University Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lubbock, TX
University Medical Center is a hospital in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 3,100 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (955 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,100Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 548Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at University Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
602 Indiana Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79415
Lubbock County
Call (806) 775-8200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How University Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 548 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, University Medical Center has the 23rd-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
- 75% 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 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 Lubbock
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland | 28 | 6% | 152 | Yes |
| Lamb Healthcare Center | Littlefield | 34 | – | 29 | Yes |
| Brownfield Regional Medical Center | Brownfield | 40 | – | 74 | No |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview | Plainview | 44 | 29% | 321 | Yes |
| Cogdell Memorial Hospital | Snyder | 73 | 31% | 142 | – |
| Yoakum County Hospital | Denver City | 74 | – | 60 | – |
Hospitals in Lubbock that do not offer labor and delivery: Covenant Medical Center, Grace Surgical Hospital, Lubbock Heart Hospital LP.
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