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Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest CABG surgery death rate

20 Tennessee hospitals ranked by CABG surgery death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Memorial Healthcare System, Inc, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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20 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by cabg surgery death rate; 101 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCABG surgery death ratelower 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 bedsCompare
National average2.4%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · Acute care1.5%, 96th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.0%, 96th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile0.84, 87th percentile210 min, 15th percentile1.03, 28th percentile431Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
2Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care1.6%, 93rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile10.1%, 68th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.76, 96th percentile197 min, 20th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile571Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
T3Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care1.8%, 85th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.13, 16th percentile269 min, 3rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile1,091Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center
T3Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care1.8%, 85th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile11.7%, 35th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile2.01, 0th percentile182 min, 28th percentile0.99, 50th percentile927Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital
T3Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care1.8%, 85th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile13.2%, 13th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.87, 81st percentile241 min, 6th percentile1.10, 8th percentile771Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
T3Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care1.8%, 85th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile14.6%, 5th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.83, 89th percentile259 min, 4th percentile0.97, 61st percentile462Compare Parkwest Medical Center
T7Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care1.9%, 78th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile13.8%, 9th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile1.05, 26th percentile186 min, 26th percentile0.95, 71st percentile301Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge
T7University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care1.9%, 78th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.44, 3rd percentile249 min, 5th percentile0.99, 50th percentile655Compare University Health System, Inc
T9Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care2.1%, 62nd percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile12.0%, 30th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile1.19, 11th percentile228 min, 9th percentile1.03, 28th percentile1,593Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
T9Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care2.1%, 62nd percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile1.09, 20th percentile268 min, 3rd percentile0.98, 55th percentile269Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center
11Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care2.2%, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.74, 97th percentile196 min, 21st percentile1.04, 23rd percentile628Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center
12Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care2.3%, 49th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile14.8%, 1st percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.95, 55th percentile169 min, 36th percentile1.06, 16th percentile848Compare Erlanger Medical Center
13St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care2.5%, 38th percentile1, 3rd percentile1, 1st percentile13.0%, 15th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile16.3%, 4th percentile1.23, 9th percentile150 min, 49th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile519Compare St Francis Hospital
14Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care2.6%, 33rd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.96, 51st percentile111 min, 82nd percentile0.98, 55th percentile621Compare Parkridge Medical Center
15Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care2.8%, 24th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile1.04, 28th percentile204 min, 17th percentile1.10, 8th percentile505Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
16Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN · Acute care2.9%, 22nd percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile9.6%, 98th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile173 min, 34th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile358Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
17Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care3.0%, 19th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile115 min, 78th percentile1.00, 44th percentile733Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center
18Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care3.1%, 16th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile14.7%, 5th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.79, 94th percentile196 min, 21st percentile1.04, 23rd percentile282Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
19Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care3.4%, 9th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.76, 96th percentile234 min, 8th percentile1.00, 44th percentile517Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
20Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · Acute care4.4%, 2nd percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile13.9%, 4th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile1.23, 9th percentile211 min, 14th percentile1.06, 16th percentile585Compare Johnson City 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.

CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
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).