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Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

39 Tennessee hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge, Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center, Physicians Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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39 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by mrsa bloodstream infections; 82 more match but have no reported value.

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

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.

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