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Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos: labor and delivery in San Marcos, TX

Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos is a hospital in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 729 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (249 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.

24%First-birth C-section rate
729Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
97Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
3 of 5Patient survey stars
4 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos

Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
Midwifery care
Epidural and pain relief options
Lactation consultants
Childbirth and parenting classes
High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care

Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.

Address and phone

1301 Wonder World Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
Hays County

Call (512) 753-3511 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Church

How Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Texas	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	24%	26%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	97	248	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	72	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.

In Texas, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos has the 50th-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
72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
71% 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 Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos 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 Marcos

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Ascension Seton Hays	Kyle	12	28%	1,894	Yes
Resolute Health Hospital	New Braunfels	12	33%	1,274	Yes
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center	Seguin	19	22%	792	Yes
St David's South Austin Medical Center	Austin	28	22%	2,234	Yes
St David's Medical Center	Austin	33	25%	4,734	Yes
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin	Austin	34	30%	5,494	Yes