Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Anniston, AL
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 1,049 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (333 such births). That is below the Alabama rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,049Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 97Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
400 East 10th Street
Anniston, AL 36207
Calhoun County
Call (256) 235-5121 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 97 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Alabama, Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center has the 7th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 52% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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
Northeast Alabama 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 Anniston
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | Gadsden | 26 | 15% | 456 | Yes |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center | Sylacauga | 42 | – | 101 | Yes |
| Marshall Medical Centers | Boaz | 43 | 20% | 1,526 | Yes |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | Carrollton | 44 | 19% | 1,358 | Yes |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | Villa Rica | 52 | 21% | 739 | Yes |
| Russell Medical Center | Alexander City | 53 | 47% | 165 | Yes |
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