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Best hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee

CMS lists 11 active hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee: 5 acute care hospitals, 4 psychiatric hospitals, 1 VA hospital and 1 other hospital. 8 offer emergency services. The highest CMS overall rating here is 3 stars, held by Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis, Baptist Memorial Hospital and Memphis VA Medical Center.

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Hospitals
11
With a CMS star rating
5
Rated 5 stars
0
Emergency services
8
Beds
5,173

Best hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee, by measure

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

MeasureBest in MemphisResultNational
Overall star ratingHigher is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingBaptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis VA Medical Center, Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis (tied)3—
Patient survey star ratingHigher is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMemphis VA Medical Center33.3
Heart attack death rateLower is better · 4 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingBaptist Memorial Hospital11.2%11.9%
Heart failure death rateLower is better · 4 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMemphis VA Medical Center6.9%11.1%
Stroke death rateLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingBaptist Memorial Hospital9.6%11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rateLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMemphis VA Medical Center14.8%15.0%
Serious complicationsLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMethodist Hospitals Of Memphis1.191.00
Central line bloodstream infectionsLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingMethodist Hospitals Of Memphis0.461.00
Time in emergency departmentLower is better · 4 hospitals reporting · Statewide rankingSt Francis Hospital150 min162 min

All hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee

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

HospitalCMS overall ratingPatient survey ratingEmergency servicesBeds
Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisAcute care hospitalYes1,593Compare
Baptist Memorial HospitalAcute care hospitalYes927Compare
Memphis VA Medical CenterVA hospitalYes924Compare
Regional One HealthAcute care hospitalYes631Compare
St Francis HospitalAcute care hospitalYes519Compare
Lakeside Behavioral Health SystemPsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedNo290Compare
Memphis Mental Health InstitutePsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedYes135Compare
St Jude Childrens Research HospitalChildren's hospitalNot ratedNot ratedNo78Compare
Crestwyn Behavioral HealthPsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedYes60Compare
Unity Psychiatric Care-MemphisPsychiatric hospitalNot ratedNot ratedNo16Compare
Delta Specialty HospitalAcute care hospitalNot ratedNot ratedYes—Compare