The Medical Center of Southeast Texas: labor and delivery in Port Arthur, TX
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas is a hospital in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 309 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 45% delivered by C-section (80 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 45%First-birth C-section rate
- 309Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 606Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
Address and phone
2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd
Port Arthur, TX 77640
Jefferson County
Call (409) 853-5900 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Physician
How The Medical Center of Southeast Texas compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 45% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 606 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, The Medical Center of Southeast Texas has the 162nd-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
- 50% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas 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 Port Arthur
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | Beaumont | 12 | 40% | 1,452 | Yes |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | Beaumont | 14 | 31% | 1,295 | Yes |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur | 42 | – | 221 | Yes |
| Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles | 47 | 32% | 974 | Yes |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles | 51 | 30% | 1,371 | Yes |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | Baytown | 60 | 14% | 1,760 | Yes |
More in Jefferson County
- Baptist Beaumont Hospital (Beaumont)
- Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth (Beaumont)
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