UCSF Medical Center: labor and delivery in San Francisco, CA
UCSF Medical Center is a hospital in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California that delivers babies. It handled 2,730 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (1,169 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,730Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 630Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
505 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143
San Francisco County
Call (415) 353-2733 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How UCSF Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 630 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 162 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In California, UCSF Medical Center 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
- 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
UCSF Medical Center 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 San Francisco
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco | San Francisco | 1.5 | 23% | 2,163 | Yes |
| California Pacific Medical Center- van Ness Campus | San Francisco | 2.5 | 25% | 3,355 | Yes |
| Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | San Francisco | 2.9 | 25% | 1,170 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond | Oakland | 12 | 26% | 2,096 | Yes |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates | Berkeley | 12 | 22% | 3,882 | Yes |
| Peninsula Medical Center | Burlingame | 12 | 28% | 1,485 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in San Francisco
- California Pacific Medical Center- van Ness Campus
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
Hospitals in San Francisco that do not offer labor and delivery: California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus Hospital, California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal, UCSF Health Hyde Hospital, Chinese Hospital, UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center.
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