At least 46 maternity wards have closed in California since 2012
Hospitals all over California are closing their maternity wards, from 14 in Los Angeles County to others in more remote communities. About 60% of the closures have taken place in just the last three years.
The closures include seven hospitals* that shut down entirely.
| Hospital | City | County | Year closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHMC Seton Medical Center | Daly City | San Mateo | 2015 |
| Adventist Health Feather River* | Paradise | Butte | 2018 |
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast | Fort Bragg | Mendocino | 2020 |
| Adventist Health Selma | Selma | Fresno | 2014 |
| Adventist Health St. Helena | St. Helena | Napa | 2020 |
| Bellflower Medical Center* | Bellflower | Los Angeles | 2013 |
| Beverly Hospital | Montebello | Los Angeles | 2023 |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal Campus | San Francisco | San Francisco | 2021 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center | Inglewood | Los Angeles | 2023 |
| College Medical Center | Long Beach | Los Angeles | 2017 |
| Colusa Medical Center* | Colusa | Colusa | 2016 |
| Dameron Hospital | Stockton | San Joaquin | 2016 |
| Doctors Hospital of Manteca | Manteca | San Joaquin | 2023 |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center | El Centro | Imperial | 2023 |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | Glendora | Los Angeles | 2019 |
| Fallbrook Hospital* | Fallbrook | San Diego | 2014 |
| Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center | Garden Grove | Orange | 2021 |
| George L. Mee Memorial Hospital | King City | Monterey | 2020 |
| Glendora Hospital | Glendora | Los Angeles | 2015 |
| Greater El Monte Community Hospital | South El Monte | Los Angeles | 2020 |
| Kaiser Permanente Hayward* | Hayward | Alameda | 2014 |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | La Palma | Orange | 2019 |
| Los Alamitos Medical Center | Los Alamitos | Orange | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2018 |
| Madera Community Hospital* | Madera | Madera | 2023 |
| Mammoth Hospital | Mammoth Lakes | Mono | 2023 |
| Mayers Memorial Hospital | Fall River Mills | Shasta | 2016 |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena | Gardena | Los Angeles | 2020 |
| Oak Valley Hospital District | Oakdale | Stanislaus | 2013 |
| PIH Health-Downey | Downey | Los Angeles | 2020 |
| Pacific Alliance Medical Center* | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2017 |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley | Sun Valley | Los Angeles | 2019 |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center | Palmdale | Los Angeles | 2023 |
| Palo Verde Hospital | Blythe | Riverside | 2023 |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | Poway | San Diego | 2023 |
| Paradise Valley Hospital | National City | San Diego | 2021 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | Sonoma | 2023 |
| Plumas District Hospital | Quincy | Plumas | 2022 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary - San Pedro | San Pedro | Los Angeles | 2020 |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | Humboldt | 2021 |
| Regional Medical Center of San Jose | San Jose | Santa Clara | 2020 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital | Sonoma | Sonoma | 2018 |
| St. John's Hospital Camarillo | Camarillo | Ventura | 2012 |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center | Vallejo | Solano | 2021 |
| Tri-City Medical Center | Oceanside | San Diego | 2023 |
| West Hills Hospital | West Hills | Los Angeles | 2020 |