University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston: labor and delivery in Galveston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston is a hospital in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 2,578 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 97% delivered by C-section (493 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 97%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,578Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 504Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- 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
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555
Galveston County
Call (409) 772-1011 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, State
How University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 97% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 504 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 80 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston has the 164th-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
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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 of Texas Medical Branch Galveston 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 Galveston
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | Nassau Bay | 25 | 13% | 744 | Yes |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | Webster | 27 | 24% | 4,112 | Yes |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | Baytown | 34 | 14% | 1,760 | Yes |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast | Pasadena | 35 | 22% | 2,394 | Yes |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston | 46 | – | – | No |
| Womans Hospital of Texas,the | Houston | 46 | 25% | 9,304 | Yes |
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