Has significant areas of concern on key safety measures.
Category
Max Points
Score
C-section rate
4.0
0.5
Safety rating
2.5
0.8
Transparency
1.5
0.5
Services
1.2
0.55
Episiotomy rate
0.8
0.2
The safety standard for C-sections is 23.6% or lower. The safety standard for episiotomies is 5% or lower.
C-Section Rate
Not disclosed
This hospital has not shared this information
Safety standard: 23.6% · National avg: 25.3%
Episiotomy Rate
Not disclosed
This hospital has not shared this information
Safety standard: 5% · National avg: 3.4%
These rates are for first-time mothers with a single baby, full-term, head-down. This is the most common low-risk birth situation.
Services & Patient Support
✓VBAC available
✗No midwives on staff
✓Bring your own doula
✓Breastfeeding support, in-hospital and after discharge
✗No policy to limit early induced births
✓NICU on site
What to Know Before You Choose
⚠NTSV c-section rate not yet publicly extracted. Hospital submitted 2025 Leapfrog survey — rate may be visible on Leapfrog portal.
⚠Historically one of the highest c-section hospitals in Georgia: ~40% overall rate in 2014 (Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation). Rate has trended down but current NTSV figure unknown.
⚠Leapfrog Safety Grade C (Spring 2026).
⚠Highest-volume birth hospital in Georgia: approximately 16,000 deliveries/year. GA state c-section average is 28.9% — one of the highest in the US.
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Where this data comes from
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Spring 2026; Leapfrog Hospital Survey 2025 View original source →