Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.: labor and delivery in Gainesville, GA
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. is a hospital in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 3,752 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (1,192 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,752Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 243Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
743 Spring Street
Gainesville, GA 30501
Hall County
Call (770) 535-3553 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 243 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. has the 22nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 70% 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
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. 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 Gainesville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | Cumming | 20 | 30% | 3,958 | Yes |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | Demorest | 25 | 16% | 503 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | Lawrenceville | 26 | 30% | 3,742 | Yes |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | Johns Creek | 26 | 30% | 1,546 | Yes |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | Snellville | 32 | 33% | 1,301 | Yes |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | Roswell | 33 | 23% | 1,452 | Yes |
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