UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital: labor and delivery in Tyler, TX
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital is a hospital in Tyler, Smith County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 1,508 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (486 such births). That is below the Texas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,508Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 214Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- 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
1000 South Beckham Ave
Tyler, TX 75701
Smith County
Call (903) 597-0351 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Physician
How UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 214 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital has the 50th-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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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 Tyler Regional 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 Tyler
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | Tyler | 0.3 | 25% | 2,819 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital | Jacksonville | 26 | 12% | 359 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 32 | 34% | 211 | Yes |
| UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | Athens | 34 | 26% | 610 | Yes |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | Longview | 35 | 26% | 1,208 | Yes |
| Longview Regional Medical Center | Longview | 35 | 22% | 2,077 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Tyler
Hospitals in Tyler that do not offer labor and delivery: University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital.