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Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Redwood City

1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA
San Mateo County

From 2005 to 2007, an average of 9 low-risk births out of every 100 were by cesarean section.


Hospital Info

Owner: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Type: Not-for-profit hospital.
Low-income care: 0.63 percent of all the hospital's patients relied on indigent programs or Medicaid. (Calculated by number of patient-days in hospital)
Breast-feeding: 68.56 percent of the babies born here are exclusively breast-feeding.
Base C-section rate: From 2005 to 2007, an average of 14.10 out of every 100 births were by C-section (adjusted only for mother's age).
Risk-adjusted VBAC: 34.20 percent of women with a prior C-section had a vaginal birth.

Select County Census Stats

White persons, 2008: 67.2%
Black persons, 2008: 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2008: 0.5%
Asian persons, 2008: 24.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2008: 1.4%
Persons reporting two or more races, 2008: 3.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2008: 23.4%
White persons not Hispanic, 2008: 45.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, age 5+, 2000: 42.0%
Persons per household, 2000: 2.74
Median household income, 2008: $84,879
Persons below poverty level, 2008: 6.5%


Source: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, U.S. Census Bureau
Credits: Agustin Armendariz, Brian Cragin, Chase Davis, Nathanael Johnson
Filed under: Health & Welfare