Erlanger Medical Center: labor and delivery in Chattanooga, TN
Erlanger Medical Center is a hospital in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 5,512 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (1,872 such births). That is above the Tennessee rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,512Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 346Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
975 E 3rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Hamilton County
Call (423) 778-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Erlanger Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 346 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 104 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Tennessee, Erlanger Medical Center has the 45th-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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Erlanger 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 Chattanooga
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkridge Medical Center | Chattanooga | 1.6 | 23% | 2,547 | Yes |
| Hamilton Medical Center | Dalton | 25 | 28% | 1,266 | Yes |
| Affiliate of Vitruvian Health | Cleveland | 25 | 24% | 264 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Gordon | Calhoun | 43 | 23% | 665 | Yes |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | Winchester | 46 | 15% | 719 | Yes |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens | 47 | 21% | 303 | Yes |
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