Methodist Dallas Medical Center

1441 N. Beckley Avenue · Dallas, TX · 2,251 births/year

Safety Rating: A

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Maternal Safety Score

Strong

8.65 / 10

Meets or exceeds safety standards across key measures.

Category	Max Points	Score
C-section rate	4.0	3.0
Safety rating	2.5	2.5
Transparency	1.5	1.5
Services	1.2	0.85
Episiotomy rate	0.8	0.8

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

C-Section Rate

24.0%

✗ Just above the safety standard

Safety standard: 23.6% · National avg: 25.3%

This hospital

24.0%

TX state avg

27.4%

National avg

25.3%

Near the safety standard

Episiotomy Rate

1.8%

✓ Meets the safety standard

Safety standard: 5% · National avg: 3.4%

This hospital

1.8%

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 available

✗No midwives on staff

✓Bring your own doula

✗No hospital doulas

✓Breastfeeding support, in-hospital and after discharge

✓No early elective induction policy

✓NICU on site

What to Know Before You Choose

⚠C-section rate just above the safety standard

⚠Episiotomy rate well below the safety standard

⚠No midwives on staff

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Where this data comes from Leapfrog Hospital Survey 2025
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