Citizens Medical Center: labor and delivery in Victoria, TX
Citizens Medical Center is a hospital in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 656 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 50% delivered by C-section (202 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 50%First-birth C-section rate
- 656Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 461Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Citizens Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
2701 Hospital Drive
Victoria, TX 77901
Victoria County
Call (361) 573-9181 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Citizens Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 50% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 461 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, Citizens Medical Center has the 163rd-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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Citizens 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 Victoria
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Tar Hospital Navarro | Victoria | 1.3 | 20% | 933 | Yes |
| Cuero Regional Hospital | Cuero | 28 | 37% | 117 | Yes |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville | Beeville | 54 | – | 40 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital | Gonzales | 54 | 24% | 131 | No |
| Matagorda Regional Medical Center | Bay City | 61 | 24% | 289 | Yes |
| Columbus Community Hospital | Columbus | 66 | 28% | 355 | Yes |
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