Saint Thomas River Park Hospital: labor and delivery in McMinnville, TN
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital is a hospital in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 287 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (97 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 287Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 398Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1559 Sparta Street
McMinnville, TN 37110
Warren County
Call (931) 815-4101 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Saint Thomas River Park Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 398 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Saint Thomas River Park Hospital has the 13th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 51 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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Saint Thomas River Park 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 McMinnville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville | 35 | 3% | 1,076 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma | 35 | 13% | 587 | Yes |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro | 40 | 26% | 3,032 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage | 41 | 31% | 87 | Yes |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | Winchester | 41 | 15% | 719 | Yes |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville | 44 | 15% | 281 | Yes |
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