Riverside Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Riverside, CA
Riverside Community Hospital is a hospital in Riverside, Riverside County, California that delivers babies. It handled 3,566 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (842 such births). That is the same as the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,566Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 74Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Riverside Community Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4445 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
Riverside County
Call (951) 788-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Riverside Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 74 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In California, Riverside Community Hospital has the 79th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Riverside Community 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 Riverside
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | Riverside | 5.0 | – | 106 | Yes |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | Colton | 7.0 | 21% | 1,869 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside | Riverside | 7.1 | 27% | 2,663 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario | Fontana | 7.4 | 25% | 6,382 | Yes |
| Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | Loma Linda | 8.3 | 23% | 4,164 | Yes |
| Redlands Community Hospital | Redlands | 11 | – | – | Yes |
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