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Hospitals in Tennessee with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

76 Tennessee hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty 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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76 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by readmissions penalty; 45 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care−0.43%43—12.0%14.6%0.91170 min1.0350Compare
T52Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · Acute care−0.49%5410.0%12.9%14.1%0.84210 min1.03431Compare
T52Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · Acute care−0.49%1114.1%10.3%15.4%0.81162 min0.96196Compare
54Claiborne Medical CenterTazewell, TN · Acute care−0.51%—4——16.0%0.97126 min1.0285Compare
55Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care−0.52%4410.2%13.8%15.0%1.05186 min0.95301Compare
56Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care−0.53%4312.2%11.4%14.6%0.80190 min0.9875Compare
57Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care−0.62%3411.6%15.2%15.7%0.92206 min1.06258Compare
58Affiliate Of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN · Acute care−0.67%2314.6%12.1%14.2%0.77202 min1.00351Compare
59Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · Acute care−0.68%1213.9%11.1%15.5%1.23211 min1.06585Compare
T60Roane Medical CenterHarriman, TN · Acute care−0.79%44—10.2%15.5%0.90174 min0.87105Compare
T60Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care−0.79%3313.1%12.5%15.1%0.76234 min1.00517Compare
62Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care−0.82%3211.2%11.7%15.4%2.01182 min0.99927Compare
63Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care−0.88%—3——14.5%0.95136 min0.99239Compare
64Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care−0.90%44—10.9%15.1%0.94119 min1.0270Compare
65St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care−0.91%1113.0%13.0%16.3%1.23150 min1.04519Compare
66Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown, TN · Acute care−1.03%2314.2%10.7%15.7%0.98198 min0.96167Compare
67Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN · Acute care−1.06%23—9.5%14.9%0.96114 min1.09110Compare
T68Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville, TN · Acute care−1.08%2312.4%12.2%16.0%1.23154 min0.99140Compare
T68Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute care−1.08%13—11.0%15.9%1.14182 min1.0059Compare
70Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care−1.10%2212.9%14.7%15.8%0.79196 min1.04282Compare
71Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · Acute care−1.18%3411.9%10.5%15.3%0.95142 min0.95109Compare
72Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care−1.32%3311.4%14.6%14.9%0.83259 min0.97462Compare
73Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville, TN · Acute care−1.33%1215.4%12.7%16.3%0.95181 min1.01270Compare
74Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care−1.37%3313.2%10.5%15.1%0.74196 min1.04628Compare
75Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care−1.68%2311.0%12.2%15.7%1.09268 min0.98269Compare
76Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care−2.30%24—13.5%15.0%0.92142 min1.10121Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).