Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th: labor and delivery in Carthage, TN
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th is a hospital in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 87 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (29 such births). That is above the Tennessee rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 87Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 162Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
158 Hospital Drive
Carthage, TN 37030
Smith County
Call (615) 735-9815 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 162 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th has the 48th-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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th 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 Carthage
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon | 22 | 25% | 806 | Yes |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville | 25 | 3% | 1,076 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin | 28 | 20% | 489 | Yes |
| Livingston Regional Hospital | Livingston | 36 | 0% | 351 | Yes |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | Hermitage | 37 | 25% | 1,460 | Yes |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | Hendersonville | 38 | 24% | 1,249 | Yes |
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