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Best hospitals in Chattanooga, Tennessee

CMS lists 5 active hospitals in Chattanooga, Tennessee: 3 acute care hospitals and 2 psychiatric hospitals. 2 offer emergency services. The highest CMS overall rating here is 5 stars, held by Memorial Healthcare System, Inc.

Hospitals
5
With a CMS star rating
3
Rated 5 stars
1
Emergency services
2
Beds
2,160

Best hospitals in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by measure

The best result among Chattanooga, Tennessee hospitals that report each measure, from the latest CMS data. Small differences between hospitals are often not statistically meaningful.

MeasureBest in ChattanoogaResultNational
Overall star ratingHigher is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMemorial Healthcare System, Inc5—
Patient survey star ratingHigher is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMemorial Healthcare System, Inc43.3
Heart attack death rateLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMemorial Healthcare System, Inc10.0%11.9%
Heart failure death rateLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingParkridge Medical Center10.2%11.1%
Stroke death rateLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingParkridge Medical Center9.3%11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rateLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingErlanger Medical Center13.9%15.0%
Serious complicationsLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMemorial Healthcare System, Inc0.841.00
Central line bloodstream infectionsLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingParkridge Medical Center0.001.00
Time in emergency departmentLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingParkridge Medical Center111 min162 min

All hospitals in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Sorted by CMS overall star rating, then size. CMS data as of Sep 30, 2026.

Hospitals in Chattanooga, Tennessee
HospitalCMS overall ratingPatient survey ratingEmergency servicesBedsCompare
Memorial Healthcare System, IncAcute care hospitalNo431Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
Erlanger Medical CenterAcute care hospitalYes848Compare Erlanger Medical Center
Parkridge Medical CenterAcute care hospitalYes621Compare Parkridge Medical Center
Moccasin Bend Mental Health InstitutePsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedNo172Compare Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute
Erlanger Behavioral Hospital, LLCPsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedNo88Compare Erlanger Behavioral Hospital, LLC