Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento: labor and delivery in Sacramento, CA
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is a hospital in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California that delivers babies. It handled 5,895 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (1,763 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,895Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 514Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2825 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95816
Sacramento County
Call (916) 454-2222 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 514 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 140 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% 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 Medical Center, Sacramento 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 Sacramento
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento | 0.9 | 28% | 646 | Yes |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento | 1.4 | 30% | 1,903 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital So Sacramento | Sacramento | 7.3 | 25% | 2,461 | Yes |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | 7.9 | 24% | 1,755 | Yes |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | 11 | 26% | 1,494 | Yes |
| Sutter Davis Hospital | Davis | 16 | 18% | 1,376 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Sacramento
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital So Sacramento
- Mercy General Hospital
- Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
- University of California Davis Medical Center
More in Sacramento County
- Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael)
- Mercy Hospital of Folsom (Folsom)
Hospitals in Sacramento that do not offer labor and delivery: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento.
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