Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest heart failure death rate
70 Tennessee hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System, Memphis VA Medical Center, VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 11.1% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | — | — | 508 | Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System |
| 2 | Memphis VA Medical Center | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | — | — | 924 | Compare Memphis VA Medical Center |
| 3 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro | 7.5%, 97th percentile | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | 147 | Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro |
| 4 | Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 155 | Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma |
| 5 | Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 358 | Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital |
| 6 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 269 min, 3rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 1,091 | Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 7 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 125 min, 70th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 104 | Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital |
| 8 | Livingston Regional Hospital | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 110 | Compare Livingston Regional Hospital |
| T9 | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 200 | Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center |
| T9 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 152 | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest |
| 11 | Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 225 | Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center |
| 12 | Lafollette Medical Center | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 66 | Compare Lafollette Medical Center |
| 13 | Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 571 | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital |
| T14 | Parkridge Medical Center | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 111 min, 82nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 621 | Compare Parkridge Medical Center |
| T14 | Roane Medical Center | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 105 | Compare Roane Medical Center |
| 16 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 196 | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| T17 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 250 | Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital |
| T17 | Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.85, 95th percentile | 74 | Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center |
| T17 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 115 min, 78th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 733 | Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center |
| T17 | Physicians Regional Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 628 | Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center |
| T17 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 109 | Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center |
| T22 | Mountain Home VA Medical Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | — | — | 515 | Compare Mountain Home VA Medical Center |
| T22 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 148 | Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center |
| T24 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 17.0%, 1st percentile | — | 149 min, 50th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 100 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton |
| T24 | Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 167 | Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association |
| T26 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 119 min, 75th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 70 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County |
| T26 | Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 395 | Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center |
| T28 | University Health System, Inc | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 249 min, 5th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 655 | Compare University Health System, Inc |
| T28 | Sweetwater Hospital Association | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 59 | Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association |
| 30 | Johnson City Medical Center | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 585 | Compare Johnson City Medical Center |
| T31 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 120 min, 74th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 95 | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski |
| T31 | Volunteer Community Hospital | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 100 | Compare Volunteer Community Hospital |
| T33 | Cumberland Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 189 | Compare Cumberland Medical Center |
| T33 | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 75 | Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center |
| T33 | Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 116 min, 77th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 157 | Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center |
| 36 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 137 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City |
| 37 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 135 | Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital |
| 38 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 2.01, 0th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 927 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| 39 | Lincoln Medical Center | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.23, 1st percentile | 91 | Compare Lincoln Medical Center |
| 40 | Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 505 | Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center |
| T41 | Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 50 | Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center |
| T41 | Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 1,593 | Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis |
| T41 | Rhea Medical Center | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 170 min, 35th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Rhea Medical Center |
| T44 | Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 80 | Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital |
| T44 | Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 351 | Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health |
| T46 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 269 | Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Greeneville Community Hospital | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 140 | Compare Greeneville Community Hospital |
| 48 | Erlanger Medical Center | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 848 | Compare Erlanger Medical Center |
| T49 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 517 | Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center |
| T49 | Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 125 | Compare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital |
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.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure 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.
- 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).