Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center: labor and delivery in Laguna Hills, CA
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center is a hospital in Laguna Hills, Orange County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,416 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (597 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,416Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 330Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
24451 Health Center Drive
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Orange County
Call (949) 837-4500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 330 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 116 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center has the 64th-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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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 Saddleback 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 Laguna Hills
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Mission Hospital | Mission Viejo | 3.9 | 21% | 1,763 | Yes |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana | 12 | – | – | Yes |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana | 12 | 13% | 742 | Yes |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | 13 | 25% | 9,057 | Yes |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley | 15 | – | – | Yes |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | Orange | 15 | 27% | 4,430 | Yes |
More in Orange County
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- Anaheim Global Medical Center (Anaheim)
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- Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley)
- Uci Health - Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley)
- Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton)
- Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo)
- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach)
- Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange)
- Uci Health-Orange (Orange)
- Coastal Communities Hospital (Santa Ana)
- Orange County Global Medical Center (Santa Ana)
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