HI-Desert Medical Center: labor and delivery in Joshua Tree, CA
HI-Desert Medical Center is a hospital in Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California that delivers babies. It handled 302 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (59 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 302Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 481Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
6601 White Feather Road
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
San Bernardino County
Call (760) 366-3711 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How HI-Desert Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 481 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 87 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, HI-Desert Medical Center has the 111th-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
- 54% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 51% 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
HI-Desert 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 Joshua Tree
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Regional Medical Center | Palm Springs | 25 | 22% | 1,458 | Yes |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage | 26 | 21% | 1,243 | Yes |
| John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital | Indio | 29 | 24% | 1,622 | Yes |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning | 41 | – | 32 | Yes |
| Redlands Community Hospital | Redlands | 54 | – | – | Yes |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley | 55 | 28% | 1,989 | Yes |
More in San Bernardino County
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- Barstow Community Hospital (Barstow)
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (Colton)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario (Fontana)
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (Loma Linda)
- Redlands Community Hospital (Redlands)
- Community Hospital of San Bernardino (San Bernardino)
- St Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino)
- San Antonio Regional Hospital (Upland)
- Desert Valley Hospital (Victorville)
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