Welcome Baby Hospitals
Welcome Baby supports pregnant women and families with newborns in L.A. County. The FREE program provides personalized health and parenting education, plus support with breastfeeding, home safety, and infant development. Like its partner home visiting programs in the Family Strengthening Network, Welcome Baby is funded by First 5 LA and offers free virtual visits to families who deliver, or plan to deliver, at these hospitals (no matter their income, insurance, or immigration status):
- Antelope Valley Medical Center: Lancaster, CA (661) 942-4719
In partnership with Antelope Valley Partners for Health, serves the Best Start Lancaster and Palmdale communities - California Hospital Medical Center: Los Angeles, CA (213) 342-3127
In partnership with Maternal & Child Health Access, serves the Best Start Metro LA community - Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital: West Covina, CA (626) 851-2749
Serves the Best Start El Monte / South El Monte communities - Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital: South Los Angeles, CA (323) 242-5000, ext. 2205
In partnership with Shields for Families, serves the Best Start Watts/Willowbrook, Compton communities - MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital:
Long Beach, CA (562) 933-2410
Serves the Best Start Long Beach, Compton, and Wilmington communities - Northridge Hospital Medical Center: Northridge, CA (818) 885-3575
Serves the Best Start Pacoima and Panorama City communities - Providence Holy Cross Medical Center:
Mission Hills, CA (818) 496-4173
Serves the Best Start Pacoima and Panorama City communities - St. Francis Medical Center: Lynwood, CA (310) 900-4710
In partnership with Shields for Families, serves the Best Start Watts/Willowbrook, Compton, West Athens, Broadway/Manchester, and southeast LA communities - St. Mary Medical Center: Long Beach, CA (562) 491-4841
Serves the Best Start Central Long Beach, Compton, and Wilmington communities - Torrance Memorial Medical Center: Torrance, CA (310) 514-5444
In partnership with Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – San Pedro
Serves the Best Start Wilmington community - White Memorial Medical Center: Los Angeles, CA (323) 260-5712
Serves the Best Start East LA and South East LA communities