Sierra View Medical Center: labor and delivery in Porterville, CA
Sierra View Medical Center is a hospital in Porterville, Tulare County, California that delivers babies. It handled 688 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 36% delivered by C-section (90 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 36%First-birth C-section rate
- 688Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 440Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
465 W Putnam Ave
Porterville, CA 93257
Tulare County
Call (559) 784-1110 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sierra View Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 36% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 440 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 93 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Sierra View Medical Center has the 173rd-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
- 53% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 58% 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
Sierra View 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 Porterville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | Visalia | 23 | 32% | 4,142 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Delano | Delano | 24 | 21% | 552 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Hanford | Hanford | 40 | 19% | 2,306 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Reedley | Reedley | 44 | 28% | 1,076 | Yes |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | 47 | 28% | 2,819 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 47 | 26% | 2,498 | Yes |
More in Tulare County
- Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia)
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