Hospitals to give birth in Sandy Springs, GA

10 hospitals within 20 miles of Sandy Springs meet the Birthing-Friendly criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Compare their CMS star ratings, what patients said in Medicare's survey, and how far each one is from central Sandy Springs, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Sandy Springs, GA

  1. Piedmont Hospital

    Atlanta · 8.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    1968 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 605-5000
  2. Northside Hospital Duluth

    Duluth · 12.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096 (678) 312-1000
  3. Emory Johns Creek Hospital

    Johns Creek · 14.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    70%
    6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 (678) 474-7000
  4. Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center

    Marietta · 10.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (770) 793-5000
  5. Northside Hospital

    Atlanta · 1.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 (404) 851-8000
  6. Wellstar Cobb Medical Center

    Austell · 14.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    3950 Austell Rd, Austell, GA 30106 (770) 732-4000
  7. Emory Decatur Hospital

    Decatur · 10.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    63%
    2701 N Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (404) 501-1000
  8. Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center

    Roswell · 9.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    68%
    3000 Hospital Boulevard, Roswell, GA 30076 (770) 751-2500
  9. Emory University Hospital Midtown

    Atlanta · 11.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    550 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 (404) 686-2450
  10. Grady Memorial Hospital

    Atlanta · 12.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 616-1000

Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.

Questions to ask on a hospital tour

Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Sandy Springs, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.

  1. How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
  2. What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
  3. What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
  4. Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
  5. Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
  6. Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
  7. Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
  8. Do you offer a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) if I have had a C-section before?

How this list is sorted

Every hospital here meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: it reports taking part in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement program and using that program's recommended safety practices. The designation is self-reported and most hospitals that deliver babies hold it, so treat it as a baseline, not a ranking.

We sort by the CMS overall hospital star rating, then by the patient survey star rating, then by distance. The overall rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care across the whole hospital. The survey rating comes from patients' answers to Medicare's HCAHPS survey about their stay.

CMS does not yet publish cesarean or severe complication rates for each hospital, so ask the hospitals on your shortlist for theirs.

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