Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital: labor and delivery in Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital is a hospital in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,467 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (714 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
- 1,467Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 599Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
1250 16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Los Angeles County
Call (310) 319-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 599 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 244 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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 Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic 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 Santa Monica
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica | 0.4 | 25% | 1,953 | Yes |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | Los Angeles | 3.5 | 29% | 1,868 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la | Los Angeles | 6.4 | 26% | 1,643 | Yes |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | 6.9 | 29% | 5,526 | Yes |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana | 10 | 30% | 2,489 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills | Woodland Hills | 12 | 27% | 1,706 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Santa Monica
More in Los Angeles County
- USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park (Baldwin Park)
- Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank)
- Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital (Covina)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey (Downey)
- Glendale Adventist Medical Center (Glendale)
- Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center (Glendale)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay (Harbor City)
- Antelope Valley Hospital (Lancaster)
- St Mary Medical Center (Long Beach)
- Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles)
- California Hospital Medical Center la (Los Angeles)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)
- East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital (Los Angeles)
- Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Los Angeles)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la (Los Angeles)
- Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (Los Angeles)
- Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles)
- Saint Francis Medical Center (Lynwood)
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills)
- Garfield Medical Center (Monterey Park)
- Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City (Panorama City)
- Huntington Hospital (Pasadena)
- Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona)
- LAC/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center (Sylmar)
- Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana)
- LAC/Harbor-Ucla Medical Center (Torrance)
- Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance (Torrance)
- Torrance Memorial Medical Center (Torrance)
- Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital (Valencia)
- Valley Presbyterian Hospital (Van Nuys)
- Pih Health Hospital-Whittier (Whittier)
- Whittier Hospital Medical Center (Whittier)
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills (Woodland Hills)
All hospitals in Santa Monica · Los Angeles County · All California hospitals