John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus: labor and delivery in Walnut Creek, CA
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus is a hospital in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California that delivers babies. It handled 2,853 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (980 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,853Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 127Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Contra Costa County
Call (925) 939-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 127 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 121 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus 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 Walnut Creek
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek | 1.7 | 25% | 2,970 | Yes |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez | 8.0 | 27% | 1,707 | Yes |
| San Ramon Regional Medical Center | San Ramon | 11 | 10% | 101 | Yes |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates | Berkeley | 13 | 22% | 3,882 | Yes |
| Highland Hospital | Oakland | 13 | 23% | 1,534 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond | Oakland | 13 | 26% | 2,096 | Yes |
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