Northern Inyo Hospital: labor and delivery in Bishop, CA
Northern Inyo Hospital is a hospital in Bishop, Inyo County, California that delivers babies. It handled 224 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (80 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 224Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 322Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
150 Pioneer Lane
Bishop, CA 93514
Inyo County
Call (760) 873-5811 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Northern Inyo Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 322 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 74 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Northern Inyo Hospital has the 127th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 81% 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
Northern Inyo Hospital 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 Bishop
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Reedley | Reedley | 78 | 28% | 1,076 | Yes |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | Clovis | 78 | 34% | 3,862 | Yes |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | Fresno | 83 | 27% | 4,025 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno | Fresno | 84 | 26% | 1,639 | Yes |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia | 87 | 32% | 4,142 | Yes |
| Community Regional Medical Center | Fresno | 87 | 23% | 4,726 | Yes |
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