Hospital Partners

Banner Estrella Medical Center

One of the highest-volume delivery hospitals in the West Valley, Estrella added a dedicated birthing center in 2018 for low-intervention births — complete with AquaDoula tubs and midwife-attended deliveries — while maintaining a Level IIIA NICU steps away for the unexpected.

Banner Gateway Medical Center

A two-time Magnet-designated hospital — one of nursing's highest honors — Gateway offers spacious private suites, dedicated C-section rooms, and lactation consultants to guide your first days with baby.

Banner Ironwood Medical Center

The Southeast Valley's go-to delivery hospital, Ironwood offers an intimate, family-centered experience with birthing tubs for hydrotherapy, nurse-midwife attended births, and private recovery suites — all close to the growing Queen Creek and San Tan Valley communities.

Dignity Chandler Regional Medical Center

Chandler Regional's Family Birth Center pairs private suites — each with multi-position birthing beds and state-of-the-art fetal monitoring — with a Level II-E NICU featuring twelve private rooms so parents can stay overnight bedside. Recognized as a Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital.

Dignity Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Home to the new Women's & Children's Pavilion — a partnership with Phoenix Children's Hospital — Mercy Gilbert offers Gilbert families a 60-bed Level III NICU operated by Phoenix Children's, 24 labor and delivery rooms, and 48 postpartum beds under one roof. It's the East Valley's most comprehensive mother-baby facility.

HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center

Magnet-designated for nursing excellence, Osborn offers a home-like birthing experience in central Scottsdale — private rooms with WiFi, microwave, and fridge — backed by maternal-fetal medicine specialists for high-risk pregnancies. Newborns needing intensive care can transfer to HonorHealth Shea's Level III NICU nearby.

HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center

Home to the only Level III NICU in the Northeast Valley — the highest certification in Arizona — Shea has cared for babies born as early as 24 weeks and as small as 1 pound. With 28 beds, 24-hour neonatologist coverage, and specially RNC-NICU certified nurses, it's the go-to for high-risk deliveries in North Scottsdale.

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus

The West Valley's highest-level NICU — a Level IIIB perinatal center — was expanded in 2023 with a $14 million renovation that grew capacity from 19 to 33 beds. Over 3,500 babies are born here each year, including high-order multiples. Known as 'The Nest,' its Baby-Friendly designated maternity program offers couplet care, midwife-attended births, and VBAC support.

Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center

The White Mountains' only hospital with OB services, Summit brings comprehensive maternity care to rural Arizona — roughly 800 deliveries a year with 24/7 neonatal expertise through a Pediatrix Medical Group partnership. For families in the Rim Country, this means expert care without the three-hour drive to Phoenix.