Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek: labor and delivery in Walnut Creek, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek is a hospital in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California that delivers babies. It handled 2,970 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (1,133 such births). That is the same as the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,970Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 345Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
1425 S Main Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Contra Costa County
Call (925) 295-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 345 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 70 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek has the 79th-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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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 - Walnut Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | Walnut Creek | 1.7 | 27% | 2,853 | Yes |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez | 8.8 | 27% | 1,707 | Yes |
| San Ramon Regional Medical Center | San Ramon | 9.7 | 10% | 101 | Yes |
| Highland Hospital | Oakland | 11 | 23% | 1,534 | Yes |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates | Berkeley | 12 | 22% | 3,882 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond | Oakland | 12 | 26% | 2,096 | Yes |
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