Sweetwater Hospital Association: labor and delivery in Sweetwater, TN
Sweetwater Hospital Association is a hospital in Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 109 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (37 such births). That is above the Tennessee rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 109Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 144Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
304 Wright St
Sweetwater, TN 37874
Monroe County
Call (865) 213-8200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sweetwater Hospital Association compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 144 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 61 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Sweetwater Hospital Association has the 49th-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
- 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
Sweetwater Hospital Association 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 Sweetwater
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens | 14 | 21% | 303 | Yes |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | 30 | 27% | 1,924 | Yes |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | Maryville | 30 | – | – | Yes |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | 32 | 29% | 455 | Yes |
| Affiliate of Vitruvian Health | Cleveland | 37 | 24% | 264 | Yes |
| University Health System, Inc. | Knoxville | 37 | 11% | 1,671 | Yes |
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