2019 Nashville Cesarean Rate by Hospital

Nashville Cesarean Rate By Hospital - Data Current as of November 2019. 
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• Vanderbilt University -  28.9% (up 0.5%)

• St. Thomas Midtown -  25.7% (down 0.5%)

• TriStar Centennial - 37.9% (up 4.2%)

• Williamson Medical Center - 25.1% (down 1.8%)

• TriStar Hendersonville - 32.6% (down 2.2%)

• TriStar Summit -  37.2% (down 4.6%)

• St. Thomas Rutherford - 22.0% (down 5.8%)

Please note: The information on this site is derived from hospitals’ voluntary submissions of The Leapfrog Hospital Survey. For more survey results, visit: http://www.leapfroggroup.org/compare-hospitals

This is my 5th year to compile these figures into an infographic. We still have 4 big hospitals with rates under 30%. St. Thomas Rutherford has a rate of 22%, which is the lowest I've ever seen in Nashville in the last decade. It's interesting to note that the St. Thomas Hospital group has consistently had numbers below 30%, while the TriStar group has some of the highest rates in Middle TN. In fact, Centennial has shown a large increase 2 years in a row (combined jump of 7.6%). They were once as low as 30% in 2017.

I do know that Centennial hired a new Chief Operating Officer at the beginning of 2019 who is also a Certified Nurse Midwife and she has been working extremely hard to make positive change. It's honestly been exciting to watch her jump into this role and I will be eager to see the impact she has over the next year. 

One of the biggest factors in preventing a C-Section is to have a doula. Research shows that using a doula for your labor & delivery can lower your risk of a Cesarean birth by as much as 39%. Taking a comprehensive childbirth education class can also lower your risk for a C-Section. Please contact us if you are interested in hiring a doula or need a childbirth preparation class. 

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