Saint Francis Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lynwood, CA
Saint Francis Medical Center is a hospital in Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California that delivers babies. It handled 2,456 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (523 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,456Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 268Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Saint Francis Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
3630 East Imperial Highway
Lynwood, CA 90262
Los Angeles County
Call (310) 900-8900 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Saint Francis Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 268 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 43 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In California, Saint Francis Medical Center has the 165th-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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% 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
Saint Francis 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 Lynwood
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital | Los Angeles | 2.5 | 20% | 515 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey | Downey | 4.3 | 28% | 3,519 | Yes |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles | 6.5 | 39% | 79 | Yes |
| California Hospital Medical Center la | Los Angeles | 8.1 | 22% | 2,247 | Yes |
| Adventist Health White Memorial | Los Angeles | 8.3 | 29% | 3,135 | Yes |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center | Los Angeles | 8.6 | 30% | 786 | Yes |
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