CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston: labor and delivery in Livingston, TX
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston is a hospital in Livingston, Polk County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 117 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 41% delivered by C-section (32 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 41%First-birth C-section rate
- 117Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 411Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
Address and phone
1717 Hwy 59 Bypass
Livingston, TX 77351
Polk County
Call (936) 327-4381 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 41% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 411 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Texas, CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston has the 160th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 60% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston 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 Livingston
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Memorial Hospital | Huntsville | 37 | 30% | 239 | Yes |
| Woodland Heights Medical Center | Lufkin | 43 | 16% | 811 | Yes |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin | 44 | 27% | 615 | Yes |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | Conroe | 44 | 18% | 1,711 | Yes |
| Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital | The Woodlands | 47 | 23% | 2,475 | Yes |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital | The Woodlands | 48 | 30% | 2,051 | Yes |
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