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California Birthing Hospitals by NICU Level (Level III & Level IV)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and state-designated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit levels—identifying hospitals with subspecialty Level III or regional surgical Level IV NICUs on the same campus.

HospitalCityLevel III & Level IV NICU On-SiteSource
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Labor & Delivery Los Angeles Level IV NICU (reported) · ~6,600 births/yr (estimate) Official page ↗
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento Ose Adams Family Birth Center Sacramento Level IV NICU (reported) · ~5,500 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach Level IV NICU (reported) · ~5,400 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Johnson Center Palo Alto Level IV NICU (reported) · ~4,800 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange Mother Baby Orange Level IV NICU (reported) · ~4,500 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital San Manuel Maternity Pavilion Loma Linda Level IV NICU (reported) · ~3,900 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
UCSF Birth Center at Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital San Francisco Level IV NICU (reported) · ~3,700 births/yr (estimate) Official page ↗
UCLA Ronald Reagan BirthPlace Westwood Los Angeles Level IV NICU (reported) · ~2,400 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns San Diego Level III NICU (reported) · ~8,400 births/yr (estimate) Official page ↗
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Women’s Health Institute Newport Beach Level III NICU (reported) · ~5,800 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Birth Center Oakland Level III NICU (reported) · ~5,200 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Kaiser Permanente Roseville Women & Children’s Center Roseville Level III NICU (reported) · ~5,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Community Regional Medical Center Fresno Birth Center Fresno Level III NICU (reported) · ~5,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Women’s Center Pomona Level III NICU (reported) · ~5,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Homestead Family Birth Center Santa Clara Level III NICU (reported) · ~4,900 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center Clairemont Mesa L&D San Diego Level III NICU (reported) · ~4,900 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center Labor & Delivery Fontana Level III NICU (reported) · ~4,800 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
El Camino Health Mountain View Orchard Pavilion Mountain View Level III NICU (reported) · ~4,600 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
CPMC Van Ness Campus Birth Center San Francisco Level III NICU (reported) · ~4,500 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
UC San Diego Health Jacobs Medical Center Birth Center La Jolla Level III NICU (reported) · ~4,200 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Good Samaritan Hospital Mission Oaks Birth Center San Jose Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,900 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Doctors Medical Center Modesto Women & Children’s Center Modesto Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,900 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Birth Pavilion La Jolla Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,800 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Riverside Community Hospital Family Birth Center Riverside Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,700 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
John Muir Health Walnut Creek Birth Center Walnut Creek Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,600 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Mother Baby Unit Torrance Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,500 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Huntington Hospital Family Birth Center Pasadena Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,400 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Center for Women & Newborns Chula Vista Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,300 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Women’s Pavilion Tarzana Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,200 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Adventist Health Bakersfield AIS Birth Center Bakersfield Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,200 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Maternity Burbank Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
UCI Health — Orange (Douglas Hospital Birth Center) Orange Level III NICU (reported) · ~3,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center Women’s Hospital Laguna Hills Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,900 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Providence St. Jude Medical Center Maternity Center Fullerton Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,900 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center BirthPlace Santa Monica Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,800 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center Birthplace Fountain Valley Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,700 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Community Memorial Hospital Ventura Mother Baby Unit Ventura Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,500 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Birth Center Santa Barbara Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,400 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Adventist Health Glendale Maternity Care Glendale Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,300 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
UCLA West Valley Medical Center Family Birth Center West Hills Level III NICU (reported) · ~2,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Sutter Health Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Family Birth Center Burlingame Level II NICU (reported) · ~3,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Leichtag Birth Pavilion Encinitas Level II NICU (reported) · ~2,800 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Hoag Hospital Irvine BirthPlace Irvine Level II NICU (reported) · ~2,600 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Washington Hospital Healthcare System Birthing Center Fremont Level II NICU (reported) · ~2,600 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Sequoia Hospital Birth Center Redwood City Level II NICU (reported) · ~2,200 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Birth Center Pleasanton Level II NICU (reported) · ~2,100 births/yr (estimate) Not confirmed

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