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Houston Methodist · Sugar Land, TX

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

16655 SW Freeway · Sugar Land, TX
Safety Rating: A
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Maternal Safety Score
Good

6.95 / 10

Performs well - some areas to watch.

CategoryMax PointsScore
C-section rate4.02.0
Safety rating2.52.5
Transparency1.51.5
Services1.20.15
Episiotomy rate0.80.8

The safety standard for C-sections is 23.6% or lower. The safety standard for episiotomies is 5% or lower.

C-Section Rate
27.3%
✗ Above the safety standard
Safety standard: 23.6% · National avg: 25.3%
This hospital
27.3%
TX state avg
27.4%
National avg
25.3%
Below the safety standard
Episiotomy Rate
2.3%
✓ Meets the safety standard
Safety standard: 5% · National avg: 3.4%
This hospital
2.3%
National avg
3.4%
Meets the safety standard

These rates are for first-time mothers with a single baby, full-term, head-down. This is the most common low-risk birth situation.


Services & Patient Support
VBAC not available
No midwives on staff
Bring your own doula
No hospital doulas
Breastfeeding support, in-hospital and after discharge
No policy against early induction
NICU on site

What to Know Before You Choose
C-section rate above the safety standard
VBAC not available
No midwives on staff
No policy to prevent early elective deliveries
A woman died here in June 2023 during a miscarriage. A doctor chose not to perform a standard procedure. The Texas Medical Board later sanctioned that doctor.
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In Memoriam

We hold space for every mother who died giving life.

Porsha Ngumezi
Age 35 · 2023
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Porsha was 11 weeks pregnant and experiencing a miscarriage when she came to the emergency room on June 11, 2023. Over six hours, she bled so heavily she needed two blood transfusions. The doctor on duty chose to give her a medication called misoprostol instead of performing a D&C procedure — a choice later reviewed as failing to meet standard care. Her heart stopped three hours after the medication was given. Medical experts who reviewed her case called her death preventable. The Texas Medical Board later sanctioned the attending physician. Porsha left behind her family.

Cause of death: Hemorrhage during miscarriage following delayed emergency care

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Where this data comes from Leapfrog Hospital Survey 2025
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