Where to Give Birth in Tennessee (2026): Hospitals Compared with CMS Data
Data as of 2026-08-13 (CMS hospital data); 09/30/2025 (patient-experience survey end date). Hospital quality & Birthing-Friendly data: CMS Care Compare, released 2026-08-13. Patient-experience data (HCAHPS): CMS, survey period 10/01/2024–09/30/2025. This page does not update automatically — see “How we built this page” below for the refresh cadence.
Medical disclaimer. This page compares publicly reported federal data. It is not medical advice and is not a recommendation of any hospital, provider, or birth plan. CMS does not currently publish a hospital-level cesarean-delivery rate or severe-maternal-complication rate, so this page cannot show either — no other source on this page fills that gap. Talk to your OB, midwife, or family doctor about which hospital is right for a specific pregnancy, especially a high-risk one, and ask directly about the hospital’s neonatal/NICU level of care.
Tennessee has 61 hospitals in CMS’s Care Compare data that provide inpatient labor and delivery care, spread across 49 cities. This page compares those hospitals on two measures: CMS’s Birthing-Friendly designation and their overall hospital star rating. 32 hospitals in Tennessee’s CMS data were excluded from this comparison because CMS’s current data marks them as not providing inpatient labor and delivery care.
61
Hospitals providing labor & delivery
53
Birthing-Friendly designated (86.9%)
56
Have a published CMS star rating (91.8%)
5
Not rated by CMS
32 hospitals on Tennessee’s general acute-care/critical-access hospital list were excluded because CMS’s current data marks them as not providing inpatient labor & delivery care.
Every hospital in Tennessee that provides labor & delivery care
| Hospital | Location | CMS Overall Rating | Birthing-Friendly | Maternal safety bundle adopted | Patient experience (HCAHPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leconte Medical Center | Sevierville, Sevier County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 80% would definitely recommend |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon, Wilson County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 73% would definitely recommend |
| Williamson Medical Center | Franklin, Williamson County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 82% would definitely recommend |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City, Obion County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville, Cumberland County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | Dyersburg, Dyer County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 61% would definitely recommend |
| Erlanger Medical Center | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage, Smith County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 5/5 stars · 78% would definitely recommend |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville, Davidson County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | No | No | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Parkridge Medical Center | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 74% would definitely recommend |
| Tennova Healthcare – Newport Medical Center | Newport, Cocke County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | Hendersonville, Sumner County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | Smyrna, Rutherford County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | Hermitage, Davidson County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, Knox County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | Nashville, Davidson County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, Tipton County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 73% would definitely recommend |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, Knox County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, Washington County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 81% would definitely recommend |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, Sumner County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 63% would definitely recommend |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | Jackson, Madison County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Fayetteville, Lincoln County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 61% would definitely recommend |
| Macon Community Hospital | Lafayette, Macon County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | No | Not reported | 4/5 stars · 78% would definitely recommend |
| Maury Regional Hospital | Columbia, Maury County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, Knox County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 73% would definitely recommend |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | Powell, Knox County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | Mcminnville, Warren County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | Pulaski, Giles County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 58% would definitely recommend |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | Winchester, Franklin County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, Mc Minn County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 59% would definitely recommend |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center | Dickson, Dickson County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | Springfield, Robertson County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, Coffee County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | Cleveland, Bradley County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 56% would definitely recommend |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | Maryville, Blount County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 61% would definitely recommend |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville, Putnam County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, Greene County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 59% would definitely recommend |
| Hardin Medical Center | Savannah, Hardin County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Livingston Regional Hospital | Livingston, Overton County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 68% would definitely recommend |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, Hamblen County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 62% would definitely recommend |
| Rhea Medical Center | Dayton, Rhea County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | No | Not reported | Not reported · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Volunteer Community Hospital | Martin, Weakley County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, Sullivan County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 59% would definitely recommend |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, Washington County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 56% would definitely recommend |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, Shelby County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | Bartlett, Shelby County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | No | No | 1/5 stars · 55% would definitely recommend |
| St Francis Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 1/5 stars · 48% would definitely recommend |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association | Sweetwater, Monroe County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | Clarksville, Montgomery County | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 | Yes | Yes | 1/5 stars · 38% would definitely recommend |
| Big South Fork Medical Center | Oneida, Scott County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Delta Specialty Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, Sullivan County | Not rated | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Lauderdale Community Hospital | Ripley, Lauderdale County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
| Trustpoint Hospital | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not reported · Not reported would definitely recommend |
What CMS does not tell you
CMS has not published a hospital-level cesarean-delivery rate or severe-maternal-complication rate in its current data release, and that is true nationwide, not specific to Tennessee, so this page cannot show either number for any hospital listed. A state-level NICU or perinatal level-of-care listing is also left off this page because it could not be verified against a current, authoritative source for Tennessee.
How we built this page
This list was built by filtering CMS Hospital Type to Acute Care Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, then excluding any hospital whose CMS Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure (SM_7) is marked “Not Applicable (does not provide inpatient labor/delivery care).”
Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information and Maternal Health – Hospital datasets, data.cms.gov. File released 2026-08-13. Maternal-health measurement period: calendar year 2024.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) patient-experience survey, data.cms.gov. Measurement period 10/01/2024–09/30/2025.
