Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center: labor and delivery in Cartersville, GA
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center is a hospital in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 778 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (272 such births). That is above the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 778Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 627Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway
Cartersville, GA 30120
Bartow County
Call (470) 490-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 627 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center 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
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Piedmont Cartersville 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 Cartersville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | Canton | 20 | 28% | 3,120 | Yes |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | Marietta | 21 | 33% | 6,048 | Yes |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | Rome | 22 | 26% | 2,190 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Gordon | Calhoun | 23 | 23% | 665 | Yes |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | Austell | 26 | 28% | 2,370 | Yes |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc. | Jasper | 26 | 35% | 203 | Yes |
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