St David's South Austin Medical Center: labor and delivery in Austin, TX
St David's South Austin Medical Center is a hospital in Austin, Travis County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 2,234 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (721 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,234Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 93Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St David's South Austin Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
901 West Ben White Blvd
Austin, TX 78704
Travis County
Call (512) 448-7107 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How St David's South Austin Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 93 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 74 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, St David's South Austin Medical Center has the 31st-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 72% 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
St David's South Austin 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 Austin
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St David's Medical Center | Austin | 5.2 | 25% | 4,734 | Yes |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Austin | 5.7 | 30% | 5,494 | Yes |
| Ascension Seton Northwest | Austin | 13 | 35% | 611 | Yes |
| North Austin Medical Center | Austin | 13 | 21% | 10,838 | Yes |
| Ascension Seton Hays | Kyle | 16 | 28% | 1,894 | Yes |
| Round Rock Medical Center | Round Rock | 20 | 28% | 874 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Austin
- Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
- Ascension Seton Northwest
- North Austin Medical Center
- St David's Medical Center
Hospitals in Austin that do not offer labor and delivery: Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx, Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital, Ascension Seton Southwest, The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin.
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