UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital: labor and delivery in Jacksonville, TX
UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital is a hospital in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 359 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 12% delivered by C-section (113 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 12%First-birth C-section rate
- 359Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 186Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Birth services at UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
501 S Ragsdale
Jacksonville, TX 75766
Cherokee County
Call (903) 541-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 12% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 186 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 78 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Texas, UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital has the 4th-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: 4 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
UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital 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 Jacksonville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | Tyler | 26 | 24% | 1,508 | Yes |
| Palestine Regional Medical Center | Palestine | 26 | – | 354 | Yes |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | Tyler | 26 | 25% | 2,819 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 31 | 34% | 211 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | Athens | 37 | 26% | 610 | Yes |
| Nacogdoches Medical Center | Nacogdoches | 42 | 27% | 1,252 | Yes |
Hospitals in Jacksonville that do not offer labor and delivery: Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville.
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