San Bernardino County, from San Bernardino, Fontana, Ontario and Rialto to Victorville and the High Desert, is home to a large Latino community, and the California Department of Public Health counted 25,379 births to county residents in 2024. When a baby is injured during labor or delivery, parents in the Inland Empire often face long drives between hospitals, specialists and the courthouse, on top of caring for a child who needs extra help. Beverly Law meets families where they are.
The county hospital is Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, run by San Bernardino County. Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, a private university hospital, operates a Level IV NICU, and most other deliveries happen at private hospitals such as Kaiser Permanente in Fontana and Ontario, San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland, St. Bernardine and Community Hospital in San Bernardino, and Providence St. Mary in Apple Valley. If your baby was born at Arrowhead, a government claim must be filed first, and quickly, which is why the hospital name is the first thing we ask.
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Hospitals where babies are delivered in San Bernardino
These are some of the hospitals with labor and delivery units in San Bernardino County, with the type of hospital and the NICU level where we could confirm it:
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center — 400 N. Pepper Ave., Colton, CA 92324 · San Bernardino County hospital (public) · NICU
- Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital — 11234 Anderson St., Loma Linda, CA 92354 · Private university hospital · Level IV NICU
- Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center — 9961 Sierra Ave., Fontana, CA 92335 · Private hospital (Kaiser)
- Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center — 2295 S. Vineyard Ave., Ontario, CA 91761 · Private hospital (Kaiser)
- San Antonio Regional Hospital — 999 San Bernardino Rd., Upland, CA 91786 · Private hospital · NICU
- Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center — 2101 N. Waterman Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92404 · Private hospital · Level III NICU
- Dignity Health – Community Hospital of San Bernardino — 1805 Medical Center Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92411 · Private hospital · Level II NICU
- Providence St. Mary Medical Center — 18300 Highway 18, Apple Valley, CA 92307 · Private hospital
Public hospital or private hospital: why it changes the deadline
Of the hospitals listed above, only Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is a public entity (it is run by San Bernardino County); Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital is a private university hospital, and Kaiser Permanente Fontana and Ontario, San Antonio Regional, St. Bernardine, Community Hospital of San Bernardino and Providence St. Mary are private.
Many California babies are born at county or University of California hospitals: LAC+USC, Harbor-UCLA, Olive View-UCLA, Riverside University Health System, Arrowhead Regional, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Davis and others. These are public entities, and the Government Claims Act applies. Under Government Code § 911.2, a written claim for injury or death must be presented to the public entity within six months of the injury, before any lawsuit. If the claim is rejected in writing, Government Code § 945.6 gives six months from that notice to file suit. The child’s longer deadline under Code of Civil Procedure § 340.5 does not replace this six-month claim, so families with a public-hospital birth should act right away.
Where a birth-injury case is filed in San Bernardino County
A birth-injury lawsuit in San Bernardino County is filed with the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, at the San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, home to the court’s Civil Division for the San Bernardino District. Medical malpractice claims are unlimited civil cases because of the amount of damages at stake. Beverly Law prepares and files the complaint and handles every court appearance for you.
Deadline to file
California gives a child’s birth-injury case its own deadline. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 340.5, a minor must sue within three years of the wrongful act, but a child who was under six when it happened has until his or her eighth birthday if that is longer. For a baby hurt during labor or delivery, that usually means the eighth birthday. The clock runs from the act itself, not from the day the family learned what went wrong, and it is paused only in narrow cases of fraud or collusion. Parents’ own claims, and claims against a public hospital, can have much shorter deadlines, so it is safer to get advice early.
Birth injuries we handle in San Bernardino
Beverly Law handles the full range of birth injuries for families in San Bernardino, including:
- Cerebral Palsy →
- Erb’s Palsy / Brachial Plexus Injury →
- HIE / Oxygen Deprivation at Birth →
- Statute of Limitations →
- MICRA Damages Cap →
How Beverly Law helps families in San Bernardino
Beverly Law starts every San Bernardino birth-injury case the same way: we obtain the labor and delivery records, fetal monitoring strips and NICU notes at no cost to you, and we have them reviewed by obstetric and neonatal medical experts to find out whether the injury could have been prevented. If it could, we deal with the hospital and its insurer from that point on, so that you can focus on your child.
There is no fee unless we win, and in California medical malpractice cases attorney fees are set by law. Our team works in English y Español, and if getting to an office is hard with a newborn or a child with special needs, we come to you anywhere in San Bernardino County, from Ontario to Victorville, or set up a video consultation.
Free birth-injury case review
We review the delivery records with medical experts and tell you honestly whether there is a case. You pay nothing unless we win.
Questions parents ask
Which San Bernardino hospitals are county hospitals?
San Bernardino County runs one hospital that delivers babies: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on Pepper Avenue in Colton, which also has a NICU. Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital is a private university hospital, and Kaiser Permanente, San Antonio Regional, St. Bernardine, Community Hospital of San Bernardino and Providence St. Mary are private. If your baby was born at Arrowhead, a government claim has to be filed before a lawsuit, and the deadline is short.
Where would my San Bernardino birth-injury case be filed?
Medical malpractice cases are unlimited civil cases. In San Bernardino County they are filed with the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, at the San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street in downtown San Bernardino, where the court’s Civil Division for the San Bernardino District is located. Beverly Law prepares and files the complaint for you and appears at every hearing, so you do not have to go to court alone.
How long do I have to file a birth-injury claim in San Bernardino?
California gives a child’s birth-injury case its own deadline. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 340.5, a minor must sue within three years of the wrongful act, but a child who was under six when it happened has until his or her eighth birthday if that is longer. For a baby hurt during labor or delivery, that usually means the eighth birthday. The clock runs from the act itself, not from the day the family learned what went wrong, and it is paused only in narrow cases of fraud or collusion. Parents’ own claims, and claims against a public hospital, can have much shorter deadlines, so it is safer to get advice early.
Do you handle cases at Kaiser, Loma Linda or Arrowhead?
Yes. Beverly Law reviews birth-injury cases from any hospital in San Bernardino County: private hospitals such as Kaiser Permanente Fontana or Ontario, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, San Antonio Regional, St. Bernardine, Community Hospital or Providence St. Mary, and the county hospital, Arrowhead Regional. Each type has its own procedures (Kaiser members, for example, usually go through arbitration rather than court, and Arrowhead requires a government claim first), and we explain what applies to your family before you decide anything.
Does it cost anything to find out if I have a case?
No. The case review is free, and we pay for the medical records and the expert review up front. You do not pay any fee unless we win compensation for your child, and California law limits the fees an attorney may charge in a medical malpractice case. We can meet you at home or at the hospital anywhere in San Bernardino County, or by video.
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Sources
- CDPH / CHHS Open Data – Live Birth Profiles by County, 1960–2024 Final Births by Year by County
- Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino – Civil Division, San Bernardino District
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center – Maternal-Child Health
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center – Location
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospital – Mother & Baby, Our Locations
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospital – Mother & Baby, Our Services
- Kaiser Permanente – Fontana Medical Center maternity
- Kaiser Permanente – Ontario Medical Center maternity
- San Antonio Regional Hospital – Maternity Services
- CommonSpirit / Dignity Health – Family Birth Center, St. Bernardine Medical Center
- CommonSpirit / Dignity Health – Family Birth Center, Community Hospital of San Bernardino
- Providence – St. Mary Medical Center, Labor and Delivery
Important: This page is general information about birth injuries and California law, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Beverly Law. Every case is different — talk to a lawyer about your own situation. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. No fee unless we win. Last reviewed: 2026-09-18.