Sutter Amador Hospital: labor and delivery in Jackson, CA
Sutter Amador Hospital is a hospital in Jackson, Amador County, California that delivers babies. It handled 205 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 37% delivered by C-section (63 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 37%First-birth C-section rate
- 205Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 166Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Sutter Amador Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
200 Mission Blvd
Jackson, CA 95642
Amador County
Call (209) 223-7500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sutter Amador Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 37% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 166 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 74 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In California, Sutter Amador Hospital has the 175th-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
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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
Sutter Amador 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 Jackson
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Medical Center | Placerville | 26 | 30% | 340 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom | 30 | 28% | 797 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | Lodi | 32 | 26% | 745 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Sonora | Sonora | 34 | 31% | 456 | Yes |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | 36 | 24% | 1,755 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital So Sacramento | Sacramento | 37 | 25% | 2,461 | Yes |
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