Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles: labor and delivery in Los Angeles, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles is a hospital in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California that delivers babies. It handled 2,111 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (786 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,111Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 977Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
Address and phone
4867 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Los Angeles County
Call (323) 783-4011 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 977 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 177 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles has the 151st-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
- 73% 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
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | Los Angeles | 0.2 | 27% | 1,929 | Yes |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center | Glendale | 3.0 | 35% | 1,302 | Yes |
| Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital | Los Angeles | 3.6 | – | – | Yes |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | 4.4 | 24% | 2,349 | Yes |
| California Hospital Medical Center la | Los Angeles | 4.6 | 22% | 2,247 | Yes |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | Glendale | 5.1 | 29% | 1,919 | Yes |
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More in Los Angeles County
- USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park (Baldwin Park)
- Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank)
- Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital (Covina)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey (Downey)
- Glendale Adventist Medical Center (Glendale)
- Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center (Glendale)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay (Harbor City)
- Antelope Valley Hospital (Lancaster)
- St Mary Medical Center (Long Beach)
- Saint Francis Medical Center (Lynwood)
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills)
- Garfield Medical Center (Monterey Park)
- Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City (Panorama City)
- Huntington Hospital (Pasadena)
- Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona)
- Saint John's Health Center (Santa Monica)
- Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital (Santa Monica)
- LAC/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center (Sylmar)
- Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana)
- LAC/Harbor-Ucla Medical Center (Torrance)
- Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance (Torrance)
- Torrance Memorial Medical Center (Torrance)
- Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital (Valencia)
- Valley Presbyterian Hospital (Van Nuys)
- Pih Health Hospital-Whittier (Whittier)
- Whittier Hospital Medical Center (Whittier)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills (Woodland Hills)
Hospitals in Los Angeles that do not offer labor and delivery: Los Angeles Community Hospital, Keck Hospital of Usc, L A Downtown Medical Center.
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