Southern Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Riverdale, GA
Southern Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 809 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (172 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 809Deliveries in 2025
- 402Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
11 Upper Riverdale Road, SW
Riverdale, GA 30274
Clayton County
Call (770) 991-8160 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Southern Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 402 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 84 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Georgia, Southern Regional Medical Center has the 16th-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: 1 of 5 stars
- 52% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 54% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Riverdale
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Fayetteville | 9.7 | 34% | 2,981 | Yes |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | Stockbridge | 11 | 28% | 2,071 | Yes |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Atlanta | 13 | 34% | 3,558 | Yes |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | 15 | 31% | 4,028 | Yes |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc. | Atlanta | 17 | 29% | 3,329 | Yes |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | Decatur | 18 | 29% | 3,326 | Yes |
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