Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center: labor and delivery in Fountain Valley, CA
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center is a hospital in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,542 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (568 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
- 1,542Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 257Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
9920 Talbert Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Orange County
Call (714) 378-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 257 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 138 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center 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
- 73% 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
Memorialcare Orange Coast 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 Fountain Valley
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley | 1.3 | – | – | Yes |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana | 4.1 | – | – | Yes |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | 5.5 | 25% | 9,057 | Yes |
| Uci Health-Orange | Orange | 7.4 | 24% | 2,937 | Yes |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | Orange | 7.6 | 27% | 4,430 | Yes |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana | 7.9 | 13% | 742 | Yes |
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