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Watsonville Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Watsonville, CA

Watsonville Community Hospital is a hospital in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California that delivers babies.

YesBirthing-Friendly designation
3 of 5Patient survey stars
2 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Watsonville Community Hospital

Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
Private labor and delivery rooms
Midwifery care
Lactation consultants
Childbirth and parenting classes
Birth center tours
OB hospitalists on staff

Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.

Address and phone

75 Nielson Street
Watsonville, CA 95076
Santa Cruz County

Call (831) 724-4741 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: For-profit

What patients say

Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
66% 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

Watsonville 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 Watsonville

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	11	18%	661	Yes
Dominican Hospital	Santa Cruz	11	20%	774	Yes
Natividad Medical Center	Salinas	18	21%	1,999	Yes
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center	Salinas	20	28%	1,311	Yes
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose	San Jose	22	28%	2,027	Yes
Good Samaritan Hospital	San Jose	24	20%	2,129	Yes