Memorial Medical Center: labor and delivery in Modesto, CA
Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,973 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (668 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,973Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 373Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1700 Coffee Rd
Modesto, CA 95355
Stanislaus County
Call (209) 526-4500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Memorial Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 373 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 99 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Memorial Medical Center 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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Memorial 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 Modesto
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto | 1.2 | 25% | 2,730 | Yes |
| Emanuel Medical Center | Turlock | 13 | 27% | 984 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca | Manteca | 17 | 25% | 3,938 | Yes |
| San Joaquin General Hospital | French Camp | 23 | 23% | 1,938 | Yes |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital | Tracy | 26 | 23% | 376 | Yes |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton | 27 | 29% | 2,963 | Yes |
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