Riverside University Health System-Medical Center: labor and delivery in Moreno Valley, CA
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center is a hospital in Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,989 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (580 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,989Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 326Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
26520 Cactus Avenue
Moreno Valley, CA 92555
Riverside County
Call (951) 486-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Riverside University Health System-Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 326 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 114 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Riverside University Health System-Medical Center 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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 University Health System-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 Moreno Valley
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley | Moreno Valley | 1.1 | 26% | 1,456 | Yes |
| Redlands Community Hospital | Redlands | 9.2 | – | – | Yes |
| Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | Loma Linda | 10 | 23% | 4,164 | Yes |
| Riverside Community Hospital | Riverside | 11 | 25% | 3,566 | Yes |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | Riverside | 14 | – | 106 | Yes |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning | 14 | – | 32 | Yes |
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