Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood: labor and delivery in Brownwood, TX
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood is a hospital in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 475 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (146 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 475Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 85Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
Address and phone
1501 Burnet Dr
Brownwood, TX 76801
Brown County
Call (325) 646-8541 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 85 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood has the 89th-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
- 55% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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 Brownwood 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 Brownwood
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill | Stephenville | 60 | 14% | 350 | Yes |
| Hendrick Medical Center | Abilene | 70 | 18% | 2,059 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Central Texas | Killeen | 80 | 28% | 1,257 | Yes |
| Goodall Witcher Hospital | Clifton | 83 | 27% | 87 | Yes |
| Shannon Medical Center | San Angelo | 86 | 34% | 1,764 | Yes |
| Lake Granbury Medical Center | Granbury | 87 | 7% | 577 | Yes |
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