Providence St Mary Medical Center: labor and delivery in Apple Valley, CA
Providence St Mary Medical Center is a hospital in Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,408 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (407 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,408Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 443Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Providence St Mary Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
18300 Highway 18
Apple Valley, CA 92307
San Bernardino County
Call (760) 242-2311 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Providence St Mary Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 443 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In California, Providence St Mary Medical Center has the 22nd-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: 1 of 5 stars
- 52% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 50% 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 Mary 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 Apple Valley
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center | Victorville | 1.8 | – | 167 | Yes |
| Desert Valley Hospital | Victorville | 5.2 | 34% | 381 | Yes |
| Barstow Community Hospital | Barstow | 28 | 18% | 286 | Yes |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | 28 | 21% | 1,163 | Yes |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 29 | 30% | 1,424 | Yes |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | Colton | 33 | 21% | 1,869 | Yes |
More in San Bernardino County
- Barstow Community Hospital (Barstow)
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (Colton)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario (Fontana)
- HI-Desert Medical Center (Joshua Tree)
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (Loma Linda)
- Redlands Community Hospital (Redlands)
- Community Hospital of San Bernardino (San Bernardino)
- St Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino)
- San Antonio Regional Hospital (Upland)
- Desert Valley Hospital (Victorville)
- Victor Valley Global Medical Center (Victorville)
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