Providence St. Jude Medical Center: labor and delivery in Fullerton, CA
Providence St. Jude Medical Center is a hospital in Fullerton, Orange County, California that delivers babies. It handled 2,159 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (789 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,159Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 348Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Providence St. Jude Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
101 E Valencia Mesa Drive
Fullerton, CA 92835
Orange County
Call (714) 992-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Providence St. Jude 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 | 348 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 84 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Providence St. Jude 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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Providence St. Jude 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 Fullerton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical Center | Anaheim | 3.2 | 36% | 343 | Yes |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center | Anaheim | 5.2 | – | – | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim | Anaheim | 5.5 | 27% | 4,914 | Yes |
| Whittier Hospital Medical Center | Whittier | 5.9 | 38% | 1,276 | Yes |
| Uci Health-Orange | Orange | 8.0 | 24% | 2,937 | Yes |
| Pih Health Hospital-Whittier | Whittier | 8.5 | – | – | Yes |
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