Baptist Medical Center: labor and delivery in San Antonio, TX
Baptist Medical Center is a hospital in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 8,688 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 36% delivered by C-section (1,426 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 36%First-birth C-section rate
- 8,688Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 313Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
111 Dallas Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Bexar County
Call (210) 297-8256 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Baptist Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 36% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 313 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Baptist Medical Center has the 156th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 164 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Baptist Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near San Antonio
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio | 7.1 | 26% | 6,729 | Yes |
| University Health System | San Antonio | 7.2 | 22% | 5,290 | Yes |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | San Antonio | 12 | 25% | 1,733 | Yes |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | San Antonio | 13 | 26% | 2,063 | Yes |
| Westover Hills Baptist Hospital | San Antonio | 13 | 29% | 419 | Yes |
| Resolute Health Hospital | New Braunfels | 31 | 33% | 1,274 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in San Antonio
- Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
- Methodist Hospital
- Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
- University Health System
- Westover Hills Baptist Hospital
Hospitals in San Antonio that do not offer labor and delivery: South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital, Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio, Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks, South Texas Specialty Hospital, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty & Research Hospital.
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