Cal Hospital Compare (CHC) is pleased to recognize 107 hospitals on the 2023 Maternity Honor Roll. These hospitals met or surpassed the statewide target aimed at reducing births via Cesarean (C-section) in first-time patients with low-risk pregnancies.
Pregnant patients can use this information to find hospitals that are less likely to perform low-risk c-sections. To see which hospitals have made the honor roll from 2021 to 2023, view the data visualization from the California Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI).
Background:
In low-risk pregnancies, births via Cesarean (C-section) should be avoided to reduce post-surgical complication. In 2015, the California Health and Human Services Agency began recognizing hospitals that meet the 23.9% statewide target of c-sections for low-risk births among first time pregnant women through its Maternity Honor Roll. Beginning in 2023, Cal Hospital Compare (CHC) changed this target for honor roll hospitals from 23.9% to 23.6% to align with the Healthy People 2030 goals. The 2023 Honor Roll reflects calendar year 2022 hospital discharge and birth certificate data from 211 California hospitals that offer maternity services and participate in the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative’s Maternal Data Center (CMQCC’s MDC).
For more information and to see the full list of 2023 Honor Roll Hospitals, read our fact sheet.
Hospital recipients who achieved the 2023 Maternity Honor Roll and would like to obtain a copy of their award certificate, please contact Tracy Fisk at tfisk@convergencehealth.org