San Joaquin General Hospital: labor and delivery in French Camp, CA
San Joaquin General Hospital is a hospital in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,938 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (574 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,938Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 378Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at San Joaquin General Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
500 W Hospital Road
French Camp, CA 95231
San Joaquin County
Call (209) 468-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How San Joaquin General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 378 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 111 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, San Joaquin General Hospital has the 49th-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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
San Joaquin General 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 French Camp
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton | Stockton | 5.8 | 29% | 2,963 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca | Manteca | 6.5 | 25% | 3,938 | Yes |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital | Tracy | 13 | 23% | 376 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | Lodi | 16 | 26% | 745 | Yes |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto | 22 | 25% | 2,730 | Yes |
| Memorial Medical Center | Modesto | 23 | 27% | 1,973 | Yes |
More in San Joaquin County
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Lodi)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca (Manteca)
- St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton (Stockton)
- Sutter Tracy Community Hospital (Tracy)
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