Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma: labor and delivery in Gallatin, TN
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma is a hospital in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 489 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (152 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 489Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 184Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
555 Hartsville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
Sumner County
Call (615) 328-8888 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 184 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma has the 13th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma 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 Gallatin
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | Hendersonville | 12 | 24% | 1,249 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon | 13 | 25% | 806 | Yes |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | Hermitage | 18 | 25% | 1,460 | Yes |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | Springfield | 25 | 24% | 442 | Yes |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville | 26 | 30% | 418 | No |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | Nashville | 27 | 28% | 2,744 | Yes |
More in Sumner County
- Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center (Hendersonville)
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