Tift Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Tifton, GA
Tift Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Tifton, Tift County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 1,317 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (440 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,317Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 296Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Tift Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
901 E 18th Street
Tifton, GA 31794
Tift County
Call (229) 382-7120 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Tift Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 296 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 72 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Tift Regional Medical Center has the 24th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 67% 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
Tift Regional 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 Tifton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | Moultrie | 29 | 39% | 678 | Yes |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Douglas | 37 | 28% | 381 | Yes |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | Cordele | 39 | 29% | 259 | Yes |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Albany | 40 | 28% | 1,866 | Yes |
| Sgmc Health | Valdosta | 44 | 21% | 1,765 | Yes |
| Archbold Memorial Hospital | Thomasville | 53 | 23% | 433 | Yes |
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