Los Angeles General Medical Center: labor and delivery in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles General Medical Center is a hospital in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California that delivers babies. It handled 786 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (223 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 786Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 657Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Los Angeles General Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
Address and phone
2051 Marengo St, Room C2k100
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Los Angeles County
Call (323) 226-2800 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Los Angeles General Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 657 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 199 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Los Angeles General Medical Center 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
- 71% 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
Los Angeles General 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 Los Angeles
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health White Memorial | Los Angeles | 0.7 | 29% | 3,135 | Yes |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles | 2.6 | 39% | 79 | Yes |
| Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital | Los Angeles | 3.3 | – | – | Yes |
| California Hospital Medical Center la | Los Angeles | 3.6 | 22% | 2,247 | Yes |
| Garfield Medical Center | Monterey Park | 4.9 | 23% | 719 | Yes |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | Los Angeles | 5.6 | 27% | 1,929 | Yes |
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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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