Tristar Summit Medical Center: labor and delivery in Hermitage, TN
Tristar Summit Medical Center is a hospital in Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 1,460 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (418 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,460Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 75Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Tristar Summit Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
5655 Frist Blvd
Hermitage, TN 37076
Davidson County
Call (615) 316-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Tristar Summit Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 75 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Tristar Summit Medical Center has the 28th-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
- 69% 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 Summit 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 Hermitage
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | Hendersonville | 10 | 24% | 1,249 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | 11 | 28% | 5,676 | Yes |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville | 11 | 30% | 418 | No |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | Nashville | 11 | 28% | 2,744 | Yes |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | Nashville | 14 | 27% | 6,872 | Yes |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | Smyrna | 14 | 26% | 2,506 | Yes |
More in Davidson County
- Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Nashville)
- Metro Nashville General Hospital (Nashville)
- Tristar Centennial Medical Center (Nashville)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville)
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