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Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

41 Tennessee hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Williamson Medical Center, Cumberland Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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41 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by central line bloodstream infections; 80 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Mountain Home VA Medical CenterMountain Home, TN · Veterans Affairs	0.00, 90th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Mountain Home VA Medical Center
T1	Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.71, 50th percentile	0.78, 53rd percentile	0.62, 47th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Williamson Medical Center
T1	Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.44, 45th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Cumberland Medical Center
T1	Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.41, 29th percentile	0.99, 22nd percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Parkridge Medical Center
T1	Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.57, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center
T1	Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	1.78, 9th percentile	—	0.72, 39th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center
T1	Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma
T1	Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	0.55, 61st percentile	—	0.33, 73rd percentile	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Parkwest Medical Center
T1	Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center
T1	Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.60, 12th percentile	—	1.69, 5th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association
T1	Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville, TN · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.26, 77th percentile	—	1.27, 12th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital
12	Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care	0.15, 77th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.61, 56th percentile	—	0.51, 58th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center
13	Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care	0.15, 76th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.28, 76th percentile	1.43, 29th percentile	0.98, 22nd percentile	0.08, 76th percentile	Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
14	Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · Acute care	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
15	Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage, TN · Acute care	0.29, 67th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.43, 68th percentile	—	0.18, 80th percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center
16	Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care	0.42, 55th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.37, 72nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.02, 80th percentile	Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge
17	Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN · Acute care	0.45, 53rd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	—	—	0.59, 50th percentile	0.38, 35th percentile	Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
18	Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.46, 53rd percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	0.74, 56th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
19	Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.47, 51st percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.14, 72nd percentile	0.18, 80th percentile	0.23, 77th percentile	0.45, 63rd percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center
20	Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care	0.51, 48th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.03, 80th percentile	Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center
21	University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care	0.52, 47th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.45, 67th percentile	0.56, 68th percentile	0.97, 22nd percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare University Health System, Inc
22	Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · Acute care	0.53, 46th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	2.71, 1st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center
23	Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care	0.54, 45th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.61, 30th percentile	1.39, 17th percentile	—	1.73, 5th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
24	Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.56, 43rd percentile	1.20, 10th percentile	0.25, 63rd percentile	0.27, 77th percentile	—	4.77, 0th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare Regional One Health
25	Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.59, 40th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.28, 76th percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	0.22, 60th percentile	Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center
26	Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN · Acute care	0.60, 39th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
27	St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.62, 37th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.57, 13th percentile	0.79, 53rd percentile	0.74, 38th percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare St Francis Hospital
28	VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemNashville, TN · Veterans Affairs	0.67, 34th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	1.25, 7th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System
29	Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.45, 44th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	2.23, 10th percentile	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.42, 32nd percentile	Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
30	Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 52nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.24, 13th percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center
31	Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · Acute care	0.69, 32nd percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.68, 25th percentile	2.13, 4th percentile	3.50, 3rd percentile	0.75, 36th percentile	0.37, 37th percentile	Compare Johnson City Medical Center
32	Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	0.70, 31st percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.34, 19th percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	1.07, 19th percentile	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center
33	Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care	0.86, 22nd percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.60, 49th percentile	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
34	Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · Acute care	0.92, 19th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.07, 4th percentile	—	1.04, 20th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Blount Memorial Hospital
35	Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care	0.96, 17th percentile	2.01, 0th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	0.88, 39th percentile	1.52, 26th percentile	0.79, 34th percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital
36	Affiliate Of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN · Acute care	1.08, 13th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	1.33, 19th percentile	—	1.08, 18th percentile	0.64, 15th percentile	Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health
37	Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	1.17, 11th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	2.01, 5th percentile	1.80, 18th percentile	2.22, 2nd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Erlanger Medical Center
38	Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care	1.38, 7th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.15, 71st percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	—	0.65, 45th percentile	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Maury Regional Hospital
39	Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care	1.48, 6th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	1.81, 8th percentile	—	1.21, 13th percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
40	Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville, TN · Acute care	1.51, 6th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	1.53, 4th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.57, 7th percentile	0.12, 73rd percentile	Compare Greeneville Community Hospital
41	Memphis VA Medical CenterMemphis, TN · Veterans Affairs	2.28, 2nd percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.97, 12th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Memphis VA 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.

Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).