Northside Hospital Forsyth: labor and delivery in Cumming, GA
Northside Hospital Forsyth is a hospital in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 3,958 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (1,415 such births). That is the same as the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,958Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 482Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1200 Northside Forsyth Drive
Cumming, GA 30041
Forsyth County
Call (770) 844-3200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Northside Hospital Forsyth compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 482 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 89 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Georgia, Northside Hospital Forsyth has the 43rd-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
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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 Forsyth 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 Cumming
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | Johns Creek | 8.0 | 30% | 1,546 | Yes |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | Roswell | 13 | 23% | 1,452 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | Lawrenceville | 16 | 30% | 3,742 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | Canton | 19 | 28% | 3,120 | Yes |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. | Gainesville | 20 | 27% | 3,752 | Yes |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | Snellville | 22 | 33% | 1,301 | Yes |
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