Hospital.
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