T J Samson Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Glasgow, KY
T J Samson Community Hospital is a hospital in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 810 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (252 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 810Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 624Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1301 North Race Street
Glasgow, KY 42141
Barren County
Call (270) 651-4159 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How T J Samson Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 624 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Kentucky, T J Samson Community Hospital has the 19th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 69% 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
T J Samson Community 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 Glasgow
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | Bowling Green | 29 | 24% | 2,381 | Yes |
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | Leitchfield | 38 | 38% | 298 | Yes |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | Campbellsville | 40 | 14% | 298 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | 48 | 37% | 1,088 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage | 52 | 31% | 87 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin | 52 | 20% | 489 | Yes |
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