St Joseph Medical Center: labor and delivery in Houston, TX
St Joseph Medical Center is a hospital in Houston, Harris County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 2,355 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (656 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,355Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 920Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Joseph Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
1401 St. Joseph Parkway
Houston, TX 77002
Harris County
Call (713) 757-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Physician
How St Joseph Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 920 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 765 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Texas, St Joseph Medical Center 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 56% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 56% 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 Joseph 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 Houston
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston | 1.6 | – | – | No |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | Houston | 2.9 | 30% | 7,843 | Yes |
| Harris Health | Houston | 3.0 | 26% | 4,744 | Yes |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | 3.2 | 26% | 1,491 | Yes |
| Womans Hospital of Texas,the | Houston | 4.4 | 25% | 9,304 | Yes |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | Houston | 5.2 | 24% | 11,059 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Houston
- Harris Health
- HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
- HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
- HCA Houston Healthcare West
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- Houston Methodist West Hospital
- Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
- Memorial Hermann Hospital System
- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
- Womans Hospital of Texas,the
More in Harris County
- Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital (Baytown)
- Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital (Cypress)
- Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital (Humble)
- HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood (Kingwood)
- Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital (Nassau Bay)
- HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Pasadena)
- HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball (Tomball)
- HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster)
Hospitals in Houston that do not offer labor and delivery: Baylor St Lukes Medical Center, Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital, Texas Orthopedic Hospital, St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage, Ad Hospital East, LLC, Altus Houston Hospital, LP.
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