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Hospitals to give birth in Yuma, AZ

Short answer

As of July 2026, 2 hospitals in Yuma, AZ report inpatient labor and delivery to CMS, and 1 of the 2 holds the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation . CMS hasn't published C-section or severe-complication rates for any of them yet: the 2024 values read "Not available."

CMS reporting period 2024, published July 2026.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (Maternal Health - Hospital). Data as of July 2026. Public records, not yet confirmed by each provider. How we build this directory

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Hospitals (2)

Source: CMS Birthing-Friendly hospitals. Data as of July 2026.

Exceptional Community Hospital Yuma

Hospital

2648 South Araby Rd, Yuma, AZ 85365

(469) 341-7800

Yuma Regional Medical Center

Hospital

12 OB-GYNs report an affiliation here (Medicare data)

2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364

(928) 336-7600
Birthing-FriendlyLactation consultantMidwifeOB-GYNPediatrician

Maternity data by hospital

What each Yuma hospital reported to CMS for 2024, as CMS publishes it. Listed A to Z; CMS publishes no national rate for these measures.

  • Cesarean birth (PC-02): not available for both hospitals (footnote 4: 1, footnote 5: 1).
  • Severe obstetric complications (PC-07a): not available for both hospitals (footnote 4: 1, footnote 5: 1).
  • Severe obstetric complications, excluding transfusion-only cases (PC-07b): not available for both hospitals (footnote 4: 1, footnote 5: 1).
2 hospitals, A to ZCMS, 2024 data published July 2026
HospitalBirthing-FriendlyCare Compare
Exceptional Community Hospital YumaNot designatedView
Yuma Regional Medical CenterBirthing-FriendlyView

4 Data suppressed by CMS for one or more quarters.5 Results are not available for this reporting period.

Sources: CMS Maternal Health - Hospital; Medicare Care Compare. Data as of July 2026.

Key facts: giving birth in Yuma, AZ

  • As of July 2026, CMS lists 2 hospitals in Yuma, AZ with inpatient labor and delivery.
  • 1 of the 2 hospitals in Yuma, AZ holds the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation for the 2024 reporting period.
  • CMS has not published a 2024 cesarean birth rate (PC-02) for any hospital in Yuma, AZ; every value reads "Not available" in the July 2026 data.
  • CMS publishes no national average for these maternal health measures, so Yuma, AZ values can't be compared with a national rate from this data.

Source: CMS Maternal Health - Hospital. Data as of July 2026.

Questions about giving birth here

How many hospitals in Yuma, AZ have labor and delivery?

2 hospitals in Yuma report inpatient labor and delivery to CMS: Exceptional Community Hospital Yuma; Yuma Regional Medical Center. Call the hospital to confirm its maternity services before you plan a birth there.

Which Yuma hospitals are Birthing-Friendly?

1 of the 2: Yuma Regional Medical Center. CMS gives the designation to hospitals that report taking part in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and putting its recommended safety practices in place. It isn't a rating.

What is the C-section rate at hospitals in Yuma?

CMS hasn't published one yet. In its July 2026 data, the cesarean birth measure (PC-02) for 2024 reads "Not available" at both hospitals, 1 with CMS footnote 4 ("Data suppressed by CMS for one or more quarters") and 1 with CMS footnote 5 ("Results are not available for this reporting period"). Ask the hospital for its own rate.

Does Medicaid cover giving birth in Arizona?

In Arizona, AHCCCS covers pregnancy for household incomes up to 161% of the federal poverty level (about $34,840 a year for a household of two) and for 12 months after the pregnancy ends.