Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta: labor and delivery in Murrieta, CA
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta is a hospital in Murrieta, Riverside County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,378 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (465 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,378Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 221Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
28062 Baxter Road
Murrieta, CA 92563
Riverside County
Call (951) 290-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 221 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 69 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta has the 22nd-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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta 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 Murrieta
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital | Murrieta | 3.9 | 21% | 3,553 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley | Moreno Valley | 20 | 26% | 1,456 | Yes |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley | 21 | 28% | 1,989 | Yes |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning | 25 | – | 32 | Yes |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | Riverside | 27 | – | 106 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside | Riverside | 27 | 27% | 2,663 | Yes |
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