Hendrick Medical Center: labor and delivery in Abilene, TX
Hendrick Medical Center is a hospital in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 2,059 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (512 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,059Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 59Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Hendrick Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
1900 Pine
Abilene, TX 79601
Taylor County
Call (325) 670-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Hendrick Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 59 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 50 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Hendrick Medical Center has the 15th-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
- 59% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 58% 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
Hendrick 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 Abilene
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital | Sweetwater | 39 | 33% | 138 | Yes |
| Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood | Brownwood | 70 | 27% | 475 | Yes |
| Cogdell Memorial Hospital | Snyder | 76 | 31% | 142 | – |
| Shannon Medical Center | San Angelo | 81 | 34% | 1,764 | Yes |
| Seymour Hospital | Seymour | 82 | – | – | Yes |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill | Stephenville | 91 | 14% | 350 | Yes |
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