Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest: labor and delivery in Winchester, TN
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest is a hospital in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 719 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (201 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 719Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 259Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
185 Hospital Road
Winchester, TN 37398
Franklin County
Call (931) 967-8200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 259 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 73 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest has the 6th-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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest 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 Winchester
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma | 16 | 13% | 587 | Yes |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Fayetteville | 26 | – | 238 | Yes |
| Highlands Medical Center | Scottsboro | 36 | 34% | 253 | Yes |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | McMinnville | 41 | 20% | 287 | Yes |
| Crestwood Medical Center | Huntsville | 41 | 22% | 1,015 | Yes |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 42 | 25% | 5,965 | Yes |
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