Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Sweetwater, TX
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 138 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (46 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 138Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 704Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
Birth services at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
Address and phone
200 E Arizona
Sweetwater, TX 79556
Nolan County
Call (325) 235-1701 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 704 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 78 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital has the 145th-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: 5 of 5 stars
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 88% 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
Rolling Plains Memorial 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 Sweetwater
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrick Medical Center | Abilene | 39 | 18% | 2,059 | Yes |
| Cogdell Memorial Hospital | Snyder | 44 | 31% | 142 | – |
| Shannon Medical Center | Big Spring | 65 | – | 82 | Yes |
| Shannon Medical Center | San Angelo | 68 | 34% | 1,764 | Yes |
| Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood | Brownwood | 98 | 27% | 475 | Yes |
| Seymour Hospital | Seymour | 103 | – | – | Yes |
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