Union General Hospital: labor and delivery in Blairsville, GA
Union General Hospital is a hospital in Blairsville, Union County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 543 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (198 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 543Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 278Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
35 Hospital Road
Blairsville, GA 30512
Union County
Call (706) 745-2111 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Union General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 278 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Georgia, Union General Hospital has the 4th-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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Union General 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 Blairsville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | Demorest | 34 | 16% | 503 | Yes |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc. | Jasper | 40 | 35% | 203 | Yes |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. | Gainesville | 42 | 27% | 3,752 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | Cumming | 50 | 30% | 3,958 | Yes |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens | 51 | 21% | 303 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | Canton | 52 | 28% | 3,120 | Yes |
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