Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg: labor and delivery in Kingsville, TX
Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg is a hospital in Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 248 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (67 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 248Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 119Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- 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
1311 East General Cavazos Blvd
Kingsville, TX 78363
Kleberg County
Call (361) 595-1661 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 119 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg 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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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 Spohn Hospital Kleberg 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 Kingsville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christus Spohn Hospital Alice | Alice | 22 | – | 54 | Yes |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,the | Corpus Christi | 34 | 19% | 3,730 | Yes |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | 34 | 30% | 2,217 | Yes |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville | Beeville | 64 | – | 40 | Yes |
| South Texas Health System | Edinburg | 87 | 28% | 1,948 | Yes |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance | Edinburg | 88 | 29% | 3,941 | Yes |
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