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Birthing-friendly hospitals in Tennessee

55 birthing-friendly hospitals. Addresses, emergency services and Medicare ratings for each.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, Tennessee has 55 birthing-friendly hospitals. 55 of 55 have an emergency room; among the 55 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 2 hr 53 min.

CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation marks hospitals taking part in a maternal-care quality program; hospitals without it may also deliver babies.

Birthing-friendly hospitals by state · Maternity hospitals near me

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Birthing-friendly hospitals55in Tennessee
With an ER55of 55
Median ER visit2 hr 53 minwhere reported
Medicare-rated54average 3.0 stars

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Every birthing-friendly hospital in Tennessee

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Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens Athens 2 hr 30 min 3 of 5
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol Bristol 3 hr 26 min 2 of 5
Riverview Regional Medical Center SouthCarthage Carthage 1 hr 28 min 4 of 5
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga Chattanooga 2 hr 53 min 4 of 5
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga Chattanooga 1 hr 46 min 4 of 5
Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville Clarksville 3 hr 6 min 1 of 5
Cleveland Community HospitalCleveland Cleveland 3 hr 15 min 2 of 5
Skyridge Medical CenterCleveland Cleveland 3 hr 15 min 2 of 5
Maury Regional HospitalColumbia Columbia 3 hr 24 min 3 of 5
Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville Cookeville 4 hr 34 min 2 of 5
Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington Covington 2 hr 31 min 3 of 5
Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville Crossville 3 hr 36 min 4 of 5
Horizon Medical CenterDickson Dickson 1 hr 51 min 3 of 5
Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg Dyersburg 2 hr 58 min 4 of 5
Lincoln County Health FacilitiesFayetteville Fayetteville 2 hr 9 min 3 of 5
Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville Fayetteville 2 hr 9 min 3 of 5
Williamson Medical CenterFranklin Franklin 3 hr 13 min 5 of 5
Sumner Regional Medical CenterGallatin Gallatin 2 hr 26 min 3 of 5
Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville Greeneville 2 hr 34 min 2 of 5
Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville Hendersonville 2 hr 41 min 4 of 5
Summit Medical CenterHermitage Hermitage 2 hr 16 min 4 of 5
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson Jackson 3 hr 48 min 3 of 5
Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City Johnson City 2 hr 53 min 3 of 5
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City Johnson City 3 hr 30 min 1 of 5
Indian Path Medical CenterKingsport Kingsport 2 hr 16 min —
Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville Knoxville 3 hr 48 min 3 of 5
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville Knoxville 4 hr 24 min 3 of 5
Physicians Regional Medical CenterKnoxville Knoxville 3 hr 9 min 3 of 5
University of Tn Memorial HospitalKnoxville Knoxville 4 hr 5 min 4 of 5
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – LawrenceburgLawrenceburg Lawrenceburg 2 hr 10 min 3 of 5
Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon Lebanon 2 hr 42 min 5 of 5
Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston Livingston 1 hr 57 min 2 of 5
Volunteer Community HospitalMartin Martin 2 hr 40 min 2 of 5
Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville Maryville 3 hr 40 min 2 of 5
River Park HospitalMcMinnville McMinnville 2 hr 59 min 3 of 5
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis Memphis 2 hr 58 min 3 of 5
Methodist Healthcare Memphis HospitalsMemphis Memphis 3 hr 38 min 3 of 5
Regional One HealthMemphis Memphis 4 hr 41 min 1 of 5
Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown Morristown 3 hr 19 min 2 of 5
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro Murfreesboro 2 hr 49 min 3 of 5
Centennial Medical CenterNashville Nashville 1 hr 58 min 4 of 5
St Thomas HospitalNashville Nashville 3 hr 12 min 3 of 5
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville Nashville 4 hr 27 min 5 of 5
Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical CenterNewport Newport 3 hr 14 min 4 of 5
Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeOak Ridge Oak Ridge 2 hr 59 min 4 of 5
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski Pulaski 1 hr 59 min 3 of 5
Hardin County General HospitalSavannah Savannah 2 hr 41 min 2 of 5
Hardin Medical CenterSavannah Savannah 2 hr 41 min 2 of 5
Leconte Medical CenterSevierville Sevierville 3 hr 19 min 5 of 5
Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna Smyrna 3 hr 10 min 4 of 5
Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield Springfield 2 hr 27 min 3 of 5
Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater Sweetwater 2 hr 43 min 1 of 5
Harton Regional Medical CenterTullahoma Tullahoma 2 hr 44 min 3 of 5
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City Union City 2 hr 22 min 4 of 5
Southern Tennessee Medical CenterWinchester Winchester 2 hr 28 min 3 of 5

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in Tennessee

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in Tennessee?

Tennessee has 55 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published October 2026. About the data.