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VBAC & Cesarean Rates of California Hospitals, 2007

This information is so important for any woman seeking VBAC.  It’s not enough that your hospital “allows” VBAC.  In order to see how supportive that hospital is of vaginal birth, you need to know what their VBAC rate is in addition to their primary CS rate.  Be sure to read, “Why if your hospital ‘allows’ VBAC isn’t enough” for more information as well as I’m pregnant and want a VBAC, what do I do?.

From 2006 to 2007, the total cesarean rate increased from 27.9% to 28.8% and the primary cesarean rate grew from 16.6% to 17.1 whereas the overall VBAC rate decreased from 8.9% to 8.1%.

You can also read excerpts from a January 2008 press release from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) where they categorize cesarean section and primary cesarean section as “POSSIBLE OVER UTILIZATION” and VBAC as “POSSIBLE UNDER UTILIZATION” here.  On that same page, OSHPD further describes how they categorized cesareans vs. VBACs:

  • Cesarean Delivery Rate
    Number of Cesarean Section Deliveries per 100 Deliveries (excludes abnormal presentation, preterm birth, fetal death, multiple gestations, and breech procedure). Cesarean delivery may be overused in some facilities, so lower rates may represent better care.
  • Cesarean Delivery Rate – Primary
    Number of Cesarean Deliveries per 100 deliveries among women who have not previously had a Cesarean section (excludes abnormal presentation, preterm, fetal death, multiple gestation, and breech procedures). Cesarean delivery may be overused in some facilities, so lower rates may represent better care.
  • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Rate
    Number of vaginal births per 100 women with a previous Cesarean delivery. VBAC may be underused in some facilities, so higher rates may represent better care, though this rate includes some women who were probably not good candidates for vaginal birth.
  • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Rate, Uncomplicated
    Number of vaginal births per 100 women with a previous Cesarean delivery (excludes abnormal presentation, preterm birth, fetal death, multiple gestation, and breech procedures). VBAC may be underused in some facilities, so higher rates may represent better care.

Below, I will use the VBAC Rate which includes all VBACs performed at that hospital.

Top 5 California Hospitals: VBACs Performed 2007

  1. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center – 289
  2. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Alta Bates Campus – 227
  3. California Hospital Medical Center – Los Angeles – 160
  4. Kaiser Fnd Hosp – South Sacramento – 133
  5. Sutter Memorial Hospital – 123

Top 5 California Hospitals: VBAC Rate 2007

  1. San Francisco General Hospital – 33.0% (53 VBACs)
  2. Kaiser Fnd Hosp – Redwood City – 32.1% (42 VBACs)
  3. Kaiser Fnd Hosp – South Sacramento – 31.7% (133 VBACs)
  4. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center  – 31.3% (289 VBACs)
  5. Seton Medical Center – 28.8% (20 VBACs)

Top 5 Hospitals: Primary Cesareans Performed 2007

  1. Sharp Mary Birch Hospital For Women – 1338 (22.2%)
  2. Cedars Sinai Medical Center – 1,231 (21.0%)
  3. Citrus Valley Medical Center – Qv Campus – 1,173 (30.7%)
  4. St. Francis Medical Center – 1,054 (21.8%)
  5. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center – 1,003 (17.7%)

Top 5 Hospitals: Overall Cesareans Performed 2007

  1. Sharp Mary Birch Hospital For Women – 2,469 (33.4%)
  2. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center – 2,318 (34.0%)
  3. Citrus Valley Medical Center – Qv Campus – 2,178 (46.4%)
  4. St. Francis Medical Center – 2,114 (37.1%)
  5. Cedars Sinai Medical Center – 1,968 (27.9%)

Top 6 Hospitals: Overall Cesarean Rate 2007

  1. Stanford Hospital – 89.1% (4 CS)
  2. Los Angeles Community Hospital-62.2% (341 CS)
  3. East Valley Hospital Medical Center – 58.3% (204 CS)
  4. Community And Mission Hsp Of Hntg Park – Slauson – 51.8% (735 CS)
  5. El Centro Regional Medical Center – 48.2% (641 CS)
  6. Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley – 48.0% (453 CS)

Inland Empire Hospitals – VBAC vs. Primary CS Rates

  1. Loma Linda University Medical Center – 15.8% vs. 16.2%
  2. Kaiser Fnd Hosp – Riverside – 15.7% vs. 16.2%
  3. Kaiser Fnd Hosp – Fontana – 13.5% vs. 12.4%
  4. Riverside County Regional Medical Center – 7.3% vs. 9.9%
  5. St. Bernardine Medical Center – 5.9% vs. 10.8%
  6. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center – 4.2% vs.  17.7%
  7. St. Mary Regional Medical Center – 2.2% vs. 9.1%
  8. Hi-Desert Medical Center – 1.4% vs. 23.6%
  9. Redlands Community Hospital – 1.4% vs. 15.3%
  10. Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center – 1.3% vs. 20.2%
  11. Corona Regional Medical Center – Main – 1.0% vs. 16.4%
  12. Community Hospital Of San Bernardino – 0.8% vs. 28.6%
  13. Montclair Hospital Medical Center – 0.6% vs. 27.2%
  14. San Antonio Community Hospital – 0.5% vs. 25.3%
  15. Hemet Valley Medical Center – 0.4% vs. 31.4%
  16. Riverside Community Hospital – 0.2% vs. 19.0%
  17. Mountains Community Hospital – 0.0% vs. 16.4%
  18. Eisenhower Memorial Hospital – No births reported
    Chino Valley Medical Center – No births reported
    Kindred Hospital Ontario – No births reported

Hospitals with VBAC Bans?  All these hospitals had 5 or fewer VBACs in 2007.  I wonder if it is because they have banned them.  There are 257 hospitals that reported births and the 109 listed below represents 42.4% of them (up from 39% in 2006).  I guess they should read this and this.

  1. Anaheim General Hospital
  2. Banner Lassen Medical Center
  3. Barstow Community Hospital
  4. Barton Memorial Hospital
  5. Bellflower Medical Center
  6. Beverly Hospital
  7. Central Valley General Hospital
  8. Coalinga Regional Medical Center
  9. Coastal Communities Hospital
  10. Colusa Regional Medical Center
  11. Community Hospital Monterey Peninsula
  12. Community Hospital Of San Bernardino
  13. Corona Regional Medical Center – Main
  14. Delano Regional Medical Center
  15. Desert Valley Hospital
  16. Doctors Hospital Of Manteca
  17. East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
  18. East Valley Hospital Medical Center
  19. Eden Medical Center
  20. El Centro Regional Medical Center
  21. Fairchild Medical Center
  22. Feather River Hospital
  23. Foothill Presbyterian Hospital-Johnston Memorial
  24. French Hospital Medical Center
  25. George L Mee Memorial Hospital
  26. Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
  27. Greater El Monte Community Hospital
  28. Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
  29. Hemet Valley Medical Center
  30. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
  31. Hi-Desert Medical Center
  32. John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
  33. La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
  34. Little Company Of Mary – San Pedro Hospital
  35. Lodi Memorial Hospital
  36. Lompoc Healthcare District
  37. Los Angeles Community Hospital
  38. Los Angeles Metropolitan Med Ctr
  39. Mammoth Hospital
  40. Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)
  41. Los Angeles Co Martin Luther King Jr/Drew Med Ctr
  42. Mayers Memorial Hospital
  43. Memorial Hospital Los Banos
  44. Memorial Hospital Medical Center – Modesto
  45. Memorial Hospital Of Gardena
  46. Mendocino Coast District Hospital
  47. Mercy Medical Center
  48. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta
  49. Modoc Medical Center
  50. Montclair Hospital Medical Center
  51. Monterey Park Hospital
  52. Moreno Valley Community Hospital
  53. Mountains Community Hospital
  54. North Bay Medical Center
  55. Northern Inyo Hospital
  56. Oak Valley District Hospital (2-Rh)
  57. Oroville Hospital
  58. Pacific Alliance Medical Center, Inc.
  59. Pacific Hospital Of Long Beach
  60. Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley
  61. Palo Verde Hospital
  62. Paradise Valley Hospital
  63. Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center
  64. Petaluma Valley Hospital
  65. Pioneers Memorial Hospital
  66. Plumas District Hospital
  67. Pomerado Hospital
  68. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
  69. Redbud Community Hospital
  70. Redlands Community Hospital
  71. Regional Medical Of San Jose
  72. Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
  73. Riverside Community Hospital
  74. Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
  75. San Antonio Community Hospital
  76. San Dimas Community Hospital
  77. San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
  78. San Ramon Regional Medical Center
  79. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
  80. Santa Monica – Ucla Medical Center
  81. Sierra Kings District Hospital
  82. Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
  83. Sierra View District Hospital
  84. Simi Valley Hospital And Health Care Svcs-Sycamore
  85. Sonoma Valley Hospital
  86. Sonora Regional Medical Center – Greenley
  87. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
  88. St. Helena Hospital
  89. St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital
  90. St. John’s Regional Medical Center
  91. St. Joseph Hospital – Eureka
  92. St. Louise Regional Hospital
  93. St. Rose Hospital
  94. Stanford Hospital
  95. Sutter Amador Hospital
  96. Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
  97. Sutter Coast Hospital
  98. Sutter Davis Hospital
  99. Sutter Medical Center Of Santa Rosa
  100. Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
  101. Tahoe Forest Hospital
  102. Tulare District Hospital
  103. Twin Cities Community Hospital
  104. Valley Memorial Hospital – Livermore
  105. Verdugo Hills Hospital
  106. Victor Valley Community Hospital
  107. Western Medical Center Hospital – Anaheim
  108. Whittier Hospital Medical Center
  109. Woodland Memorial Hospital

Utilization Rates* for Selected Medical Procedures in California Hospitals, 2007
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Hospital Patient Data**  (Here is the info as a Adobe Acrobat PDF for easy printing.)

      

  Hospital Total CS # Total CS % Primary CS # Primary CS % VBAC Uncomp # VBAC Uncomp % VBAC # VBAC %
  Statewide 140,559 28.8 70,889 17.1 6,289 8.3 7,034 8.1
Alameda ALAMEDA CO MED CTR – HIGHLAND CAMPUS 253 20.2 126 11.3 50 27.7 55 27.3
Alameda ALAMEDA HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Alameda ALTA BATES SUMMIT MED CTR-ALTA BATES CAMPUS 1634 22.5 814 13.2 209 20.4 227 19.2
Alameda ALTA BATES SUMMIT MED CTR-SUMMIT CAMPUS-HAWTHORNE . . . . . . . .
Alameda CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CTR AT OAKLAND . . . . . . . .
Alameda EDEN MEDICAL CENTER 231 25.2 122 15.3 0 0.0 1 0.7
Alameda KAISER FND HOSP – FREMONT . . . . . . . .
Alameda KAISER FND HOSP – HAYWARD 689 24.1 415 17.0 83 23.3 90 22.8
Alameda KAISER FND HOSP – OAKLAND CAMPUS 607 25.0 352 17.0 52 17.2 59 17.4
Alameda KINDRED HOSPITAL – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA . . . . . . . .
Alameda SAN LEANDRO HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Alameda ST. ROSE HOSPITAL 247 26.9 129 15.6 2 1.6 2 1.4
Alameda VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – LIVERMORE 442 30.5 241 20.0 3 1.5 4 1.7
Alameda WASHINGTON HOSPITAL – FREMONT 702 24.8 351 14.8 27 7.2 34 8.2
Amador SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL 65 25.6 33 14.3 1 3.0 2 4.3
Butte BIGGS GRIDLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Butte ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER- ESPLANADE CAMPUS 339 24.7 183 14.9 7 4.3 7 3.9
Butte FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL 182 25.4 98 15.0 1 1.2 2 1.9
Butte OROVILLE HOSPITAL 143 30.1 65 15.2 3 3.6 4 3.9
Calaveras MARK TWAIN ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Colusa COLUSA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 72 38.0 39 23.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Contra Costa CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 423 22.0 220 12.8 80 27.9 87 26.7
Contra Costa DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER – SAN PABLO . . . . . . . .
Contra Costa JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER-CONCORD CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Contra Costa JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER-WALNUT CREEK CAMPUS 624 22.7 276 12.6 56 14.2 58 13.0
Contra Costa KAISER FND HOSP – RICHMOND CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Contra Costa KAISER FND HOSP – WALNUT CREEK 994 23.4 569 15.8 79 15.8 81 13.9
Contra Costa KAISER FOUND HSP-ANTIOCH 28 20.7 17 13.6 0 0.0 0 0.0
Contra Costa SAN RAMON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 261 34.8 148 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Contra Costa SUTTER DELTA MEDICAL CENTER 207 23.5 97 12.6 12 9.8 12 8.4
Del Norte SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL 62 20.4 32 11.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
El Dorado BARTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 140 29.8 73 18.0 1 1.5 2 2.7
El Dorado MARSHALL  MEDICAL CENTER (1-RH) 163 29.2 88 17.9 4 5.0 5 5.8
Fresno COALINGA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 0 0.0 0 0.0 . 0.0 0 0.0
Fresno COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER – CLOVIS 975 32.9 470 19.4 34 6.3 38 6.4
Fresno COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-FRESNO 1563 29.0 645 13.8 72 7.2 95 7.8
Fresno FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Fresno FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Fresno KAISER FND HOSP – FRESNO 289 23.9 147 14.4 43 23.1 44 20.7
Fresno KINGSBURG MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Fresno SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Fresno SIERRA KINGS DISTRICT HOSPITAL 498 36.5 229 19.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Fresno ST. AGNES MEDICAL CENTER 1207 34.3 649 21.4 24 4.1 28 4.2
Fresno UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Glenn GLENN MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Humboldt JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Humboldt MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 118 23.1 75 16.4 13 23.0 14 22.8
Humboldt REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 62 22.4 22 9.1 6 12.8 6 12.8
Humboldt ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL – EUREKA 180 31.6 97 19.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
Imperial EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 641 48.2 340 32.4 3 1.0 3 0.9
Imperial PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 386 28.6 162 13.7 1 0.4 1 0.4
Inyo NORTHERN INYO HOSPITAL 55 31.6 26 17.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Inyo SOUTHERN INYO HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Kern BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Kern BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- 34TH STREET 501 24.1 178 9.7 29 8.1 32 8.1
Kern DELANO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 215 26.2 71 10.0 1 0.7 1 0.6
Kern GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD . . . . . . . .
Kern KERN MEDICAL CENTER 820 24.5 281 9.8 99 15.3 113 14.9
Kern KERN VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT . . . . . . . .
Kern MERCY HOSPITAL – BAKERSFIELD 754 23.2 374 13.3 80 17.1 89 16.6
Kern RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL 180 39.3 88 22.8 3 3.1 3 2.8
Kern SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 497 21.9 188 9.1 29 8.5 29 8.1
Kern TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Kings CENTRAL VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL 690 37.3 309 20.0 0 0.0 1 0.2
Kings CORCORAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Kings HANFORD COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER 299 34.4 146 19.5 5 3.1 7 3.8
Lake REDBUD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 35 23.1 9 6.7 2 6.9 2 6.9
Lake SUTTER LAKESIDE HOSPITAL 98 31.4 56 20.5 7 14.2 7 12.4
Lassen BANNER LASSEN MEDICAL CENTER 58 28.4 25 14.0 2 5.6 2 5.5
Los Angeles ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL 1565 31.1 750 17.2 14 1.7 19 2.1
Los Angeles BARLOW RESPIRATORY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles BELLFLOWER MEDICAL CENTER 597 39.6 322 25.2 0 0.0 1 0.3
Los Angeles BEVERLY HOSPITAL 478 36.4 226 20.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Los Angeles BROTMAN MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER – LOS ANGELES 1045 28.7 532 16.9 133 20.4 160 20.8
Los Angeles CATALINA ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 1968 27.9 1231 21.0 100 12.3 112 12.3
Los Angeles CENTINELA FREEMAN REG MED CTR-MARINA CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 848 33.3 395 18.5 28 5.8 30 5.3
Los Angeles CENTURY CITY DOCTORS HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles CITRUS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER – IC CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles CITRUS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER – QV CAMPUS 2178 46.4 1173 30.7 10 1.0 14 1.2
Los Angeles CITY OF ANGELS MEDICAL CENTER-DOWNTOWN CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles CITY OF HOPE HELFORD CLINICAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles COAST PLAZA DOCTORS HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles COMMUNITY AND MISSION HSP OF HNTG PK – SLAUSON 735 51.8 384 35.2 9 2.5 9 2.3
Los Angeles COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LONG BEACH . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF WEST COVINA, INC . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles DOWNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 344 22.6 149 11.4 27 12.1 30 11.5
Los Angeles EARL AND LORRAINE MILLER CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 1391 29.2 643 16.4 104 12.2 121 11.7
Los Angeles EAST LOS ANGELES DOCTORS HOSPITAL 318 46.4 142 26.6 1 0.6 1 0.5
Los Angeles EAST VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 204 58.3 113 42.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Los Angeles ENCINO-TARZANA REGIONAL MED CTR-ENCINO . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles ENCINO-TARZANA REGIONAL MED CTR-TARZANA 611 29.8 326 20.1 16 5.5 17 5.3
Los Angeles FOOTHILL PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL-JOHNSTON MEMORIAL 278 40.6 147 27.3 1 0.8 1 0.7
Los Angeles GARFIELD MEDICAL CENTER 1226 37.0 607 23.3 13 2.1 14 1.9
Los Angeles GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER – WILSON TERRACE 760 34.6 427 23.4 23 6.4 26 6.2
Los Angeles GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER 487 30.5 224 17.0 14 5.1 14 4.5
Los Angeles GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-LOS ANGELES 1306 26.7 641 15.6 44 6.2 52 6.5
Los Angeles GREATER EL MONTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 171 30.9 57 12.5 0 0.0 1 0.8
Los Angeles HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 370 28.5 173 16.4 1 0.5 2 0.9
Los Angeles HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER 1512 38.3 843 25.1 50 6.9 56 6.8
Los Angeles HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1024 31.9 572 21.9 18 3.9 20 3.7
Los Angeles KAISER FND HOSP – BALDWIN PARK 676 22.8 329 13.3 82 19.3 89 18.7
Los Angeles KAISER FND HOSP – BELLFLOWER 703 23.5 380 14.9 110 25.4 118 23.4
Los Angeles KAISER FND HOSP – HARBOR CITY 455 25.9 239 16.4 47 18.0 49 17.2
Los Angeles KAISER FND HOSP – PANORAMA CITY 409 29.4 245 20.9 31 15.9 38 15.5
Los Angeles KAISER FND HOSP – SUNSET 673 32.1 437 24.8 41 15.0 44 14.2
Los Angeles KAISER FND HOSP – WEST LA 317 23.0 181 15.2 29 17.7 32 16.5
Los Angeles KAISER FND HOSP – WOODLAND HILLS 390 22.6 202 14.2 51 21.6 59 21.7
Los Angeles KINDRED HOSPITAL – LA MIRADA . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles KINDRED HOSPITAL – LOS ANGELES . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles LAC/RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHAB CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles LAKEWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles LANCASTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY – SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL 185 25.4 75 11.6 1 0.9 1 0.8
Los Angeles LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL 713 28.6 441 20.6 5 1.8 6 2.0
Los Angeles LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles LOS ANGELES CO HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER 274 28.9 158 19.1 26 18.3 29 18.0
Los Angeles LOS ANGELES CO USC MEDICAL CENTER 394 31.2 191 18.8 44 17.9 54 17.7
Los Angeles LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 341 62.2 206 48.4 2 1.4 2 1.4
Los Angeles LOS ANGELES COUNTY OLIVE VIEW-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER 245 28.2 97 14.3 52 25.7 57 24.0
Los Angeles LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN MEDICAL CENTER 340 35.2 158 19.5 1 0.5 1 0.5
Los Angeles MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.-HARBOR HOSPITAL 40 31.8 20 19.0 2 9.2 4 16.9
Los Angeles MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF GARDENA 571 41.2 275 24.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Los Angeles METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 568 26.5 307 16.9 19 6.8 24 7.2
Los Angeles MIRACLE MILE MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL – PANORAMA CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles MONTEREY PARK HOSPITAL 656 42.7 331 26.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Los Angeles MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 881 34.9 424 20.7 9 1.9 11 2.1
Los Angeles NORWALK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles OLYMPIA MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 726 37.5 366 22.3 5 1.4 5 1.3
Los Angeles PACIFIC HOSPITAL OF LONG BEACH 377 33.1 105 11.4 1 0.4 1 0.3
Los Angeles PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY 453 48.0 248 32.8 1 0.5 1 0.4
Los Angeles POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 2318 34.0 1003 17.7 55 4.0 64 4.2
Los Angeles PRESBYTERIAN INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL 954 29.2 474 17.5 51 9.6 63 10.4
Los Angeles PROMISE HOSPITAL OF EAST LOS ANGELES-EAST L.A. CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER 825 34.6 461 22.1 1 0.3 1 0.2
Los Angeles PROVIDENCE SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER 869 29.6 500 19.6 9 2.4 9 2.0
Los Angeles SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 188 25.3 85 13.8 1 1.0 1 0.9
Los Angeles SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 723 32.1 360 19.8 11 3.0 13 3.0
Los Angeles SANTA MONICA – UCLA MEDICAL CENTER & ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPIT 490 34.6 278 25.0 3 1.4 3 1.3
Los Angeles SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR  CHILDREN – L.A. . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER 2114 37.1 1054 21.8 94 8.0 111 8.2
Los Angeles ST. JOHN’S HEALTH CENTER 510 25.1 339 19.6 9 5.3 9 4.6
Los Angeles ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER 751 28.9 393 17.1 29 7.4 31 7.2
Los Angeles ST. VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles TEMPLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER 1248 34.7 634 22.5 15 2.4 15 2.1
Los Angeles TRI-CITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles UCLA MEDICAL CENTER 415 23.9 242 16.5 60 25.9 61 23.4
Los Angeles USC KENNETH NORRIS, JR. CANCER HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles USC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL 1887 39.6 932 23.7 26 2.6 29 2.5
Los Angeles VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL 305 33.8 184 25.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Los Angeles VISTA HOSPITAL OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles VISTA HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BAY . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles WEST HILLS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER 424 34.3 230 23.7 6 3.1 6 2.9
Los Angeles WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER 821 34.4 427 21.5 70 14.9 84 14.4
Los Angeles WHITTIER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 606 31.8 288 17.8 2 0.6 2 0.6
Madera CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA . . . . . . . .
Madera MADERA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 464 28.3 211 14.7 20 7.3 22 6.9
Marin KAISER FND HOSP – SAN RAFAEL . . . . . . . .
Marin KENTFIELD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Marin MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL 360 21.4 189 13.4 51 23.5 56 20.9
Marin NOVATO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Mariposa JOHN C FREMONT HEALTHCARE DISTRICT . . . . . . . .
Mendocino FRANK R HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Mendocino MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT HOSPITAL 34 22.9 21 15.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mendocino UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER/HOSPITAL DRIVE 172 23.1 94 14.1 19 19.5 19 17.7
Merced MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS 160 25.7 50 9.4 1 0.9 1 0.8
Merced MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED-COMMUNITY CAMPUS 609 26.2 249 12.2 14 3.7 17 3.9
Modoc MODOC MEDICAL CENTER 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Modoc SURPRISE VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Mono MAMMOTH HOSPITAL 38 31.6 17 17.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
Monterey COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MONTEREY PENINSULA 345 27.2 190 17.6 2 1.3 2 1.2
Monterey GEORGE L MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 174 31.0 73 15.1 1 1.0 2 1.7
Monterey NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER 592 29.6 223 12.9 5 1.3 7 1.6
Monterey SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 679 30.6 311 16.5 1 0.3 2 0.5
Napa N M HOLDERMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (VET’S HOME OF CAL . . . . . . . .
Napa QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL – NAPA 191 21.6 88 11.3 15 12.6 19 14.4
Napa ST. HELENA HOSPITAL 81 29.3 40 17.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Nevada SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 107 25.9 62 16.5 2 4.2 2 3.7
Nevada TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL 91 18.9 51 11.7 0 0.0 1 2.1
Orange ANAHEIM GENERAL HOSPITAL 159 31.0 69 15.7 1 1.1 1 1.0
Orange ANAHEIM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER 418 24.3 200 13.5 6 2.7 9 3.6
Orange CHAPMAN MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Orange CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT MISSION . . . . . . . .
Orange CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY . . . . . . . .
Orange COASTAL COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL 876 41.9 438 25.8 1 0.2 1 0.2
Orange COLLEGE HOSPITAL COSTA MESA . . . . . . . .
Orange FOUNTAIN VALLEY RGNL HOSP AND MED CTR – EUCLID 896 25.2 506 16.6 34 8.1 36 7.4
Orange GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER 855 32.8 379 17.5 19 3.8 21 3.7
Orange HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN 1595 30.2 896 21.0 26 3.7 27 3.4
Orange HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Orange IRVINE REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER 554 29.3 278 18.5 19 6.5 19 6.2
Orange KAISER FND HOSP – ANAHEIM 709 22.1 378 14.0 93 22.1 102 21.1
Orange KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA . . . . . . . .
Orange KINDRED HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER . . . . . . . .
Orange LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL 67 22.3 33 12.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Orange LOS ALAMITOS MEDICAL CENTER 456 25.9 192 13.0 5 1.9 7 2.4
Orange MISSION HOSPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 793 28.1 421 17.7 18 4.7 23 5.2
Orange ORANGE COAST MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER 379 25.6 176 14.4 7 3.4 9 4.0
Orange PLACENTIA LINDA HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Orange SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER 626 23.9 299 14.3 60 15.9 67 15.3
Orange SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER – SAN CLEMENTE . . . . . . . .
Orange SOUTH COAST MEDICAL CENTER 189 28.4 101 18.6 10 10.3 10 9.8
Orange ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL – ORANGE 1469 32.2 735 19.7 54 6.9 60 6.8
Orange ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER 523 26.3 295 17.8 30 11.8 32 11.1
Orange TUSTIN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Orange UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER 255 26.1 132 15.7 34 21.6 43 19.3
Orange WESTERN MEDICAL CENTER – SANTA ANA 992 34.4 437 18.4 11 1.9 12 1.8
Orange WESTERN MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL – ANAHEIM 721 28.4 240 11.2 3 0.6 5 1.0
Placer KAISER FND HOSP – SACRAMENTO/ROSEVILLE-EUREKA . . . . . . . .
Placer SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL 121 26.2 62 14.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Placer SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER 655 24.1 295 12.9 41 10.2 42 9.8
Plumas EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL-PORTOLA CAMPUS . . . . . . . .
Plumas PLUMAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL 22 24.3 11 13.6 0 0.0 0 0.0
Plumas SENECA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT . . . . . . . .
Riverside CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-MAIN 527 28.7 265 16.4 3 1.1 3 1.0
Riverside DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 1027 33.2 500 19.2 25 4.5 28 4.5
Riverside EISENHOWER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Riverside HEMET VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 578 44.6 361 31.4 1 0.5 1 0.4
Riverside JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 953 34.3 427 17.9 4 0.7 5 0.8
Riverside KAISER FND HOSP – RIVERSIDE 909 25.8 488 16.2 79 15.7 87 15.7
Riverside MENIFEE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Riverside MORENO VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 372 25.9 139 11.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Riverside PALO VERDE HOSPITAL 41 41.8 30 32.6 1 8.2 1 5.8
Riverside PARKVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 603 36.8 274 20.2 4 1.2 5 1.3
Riverside RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 948 32.0 492 19.0 1 0.2 1 0.2
Riverside RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 674 25.4 226 9.9 36 7.3 41 7.3
Riverside SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 128 33.1 52 15.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Riverside SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM-MURRIETA 854 25.6 394 13.7 13 2.7 14 2.7
Riverside VISTA HOSPITAL OF RIVERSIDE . . . . . . . .
Sacramento KAISER FND HOSP – SACRAMENTO/ROSEVILLE-MORSE 868 24.5 474 15.7 89 18.5 101 17.8
Sacramento KAISER FND HOSP – SOUTH SACRAMENTO 532 15.8 270 9.2 116 30.8 133 31.7
Sacramento KINDRED HOSPITAL – SACRAMENTO . . . . . . . .
Sacramento MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL 644 28.3 354 17.4 35 10.6 38 10.3
Sacramento MERCY HOSPITAL – FOLSOM 257 23.1 105 11.7 10 6.3 10 6.0
Sacramento MERCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL 674 25.1 360 15.0 52 14.1 58 13.1
Sacramento METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO 266 24.6 144 15.3 21 14.7 22 12.8
Sacramento SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIF. . . . . . . . .
Sacramento SUTTER GENERAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Sacramento SUTTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1305 27.2 640 15.8 111 14.3 123 13.4
Sacramento UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER 539 25.1 307 16.6 88 27.4 96 25.5
San Benito HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 166 33.0 80 18.2 1 1.1 2 2.1
San Bernardino ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 965 28.9 415 14.3 51 8.4 54 7.9
San Bernardino BARSTOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 88 31.1 37 14.7 3 5.4 4 6.8
San Bernardino BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Bernardino CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
San Bernardino COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
San Bernardino COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF SAN BERNARDINO 1109 45.2 584 28.6 3 0.6 5 0.8
San Bernardino DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL 116 32.3 46 15.3 1 1.4 1 1.3
San Bernardino HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER 151 36.7 89 23.6 1 1.6 1 1.4
San Bernardino KAISER FND HOSP – FONTANA 942 22.9 440 12.4 82 14.0 90 13.5
San Bernardino KINDRED HOSPITAL ONTARIO 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
San Bernardino LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 595 28.2 289 16.2 61 16.4 75 15.8
San Bernardino MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 335 40.6 196 27.2 1 0.7 1 0.6
San Bernardino MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 32 28.0 17 16.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
San Bernardino RANCHO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Bernardino REDLANDS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 538 25.7 285 15.3 1 0.4 4 1.4
San Bernardino SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 756 36.2 431 25.3 2 0.6 2 0.5
San Bernardino ST. BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER 363 21.8 165 10.8 14 6.5 15 5.9
San Bernardino ST. MARY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 459 19.6 198 9.1 7 2.6 7 2.2
San Bernardino VICTOR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 479 33.9 160 13.9 3 0.9 4 1.1
San Diego ALVARADO HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Diego FALLBROOK HOSPITAL DISTRICT 147 33.8 79 21.7 6 8.1 6 7.2
San Diego GROSSMONT HOSPITAL 965 30.6 530 19.7 77 15.0 83 14.3
San Diego KAISER FND HOSP – SAN DIEGO 1061 26.8 621 18.4 81 15.6 90 15.2
San Diego KINDRED HOSPITAL – SAN DIEGO . . . . . . . .
San Diego PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER 1104 29.4 531 16.9 88 13.2 90 12.6
San Diego PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL 357 25.6 163 13.7 1 0.5 2 0.9
San Diego POMERADO HOSPITAL 326 30.7 152 17.7 1 0.6 1 0.5
San Diego PROMISE HOSPITAL OF SAN DIEGO . . . . . . . .
San Diego RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – SAN DIEGO . . . . . . . .
San Diego SAN DIEGO HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE-ACUTE CARE CTR . . . . . . . .
San Diego SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Diego SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – ENCINITAS 330 21.7 152 12.0 41 18.8 44 19.0
San Diego SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – LA JOLLA 1255 30.7 715 22.2 66 11.2 69 10.6
San Diego SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL 517 24.2 300 16.0 77 26.2 83 25.6
San Diego SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL – CHULA VISTA 629 35.3 393 24.4 11 4.4 12 4.4
San Diego SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER 1021 33.8 405 16.7 7 1.1 7 1.0
San Diego SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE CENTER . . . . . . . .
San Diego SHARP MARY BIRCH HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN 2469 33.4 1338 22.2 104 8.4 122 8.4
San Diego SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Diego TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER 933 28.1 523 18.0 60 12.6 67 12.2
San Diego UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER 712 30.5 447 22.1 35 11.8 45 12.0
San Francisco CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MED CTR-PACIFIC CAMPUS 1197 19.5 711 13.6 64 12.2 74 11.7
San Francisco CHINESE HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Francisco KAISER FND HOSP – GEARY S F 638 25.0 401 18.7 47 17.0 53 16.9
San Francisco LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION CENTER . . . . . . . .
San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL 202 18.3 110 11.1 47 33.6 53 33.0
San Francisco ST. FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Francisco ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL 195 18.7 108 11.4 9 9.3 9 8.1
San Francisco ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO . . . . . . . .
San Francisco UCSF MEDICAL CENTER 335 19.2 216 14.2 48 29.5 53 25.8
San Joaquin DAMERON HOSPITAL 575 27.2 300 16.2 12 4.2 20 5.5
San Joaquin DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF MANTECA 164 24.7 65 11.1 0 0.0 2 1.8
San Joaquin KAISER FND HOSP-MANTECA . . . . . . . .
San Joaquin LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 414 36.9 220 22.9 0 0.0 1 0.5
San Joaquin SAN JOAQUIN GENERAL HOSPITAL 630 28.1 241 12.5 18 4.4 22 4.8
San Joaquin ST. JOSEPH’S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON 583 27.9 276 14.9 11 3.4 11 3.0
San Joaquin SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 204 29.2 97 16.5 1 0.9 1 0.8
San Luis Obispo ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Luis Obispo FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 158 20.2 99 13.6 1 1.7 1 1.5
San Luis Obispo SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 346 31.1 161 18.6 38 17.2 40 16.0
San Luis Obispo TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 154 25.8 79 14.7 4 5.0 5 5.3
San Mateo KAISER FND HOSP – REDWOOD CITY 197 14.6 114 9.6 40 32.9 42 32.1
San Mateo KAISER FND HOSP – SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO . . . . . . . .
San Mateo MENLO PARK SURGICAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
San Mateo PENINSULA MEDICAL CENTER 398 21.3 221 13.9 12 6.5 13 5.5
San Mateo SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
San Mateo SEQUOIA HOSPITAL 365 25.8 190 17.1 24 12.6 24 11.2
San Mateo SETON MEDICAL CENTER 144 22.8 100 17.4 19 30.0 20 28.8
Santa Barbara GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL 66 23.0 31 12.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Santa Barbara LOMPOC HEALTHCARE DISTRICT 105 27.0 57 16.0 0 0.0 1 1.9
Santa Barbara MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER 885 34.3 370 17.2 4 0.8 6 1.0
Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL 580 26.5 269 14.5 3 1.0 4 1.1
Santa Barbara SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Santa Clara COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LOS GATOS 189 24.4 97 15.5 14 13.4 14 12.8
Santa Clara EL CAMINO HOSPITAL 1167 26.2 649 17.6 10 1.9 10 1.7
Santa Clara GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE 1065 30.7 634 22.4 17 3.9 22 4.4
Santa Clara KAISER FND HOSP – SAN JOSE 484 20.4 268 13.1 59 21.5 64 21.4
Santa Clara KAISER FND HOSP – SANTA CLARA 432 21.5 275 15.9 58 27.1 64 25.8
Santa Clara KAISER FND HOSP – SANTA CLARA 432 21.5 275 15.9 58 27.1 64 25.8
Santa Clara LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSP. AT STANFORD 983 20.6 488 12.1 108 18.3 116 15.8
Santa Clara O’CONNOR HOSPITAL – SAN JOSE 983 27.7 500 16.7 11 2.2 11 2.0
Santa Clara REGIONAL MEDICAL OF SAN JOSE 189 28.3 87 15.9 3 2.9 4 3.4
Santa Clara SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 945 20.0 418 10.2 265 33.2 289 31.3
Santa Clara ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL 122 26.0 59 14.0 1 1.6 2 2.8
Santa Clara STANFORD HOSPITAL 4 89.1 4 85.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Santa Cruz DOMINICAN HOSPITAL-SANTA CRUZ/SOQUEL 232 22.5 101 12.0 39 23.0 42 21.0
Santa Cruz SUTTER MATERNITY AND SURGERY CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ 183 19.6 112 13.7 20 22.4 20 20.6
Santa Cruz WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 388 27.6 172 14.2 16 6.9 19 7.2
Shasta MAYERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 22 22.7 10 11.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Shasta MERCY MEDICAL CENTER 472 27.1 220 14.2 2 0.8 2 0.7
Shasta NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Shasta PATIENTS’ HOSPITAL OF REDDING . . . . . . . .
Shasta SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . .
Siskiyou FAIRCHILD MEDICAL CENTER 77 39.2 47 27.2 2 6.2 2 5.5
Siskiyou MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MT. SHASTA 39 26.6 19 14.4 1 4.7 1 4.3
Solano KAISER FND HOSP – REHABILITATION CENTER VALLEJO 567 25.0 309 15.8 45 14.8 49 15.0
Solano NORTH BAY MEDICAL CENTER 370 27.7 174 14.7 2 1.0 3 1.3
Solano NORTH BAY VACAVALLEY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Solano SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER 228 26.1 115 15.1 23 16.8 25 16.1
Sonoma HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Sonoma KAISER FND HOSP – SANTA ROSA 381 22.0 203 13.7 32 15.3 39 16.8
Sonoma PALM DRIVE HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Sonoma PETALUMA VALLEY HOSPITAL 124 24.1 62 13.5 1 1.6 1 1.4
Sonoma SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY 279 24.7 110 12.2 43 20.2 48 20.3
Sonoma SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL 43 22.8 19 11.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Sonoma SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA-CHANATE CAMPUS 273 17.8 144 10.0 0 0.0 1 0.7
Stanislaus DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER 1308 33.3 585 17.6 50 6.4 50 5.8
Stanislaus EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER, INC 558 21.0 223 9.6 16 4.5 16 4.4
Stanislaus MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER – MODESTO 551 29.2 285 17.3 1 0.4 3 1.0
Stanislaus OAK VALLEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2-RH) 70 26.2 33 13.7 0 0.0 1 2.6
Stanislaus STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Sutter FREMONT MEDICAL CENTER 515 27.0 217 13.1 30 9.0 35 9.5
Tehama ST. ELIZABETH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 152 25.4 76 13.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Trinity TRINITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Tulare KAWEAH DELTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL 1175 34.3 559 19.3 22 3.4 25 3.3
Tulare SIERRA VIEW DISTRICT HOSPITAL 546 29.8 285 17.2 1 0.4 1 0.4
Tulare TULARE DISTRICT HOSPITAL 419 40.8 202 23.3 1 0.5 1 0.4
Tuolumne SONORA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER – GREENLEY 158 32.9 79 19.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Tuolumne TUOLUMNE GENERAL MEDICAL FACILITY . . . . . . . .
Ventura COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-SAN BUENAVENTURA 820 30.4 363 16.3 8 1.7 8 1.5
Ventura LOS ROBLES HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER 598 31.4 326 21.3 20 7.0 24 7.0
Ventura OJAI VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Ventura SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SVCS-SYCAMORE 146 27.2 80 17.2 1 1.5 1 1.4
Ventura ST. JOHN’S PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL 79 17.1 43 10.2 1 2.7 1 2.5
Ventura ST. JOHN’S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 372 24.1 193 13.9 2 1.1 2 0.9
Ventura THOUSAND OAKS SURGICAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .
Ventura VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 735 26.5 284 11.7 10 2.1 12 2.2
Yolo SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL 181 14.8 83 7.4 0 0.0 1 0.9
Yolo WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 153 24.4 71 12.7 2 2.4 2 2.1
Yuba RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL . . . . . . . .

* Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Inpatient Quality Indicators, Version 3.1. All indicators are age-adjusted and laparoscopic cholecystectomy is also sex-adjusted.

**Patient Discharge Data 2007

OSHPD

Note: Blank cells indicate that no procedures were performed; VBAC = Vaginal Birth After Cesarean; CS = Cesarean Section.
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May 17th, 2009 | Category: California, Cesarean section, Hospital birth, Hospitals that support VBAC, Repeat Cesarean, VBAC, VBAC Bans | 12 comments

12 comments to VBAC & Cesarean Rates of California Hospitals, 2007

  • Sheila Dash
    March 3, 2009 at 12:26 pm · Reply

    WOW! I can’t believe Kaiser of Riverside is one of the highest VBAC success right under Loma Linda!! I’m in disbelief because how the heck does anyone GET a VBAC cuz you have to go into labor naturally before 41 wks or else its CS or induction. And with an induction, they push the epi on you, dont let you even get out of bed to pee, and after 10 hours and only 5 cm, OFF TO THE OR YOU GO!! I would know, I’ve had 2 csections at that horrible place, and the longest they ever let me labor (the first time, was 15 hrs)…no big baby crap (my kids were 6 and 7 lbs), just FAILURE TO WAIT! I will never go back there…and here I thought it was a safe place to be cuz Dr Bruce Flamm works there, HAHA! Anyways, after my failed VBAC, they actually roomed me next to a 1st time mom, uncomplicated VB with like 6 hrs of labor…how more RUDE could they be?!?!

    Note from VBAC Facts – This comment was originally left at VBAC & Cesarean Rates of California Hospitals, 2006 but due to a technical error, which I’m unable to correct, it moved to this page.

  • peter sherman
    November 6, 2009 at 8:23 pm · Reply

    would be helpful for explanation of the column headings (for example, unclear what “uncomp” references. Additional columns of data would also help (although some of them can be calculated in our heads) such as: total number of births, secondary (tertiary etc.) CS, rates of problemmatic vbacs (and rates of problems for all the birthing methods etc. so, for alameda (as an example) i think i am seeing that 5 of the 55 vbac WERE complicated (as the other 50 were “uncomp” which i assume means uncomplicated. 5 complications out of 55 is a risk factor that will concern me (depending on how a complication is defined). So, great data set but as presented difficult to interpret. if you really want to get it perfect, use a freeze frame approach on the column heading row… so that we scroll down the column headings remain in a fixed position. your approach of providing data so that we can draw our own conclusions is great. just needs some additional work to make it fully useful. finally, hard to know why you are comparing vbac to primary cs as a vbac requires a primary cs to be considered a vbac. better to compare vbac to secondary cs rates… or am i missing something.

    • Jen from vbacfacts.com
      December 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm · Reply

      Hi Peter!

      Thanks for leaving your comment. You sound like a fellow number cruncher and I always appreciate feedback so I can make the content better!

      The column heading definitions can be found at the top of the article where “VBAC, Uncomplicated” is defined as excluding “abnormal presentation, preterm birth, fetal death, multiple gestation, and breech procedures” whereas “VBAC” includes all VBACs attended at that facility.

      Looking at your example of Alameda County Medical Center, they list 50 uncomplicated VBACs and 55 VBACs total. This means that they had 5 VBACs that were complicated: “abnormal presentation, preterm birth, fetal death, multiple gestation, and breech procedures.”

      I would also love to have all of the information you listed in one database and have spent many hours trying to make that available. Unfortunately, we can only work with what is made available by the state and are limited by the quality of the data.

      At the time I wrote this article, I was working with two databases containing a few hundred variables each maintained by the the state of California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. I was unable to combine these two databases since they did not share a unique identifier column. I have shared the VBAC data from the Utilization Rates database. It’s not that I’m comparing the variables per se, but just sharing the information that the state collected.

      The other database was entitled Hospital Annual Utilization Data which contained some of the variables you wanted and more. Would be really wonderful to combine those two databases so that consumers can get a more complete picture of their local hospital options.

      I shared this information because it can be used by different people in a multitude of ways. For women pregnant with their first child, they might consider the primary and total cesarean rates of their local hospitals. The World Health Organization recommends a 10-15% cesarean rate, so women can use that as a benchmark in deciding for themselves if a hospital performs to many cesareans.

      For women pregnant after a cesarean, they would be interested in the VBAC rate. A hospital with a 4% VBAC rate is not a VBAC friendly hospital and any woman admitted to that hospital seeking a VBAC will likely be viewed as an anomaly. Women seeking VBAC should strongly consider the hospital, and OB practice, with the highest VBAC rate.

      I wish I could freeze the frame so the table would be easier to read. Unfortunately, copying and pasting the table from Excel into the article is a lot more difficult than it would seem (column widths/fonts/colors spontaneously changing) and I got to a point, after several hours, that I just had to get it the best I could and stop. I have provided a PDF file that has the table headings at the top of each page which you can download here and easily print.

      Thanks again!

      Warmly,

      Jen

  • Evelyn
    May 14, 2010 at 5:16 pm · Reply

    Hey Jen,
    Where can I find VBAC rates for CA hospitals for 2008 and 2009. I’m currently trying to find the hospital with the best VBAC rates in my area and I am really getting the run around by the people I speak with on the phone. Anything you’ve got would be a great help. Thanks.

    Love ya,
    Evelyn

    • Jen Kamel
      May 15, 2010 at 10:46 am · Reply

      Hi Evelyn,
      I obtained the 2006 and 2007 Hospital Volume and Utilization Indicators data from the Healthcare Information Division of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. If you look at the page here, you will see older data, but nothing for 2008. I was able to find this PDF of the 2008 numbers via a google search of the site, but I can’t find the data in Excel (which I would need for sorting.) The 2009 numbers haven’t been published yet. Hope that helps!
      Warmly,
      Jen

  • Lisa
    July 14, 2010 at 3:24 pm · Reply

    Where can I get a link to the 2009 version of these same statistics?

  • Evelyn Knight
    January 15, 2013 at 1:35 pm · Reply

    Hey Jen,
    I found the updated numbers for CA in 2011. Here’s the link to the pdf. http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/HID/Products/PatDischargeData/ResearchReports/Hospipqualind/vol-util_indicatorsrpt/2011Util.pdf
    Hopefully you can view it.

    Evelyn

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