Northside Hospital: labor and delivery in Atlanta, GA
Northside Hospital is a hospital in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 14,921 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (5,274 such births). That is above the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 14,921Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 489Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
Fulton County
Call (404) 851-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Northside Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 489 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 82 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Northside Hospital has the 58th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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
Northside Hospital 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 Atlanta
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc. | Atlanta | 7.2 | 29% | 3,329 | Yes |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | Decatur | 9.0 | 29% | 3,326 | Yes |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | 9.7 | 31% | 4,028 | Yes |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | Roswell | 11 | 23% | 1,452 | Yes |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Atlanta | 11 | 34% | 3,558 | Yes |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | Marietta | 12 | 33% | 6,048 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Atlanta
More in Fulton County
- Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center (Roswell)
Hospitals in Atlanta that do not offer labor and delivery: Emory University Hospital, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc..
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