Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital: labor and delivery in Sugar Land, TX
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital is a hospital in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 1,764 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (565 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,764Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 375Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
16655 Southwest Freeway
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Fort Bend County
Call (281) 274-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 375 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 96 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Texas, Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital has the 66th-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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Houston Methodist Sugarland 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 Sugar Land
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | 1.2 | 30% | 783 | Yes |
| St Michaels Medical Hospital LLC | Sugar Land | 1.7 | – | – | No |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | 3.9 | 31% | 2,934 | Yes |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston | 10.0 | 31% | 1,475 | Yes |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston | 14 | 24% | 2,037 | Yes |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | Houston | 14 | 32% | 4,362 | Yes |
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