Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest medicare spending per patient
72 Tennessee hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Medicare spending per patientlower 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 | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | ||||
| T48 | St Francis Hospital | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 519 | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| 52 | Metro Nashville General Hospital | 1.05, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 125 min, 70th percentile | 150 | Compare Metro Nashville General Hospital |
| T53 | Erlanger Medical Center | 1.06, 16th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 848 | Compare Erlanger Medical Center |
| T53 | Maury Regional Hospital | 1.06, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 258 | Compare Maury Regional Hospital |
| T53 | Johnson City Medical Center | 1.06, 16th 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 | 585 | Compare Johnson City Medical Center |
| T53 | Haywood County Community Hospital | 1.06, 16th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | 126 min, 69th percentile | 9 | Compare Haywood County Community Hospital |
| T57 | Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | 1.07, 14th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 125 | Compare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital |
| T57 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | 1.07, 14th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 129 min, 66th percentile | 96 | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence |
| T57 | Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 1.07, 14th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 395 | Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center |
| 60 | Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center | 1.08, 12th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 119 min, 75th percentile | 136 | Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center |
| 61 | Livingston Regional Hospital | 1.09, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 110 | Compare Livingston Regional Hospital |
| T62 | Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 1.10, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 241 min, 6th percentile | 771 | Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital |
| T62 | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 1.10, 8th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 121 | Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital |
| T62 | Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 1.10, 8th 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 | 505 | Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center |
| 65 | Lafollette Medical Center | 1.11, 7th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 66 | Compare Lafollette Medical Center |
| 66 | Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | 1.13, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 225 | Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center |
| 67 | Regional One Health | 1.14, 4th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | — | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 294 min, 2nd percentile | 631 | Compare Regional One Health |
| 68 | Unity Medical Center | 1.15, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 49 | Compare Unity Medical Center |
| 69 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 137 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City |
| T70 | Volunteer Community Hospital | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 100 | Compare Volunteer Community Hospital |
| T70 | Henderson County Community Hospital | 1.20, 2nd percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 151 min, 48th percentile | 45 | Compare Henderson County Community Hospital |
| 72 | Lincoln Medical Center | 1.23, 1st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 130 min, 65th 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.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).