Fort Duncan Medical Center: labor and delivery in Eagle Pass, TX
Fort Duncan Medical Center is a hospital in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 849 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (281 such births). That is the same as the Texas rate of 26% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 849Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 487Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Fort Duncan Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
Address and phone
3333 N Foster Maldonado Blvd
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Maverick County
Call (830) 773-5321 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Fort Duncan Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 487 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Fort Duncan Medical Center has the 76th-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
- 56% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
Fort Duncan 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 Eagle Pass
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde Regional Medical Center | Del Rio | 53 | – | 201 | Yes |
| Uvalde Memorial Hospital | Uvalde | 54 | 11% | 534 | Yes |
| Frio Regional Hospital | Pearsall | 81 | – | 40 | – |
| Medina Regional Hospital | Hondo | 92 | 32% | 96 | – |
| Doctors Hospital of Laredo | Laredo | 97 | 32% | 2,128 | Yes |
| Laredo Medical Center | Laredo | 101 | 29% | 1,601 | Yes |
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