Northside Hospital Cherokee: labor and delivery in Canton, GA
Northside Hospital Cherokee is a hospital in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 3,120 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (1,065 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,120Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 735Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
450 Northside Cherokee Boulevard
Canton, GA 30115
Cherokee County
Call (770) 244-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Northside Hospital Cherokee compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 735 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 78 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Northside Hospital Cherokee has the 24th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 87% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 83% 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 Cherokee 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 Canton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc. | Jasper | 14 | 35% | 203 | Yes |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | Roswell | 15 | 23% | 1,452 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | Cumming | 19 | 30% | 3,958 | Yes |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | Marietta | 20 | 33% | 6,048 | Yes |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | Cartersville | 20 | 35% | 778 | Yes |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | Johns Creek | 20 | 30% | 1,546 | Yes |
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