Highlands Medical Center: labor and delivery in Scottsboro, AL
Highlands Medical Center is a hospital in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 253 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (96 such births). That is above the Alabama rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 253Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 364Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Highlands Medical Center
- 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
380 Woods Cove Road
Scottsboro, AL 35768
Jackson County
Call (256) 259-4444 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Highlands Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 364 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Alabama, Highlands Medical Center has the 26th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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
- 61% 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
Highlands 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 Scottsboro
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb Regional Medical Center | Fort Payne | 20 | – | 518 | Yes |
| Crestwood Medical Center | Huntsville | 30 | 22% | 1,015 | Yes |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 31 | 25% | 5,965 | Yes |
| Marshall Medical Centers | Boaz | 31 | 20% | 1,526 | Yes |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | Winchester | 36 | 15% | 719 | Yes |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Fayetteville | 44 | – | 238 | Yes |
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