St Elizabeth Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Red Bluff, CA
St Elizabeth Community Hospital is a hospital in Red Bluff, Tehama County, California that delivers babies. It handled 480 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (131 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 480Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 376Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Tehama County
Call (530) 529-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St Elizabeth Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 376 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, St Elizabeth Community 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
St Elizabeth Community 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 Red Bluff
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding | 30 | 21% | 1,652 | Yes |
| Enloe Health | Chico | 34 | 21% | – | Yes |
| Oroville Hospital | Oroville | 63 | – | – | No |
| Adventist Health and Rideout | Marysville | 77 | 23% | 1,882 | Yes |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital | Lakeport | 81 | 20% | 253 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center of MT Shasta | Mount Shasta | 81 | 16% | 90 | Yes |
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