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Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest C. diff infections

68 Tennessee hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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68 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by c. diff infections; 53 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	C. diff infectionslower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
51	Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute care	0.30, 46th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	59	Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association
52	Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City, TN · Acute care	0.31, 45th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	139 min, 57th percentile	1.16, 3rd percentile	137	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
53	University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	249 min, 5th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	655	Compare University Health System, Inc
54	Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care	0.35, 40th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	14.7%, 5th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	282	Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
55	Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	125 min, 70th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	150	Compare Metro Nashville General Hospital
56	Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care	0.36, 39th percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.5%, 11th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	142 min, 55th percentile	1.10, 8th percentile	121	Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital
57	Vanderbilt Bedford HospitalShelbyville, TN · Acute care	0.36, 38th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	9.4%, 81st percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	125 min, 70th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	104	Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
58	Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · Acute care	0.37, 37th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.9%, 4th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	211 min, 14th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	585	Compare Johnson City Medical Center
59	Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN · Acute care	0.38, 35th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	250	Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
60	Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care	0.41, 33rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	268 min, 3rd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	269	Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center
61	Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care	0.42, 32nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	197 min, 20th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	571	Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
62	Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.47, 27th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	11.7%, 35th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	2.01, 0th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	927	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital
63	Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care	0.48, 26th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	1.10, 8th percentile	505	Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
64	Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalTullahoma, TN · Acute care	0.53, 22nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	168 min, 37th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	135	Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
65	Affiliate Of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN · Acute care	0.64, 15th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.6%, 1st percentile	12.1%, 28th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	351	Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health
66	Starr Regional Medical Center AthensAthens, TN · Acute care	0.66, 15th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	15.9%, 2nd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	190	Compare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens
67	Lafollette Medical CenterLa Follette, TN · Acute care	0.83, 9th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	147 min, 51st percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	66	Compare Lafollette Medical Center
68	Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville, TN · Acute care	1.18, 4th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.8%, 34th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	130 min, 65th percentile	1.23, 1st percentile	91	Compare Lincoln Medical Center

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate: Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department: Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient: Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).