University Health System: labor and delivery in San Antonio, TX
University Health System is a hospital in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 5,290 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (1,623 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,290Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 827Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at University Health System
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
Bexar County
Call (210) 358-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How University Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 827 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, University Health System 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
University Health System 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 Antonio
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio | 0.1 | 26% | 6,729 | Yes |
| Westover Hills Baptist Hospital | San Antonio | 7.1 | 29% | 419 | Yes |
| Baptist Medical Center | San Antonio | 7.2 | 36% | 8,688 | Yes |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | San Antonio | 7.8 | 25% | 1,733 | Yes |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | San Antonio | 9.4 | 26% | 2,063 | Yes |
| Resolute Health Hospital | New Braunfels | 33 | 33% | 1,274 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in San Antonio
- Baptist Medical Center
- Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
- Methodist Hospital
- Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
- Westover Hills Baptist Hospital
Hospitals in San Antonio that do not offer labor and delivery: South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital, Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio, Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks, South Texas Specialty Hospital, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty & Research Hospital.
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