Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth: labor and delivery in Fort Worth, TX
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth is a hospital in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 3,151 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (785 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,151Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 388Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Tarrant County
Call (817) 250-2100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 388 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Texas, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth has the 45th-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
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center | Fort Worth | 0.7 | 29% | 6,774 | Yes |
| Jps Health Network | Fort Worth | 1.1 | 25% | 483 | Yes |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | Fort Worth | 4.1 | 27% | 1,754 | Yes |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | Fort Worth | 7.3 | 21% | 2,928 | Yes |
| Medical City Alliance | Fort Worth | 11 | 13% | 1,163 | Yes |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | Arlington | 13 | 26% | 1,301 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Fort Worth
- Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center
- Jps Health Network
- Medical City Alliance
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F
- Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South
More in Tarrant County
- Medical City Arlington (Arlington)
- Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington)
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford (Bedford)
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine (Grapevine)
- Methodist Mansfield Medical Center (Mansfield)
- Texas Health Hospital Mansfield (Mansfield)
Hospitals in Fort Worth that do not offer labor and delivery: Medical City Fort Worth, Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth.
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