Tahoe Forest Hospital: labor and delivery in Truckee, CA
Tahoe Forest Hospital is a hospital in Truckee, Nevada County, California that delivers babies. It handled 376 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (117 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 376Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 241Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Tahoe Forest Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
10121 Pine Ave
Truckee, CA 96161
Nevada County
Call (530) 587-6011 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Tahoe Forest Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 241 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Tahoe Forest 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: 5 of 5 stars
- 90% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 88% 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
Tahoe Forest 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 Truckee
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center | Carson City | 25 | 24% | 898 | Yes |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | Reno | 26 | 26% | 4,018 | Yes |
| Barton Memorial Hospital | South Lake Tahoe | 30 | 17% | 271 | Yes |
| Northern Nevada Medical Center | Sparks | 31 | 19% | 1,403 | Yes |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley | 46 | 30% | 388 | Yes |
| Marshall Medical Center | Placerville | 52 | 30% | 340 | Yes |
More in Nevada County
- Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (Grass Valley)
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