Parkland Health & Hospital System: labor and delivery in Dallas, TX
Parkland Health & Hospital System is a hospital in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 12,799 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (3,721 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 12,799Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 814Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Parkland Health & Hospital System
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
5200 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
Dallas County
Call (214) 590-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Parkland Health & Hospital System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 814 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, Parkland Health & Hospital System 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Parkland Health & Hospital System 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 Dallas
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | Dallas | 0.8 | 32% | 1,618 | Yes |
| Baylor University Medical Center | Dallas | 3.6 | 30% | 5,369 | Yes |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | 3.7 | 29% | 2,330 | Yes |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | 6.6 | 26% | 4,296 | Yes |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving | Irving | 7.2 | 32% | 2,826 | Yes |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | Dallas | 7.7 | 28% | 4,895 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Dallas
- Baylor University Medical Center
- Medical City Dallas Hospital
- Methodist Charlton Medical Center
- Methodist Dallas Medical Center
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
- UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
More in Dallas County
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving (Irving)
- Medical City Las Colinas (Irving)
- Dallas Regional Medical Center (Mesquite)
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake Pointe (Rowlett)
Hospitals in Dallas that do not offer labor and delivery: Dallas Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown, White Rock Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas, Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian Hospit, North Central Surgical Center Llp, Advanced Dallas Hospitals and Clinics.
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