Starr Regional Medical Center Athens: labor and delivery in Athens, TN
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens is a hospital in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 303 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (95 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 303Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 682Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Starr Regional Medical Center Athens
- Birth center tours
Address and phone
1114 W Madison Ave
Athens, TN 37371
McMinn County
Call (423) 745-1411 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Starr Regional Medical Center Athens compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 682 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 54 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Starr Regional Medical Center Athens has the 17th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens 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 Athens
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Hospital Association | Sweetwater | 14 | 32% | 109 | Yes |
| Affiliate of Vitruvian Health | Cleveland | 23 | 24% | 264 | Yes |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville | 42 | 15% | 281 | Yes |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | Maryville | 43 | – | – | Yes |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | 44 | 27% | 1,924 | Yes |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | 45 | 29% | 455 | Yes |
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