Rio Grande Regional Hospital: labor and delivery in McAllen, TX
Rio Grande Regional Hospital is a hospital in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 1,523 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (259 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,523Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 31Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Rio Grande Regional Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
101 E Ridge Rd
McAllen, TX 78503
Hidalgo County
Call (956) 632-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Rio Grande Regional Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 31 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 29 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Rio Grande Regional Hospital 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
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Rio Grande Regional 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 McAllen
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance | Edinburg | 4.7 | 29% | 3,941 | Yes |
| Mission Regional Medical Center | Mission | 5.7 | 42% | 1,561 | Yes |
| South Texas Health System | Edinburg | 5.9 | 28% | 1,948 | Yes |
| Knapp Medical Center | Weslaco | 15 | 36% | 1,333 | Yes |
| Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC | Harlingen | 34 | – | 2,048 | Yes |
| Starr County Memorial Hospital | Rio Grande City | 43 | – | 55 | Yes |
More in Hidalgo County
- Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg)
- South Texas Health System (Edinburg)
- Mission Regional Medical Center (Mission)
- Knapp Medical Center (Weslaco)
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