Cuero Regional Hospital: labor and delivery in Cuero, TX
Cuero Regional Hospital is a hospital in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 117 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 37% delivered by C-section (30 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 37%First-birth C-section rate
- 117Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 484Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Cuero Regional Hospital
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
Address and phone
2550 N Esplanade
Cuero, TX 77954
DeWitt County
Call (361) 275-6191 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Cuero Regional Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 37% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 484 | 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, Cuero Regional Hospital has the 158th-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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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
Cuero Regional Hospital 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 Cuero
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital | Gonzales | 27 | 24% | 131 | No |
| DE Tar Hospital Navarro | Victoria | 27 | 20% | 933 | Yes |
| Citizens Medical Center | Victoria | 28 | 50% | 656 | Yes |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center | Seguin | 51 | 22% | 792 | Yes |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville | Beeville | 56 | – | 40 | Yes |
| Columbus Community Hospital | Columbus | 60 | 28% | 355 | Yes |
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