DE Tar Hospital Navarro: labor and delivery in Victoria, TX
DE Tar Hospital Navarro is a hospital in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 933 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (269 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 933Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 533Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at DE Tar Hospital Navarro
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- 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
506 E San Antonio St
Victoria, TX 77901
Victoria County
Call (361) 575-7441 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How DE Tar Hospital Navarro compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 533 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 40 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, DE Tar Hospital Navarro has the 23rd-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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
DE Tar Hospital Navarro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Medical Center | Victoria | 1.3 | 50% | 656 | Yes |
| Cuero Regional Hospital | Cuero | 27 | 37% | 117 | Yes |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville | Beeville | 52 | – | 40 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital | Gonzales | 54 | 24% | 131 | No |
| Matagorda Regional Medical Center | Bay City | 63 | 24% | 289 | Yes |
| Columbus Community Hospital | Columbus | 67 | 28% | 355 | Yes |
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