Preparing for Your Visit

Newborn Documents

Download consent forms and find out how and when newborn pictures are posted.

Birth Certificate information

Good Shepherd Medical Center’s Health Information Management Staff will assist with completion of your baby’s birth certificate at no charge. The Health Information Management Staff will come to your room on the morning following your delivery to complete the birth certificate. Please complete the birth certificate worksheet prior to this visit. If you do not want the hospital’s assistance with the birth certificate, the process can be completed at the Gregg County Courthouse for $30.

You may obtain a copy of a Texas birth certificate by contacting the following offices.

Gregg County Clerk’s Office & District Clerk’s Office
101 E. Methvin Street
Longview, Texas 75601
(903) 236-8430

Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of Health
P. O. Box 12040
Austin, Texas 78711-2040
(512) 458-7111

Birth Certificate Worksheet A birth certificate is one of the most important records your baby will ever have. A printable version of the Texas Department of Health (TDH) Birth Certificate Worksheet is available for expecting mothers to print, complete, and bring with them to Good Shepherd at the time of their baby’s arrival.

Click the links below to access the printable worksheets.