Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton: labor and delivery in Covington, TN
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton is a hospital in Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 272 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (77 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 272Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 195Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1995 Highway 51 S
Covington, TN 38019
Tipton County
Call (901) 476-2621 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 195 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 51 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 78% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton 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 Covington
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | 30 | 30% | 5,358 | Yes |
| Great River Medical Center | Blytheville | 31 | – | 161 | Yes |
| St Francis Hospital | Memphis | 33 | 20% | 1,785 | No |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | 34 | 33% | 3,109 | Yes |
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 34 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
| Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | Dyersburg | 39 | 27% | 357 | Yes |
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