Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center: labor and delivery in Longview, TX
Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center is a hospital in Longview, Gregg County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 1,208 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (314 such births). That is the same as the Texas rate of 26% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,208Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 101Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
700 E Marshall Ave
Longview, TX 75601
Gregg County
Call (903) 927-6712 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 101 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 46 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center has the 76th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Christus Good Shepherd 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 Longview
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview Regional Medical Center | Longview | 2.2 | 22% | 2,077 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 24 | 34% | 211 | Yes |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | Tyler | 34 | 25% | 2,819 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | Tyler | 35 | 24% | 1,508 | Yes |
| Titus Regional Medical Center | Mount Pleasant | 49 | 24% | 933 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital | Jacksonville | 49 | 12% | 359 | Yes |
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