Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center: labor and delivery in Newport, TN
Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center is a hospital in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 232 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (69 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 232Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 241Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
435 2nd St
Newport, TN 37821
Cocke County
Call (423) 625-2200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 241 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 71 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center has the 19th-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
- 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
Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center 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 Newport
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown | 18 | 22% | 590 | Yes |
| Leconte Medical Center | Sevierville | 21 | 32% | 655 | Yes |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville | 26 | 17% | 389 | Yes |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde | 33 | 28% | 140 | Yes |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva | 40 | 24% | 415 | Yes |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | 42 | 28% | 3,643 | Yes |
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