Santa Clara Valley Medical Center: labor and delivery in San Jose, CA
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is a hospital in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California that delivers babies. It handled 3,030 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (1,007 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,030Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 329Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
Address and phone
751 South Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128
Santa Clara County
Call (408) 885-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Santa Clara Valley Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 329 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center has the 32nd-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Santa Clara Valley 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 San Jose
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 3.8 | 25% | 4,093 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | San Jose | 4.4 | 20% | 2,129 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose | San Jose | 8.8 | 28% | 2,027 | Yes |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View | 8.9 | 28% | 4,650 | Yes |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford | 15 | – | – | No |
| Washington Hospital | Fremont | 17 | 99% | 525 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in San Jose
More in Santa Clara County
- El Camino Health (Mountain View)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara (Santa Clara)
- Stanford Health Care (Stanford)
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