Mercy San Juan Medical Center: labor and delivery in Carmichael, CA
Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a hospital in Carmichael, Sacramento County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,494 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (382 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,494Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 382Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mercy San Juan Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- 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
6501 Coyle Ave
Carmichael, CA 95608
Sacramento County
Call (916) 537-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mercy San Juan Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 382 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has the 100th-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
- 68% 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
Mercy San Juan 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 Carmichael
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville | Roseville | 6.5 | 24% | 6,581 | Yes |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | Roseville | 7.7 | 23% | 2,402 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom | 9.1 | 28% | 797 | Yes |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento | 10 | 28% | 646 | Yes |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento | 11 | 23% | 5,895 | Yes |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento | 11 | 30% | 1,903 | Yes |
More in Sacramento County
- Mercy Hospital of Folsom (Folsom)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital So Sacramento (Sacramento)
- Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento)
- Methodist Hospital of Sacramento (Sacramento)
- Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (Sacramento)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (Sacramento)
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