Matagorda Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Bay City, TX
Matagorda Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 289 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (38 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 289Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 1,337Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Matagorda Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
Address and phone
104 7th Street
Bay City, TX 77414
Matagorda County
Call (979) 245-6383 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Matagorda Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 1,337 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 70 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, Matagorda Regional Medical Center has the 50th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
Matagorda Regional 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 Bay City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | 44 | 31% | 2,934 | Yes |
| St Michaels Medical Hospital LLC | Sugar Land | 45 | – | – | No |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | Sugar Land | 47 | 25% | 1,764 | Yes |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | 48 | 30% | 783 | Yes |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | Katy | 54 | 27% | 2,682 | Yes |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | Houston | 57 | 31% | 1,475 | Yes |
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