Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center: labor and delivery in Hendersonville, TN
Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center is a hospital in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 1,249 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (321 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,249Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 73Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
355 New Shackle Island Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Sumner County
Call (615) 338-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 73 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center has the 25th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Tristar Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | Hermitage | 10 | 25% | 1,460 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin | 12 | 20% | 489 | Yes |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville | 14 | 30% | 418 | No |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | Nashville | 16 | 28% | 2,744 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | 16 | 28% | 5,676 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon | 18 | 25% | 806 | Yes |
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