Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital: labor and delivery in Murrieta, CA
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital is a hospital in Murrieta, Riverside County, California that delivers babies. It handled 3,553 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (1,104 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,553Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 300Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
25500 Medical Center Drive
Murrieta, CA 92562
Riverside County
Call (951) 696-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 300 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 63% 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
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs 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 Murrieta
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | Murrieta | 3.9 | 20% | 1,378 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley | Moreno Valley | 23 | 26% | 1,456 | Yes |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | Moreno Valley | 24 | 28% | 1,989 | Yes |
| Providence Mission Hospital | Mission Viejo | 28 | 21% | 1,763 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside | Riverside | 29 | 27% | 2,663 | Yes |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital | Banning | 29 | – | 32 | Yes |
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