Meets or exceeds safety standards across key measures.
Category
Max Points
Score
C-section rate
4.0
4
Safety rating
2.5
2.5
Transparency
1.5
1.5
Services
1.2
1.2
Episiotomy rate
0.8
0.2
The safety standard for C-sections is 23.6% or lower. The safety standard for episiotomies is 5% or lower.
C-Section Rate
23.6%
✓ Meets the safety standard
Safety standard: 23.6% · National avg: 25.3%
This hospital
23.6%
CA state avg
24.2%
National avg
25.3%
Episiotomy Rate
Not disclosed
This hospital has not shared this information
Safety standard: 5% · National avg: 3.4%
These rates are for first-time mothers with a single baby, full-term, head-down. This is the most common low-risk birth situation.
Services & Patient Support
✓VBAC available
✓Midwives on staff
✓Bring your own doula
✓Breastfeeding support, in-hospital and after discharge
✓No early elective induction policy
✓NICU on site
What to Know Before You Choose
⚠CA CMQCC Maternity Honor Roll 2025 — Superior Performance: NTSV ≤23.6% plus all 4 additional maternity safety metrics met.
⚠Leapfrog Safety Grade A (Spring 2026).
⚠UCLA Health academic medical center — full maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) support, Level III NICU.
⚠One of only a small number of LA-area hospitals to achieve Superior Performance on the CA state maternity report.
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Where this data comes from
CA CMQCC Maternity Care Honor Roll 2025; Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Spring 2026; US News Best Hospitals Maternity View original source →