Shannon Medical Center: labor and delivery in San Angelo, TX
Shannon Medical Center is a hospital in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 1,764 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (510 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,764Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 211Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Shannon Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
Address and phone
120 E Harris Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903
Tom Green County
Call (325) 653-6741 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Shannon Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 211 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 33 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Shannon Medical Center has the 149th-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
- 68% 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
Shannon 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 San Angelo
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital | Sweetwater | 68 | 33% | 138 | Yes |
| Hendrick Medical Center | Abilene | 81 | 18% | 2,059 | Yes |
| Shannon Medical Center | Big Spring | 82 | – | 82 | Yes |
| Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood | Brownwood | 86 | 27% | 475 | Yes |
| Cogdell Memorial Hospital | Snyder | 103 | 31% | 142 | – |
| Midland Memorial Hospital | Midland | 105 | 28% | 2,910 | Yes |
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