Cookeville Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Cookeville, TN
Cookeville Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 1,076 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 3% delivered by C-section (154 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 3%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,076Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 436Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1 Medical Center Boulevard
Cookeville, TN 38501
Putnam County
Call (931) 783-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Cookeville Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 3% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 436 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 40 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Tennessee, Cookeville Regional Medical Center has the 2nd-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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
Cookeville Regional Medical Center 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 Cookeville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Regional Hospital | Livingston | 18 | 0% | 351 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage | 25 | 31% | 87 | Yes |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville | 31 | 15% | 281 | Yes |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | McMinnville | 35 | 20% | 287 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon | 46 | 25% | 806 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin | 54 | 20% | 489 | Yes |
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