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 | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.1% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System |
| 2 | Memphis VA Medical Center | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 5.7%, 99th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Memphis VA Medical Center |
| 3 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro | 7.5%, 97th percentile | — | 11.3%, 95th percentile | 6.0%, 98th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro |
| 4 | Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma |
| 5 | Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 10.7%, 8th percentile | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital |
| 6 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 7 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 9.4%, 81st percentile | — | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital |
| 8 | Livingston Regional Hospital | 9.5%, 79th percentile | — | 20.4%, 4th percentile | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Livingston Regional Hospital |
| T9 | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center |
| T9 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 1st percentile | — | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest |
| 11 | Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | — | 20.7%, 3rd percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center |
| 12 | Lafollette Medical Center | 10.0%, 70th percentile | — | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Lafollette Medical Center |
| 13 | Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital |
| T14 | Parkridge Medical Center | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Parkridge Medical Center |
| T14 | Roane Medical Center | 10.2%, 66th percentile | — | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Roane Medical Center |
| 16 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| T17 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital |
| T17 | Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | — | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | — | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center |
| T17 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center |
| T17 | Physicians Regional Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center |
| T17 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 16.1%, 7th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center |
| T22 | Mountain Home VA Medical Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 5.7%, 99th percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Mountain Home VA Medical Center |
| T22 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | — | 6.2%, 100th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center |
| T24 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 10.7%, 56th percentile | — | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | — | 17.0%, 1st percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton |
| T24 | Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 10.5%, 10th percentile | — | 17.0%, 5th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association |
| T26 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | — | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 11th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County |
| T26 | Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 19.0%, 8th percentile | 11.6%, 3rd percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center |
| T28 | University Health System, Inc | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare University Health System, Inc |
| T28 | Sweetwater Hospital Association | 11.0%, 50th percentile | — | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 32.5%, 0th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association |
| 30 | Johnson City Medical Center | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | 4.4%, 2nd percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Johnson City Medical Center |
| T31 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | 11.3%, 44th percentile | — | 18.2%, 13th percentile | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski |
| T31 | Volunteer Community Hospital | 11.3%, 44th percentile | — | 23.7%, 0th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Volunteer Community Hospital |
| T33 | Cumberland Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Cumberland Medical Center |
| T33 | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center |
| T33 | Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center |
| 36 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 11.5%, 39th percentile | — | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 16.0%, 8th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City |
| 37 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital |
| 38 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| 39 | Lincoln Medical Center | 11.8%, 34th percentile | — | 16.8%, 26th percentile | — | — | 20.8%, 2nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Lincoln Medical Center |
| 40 | Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center |
| T41 | Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 12.0%, 30th percentile | — | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center |
| T41 | Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis |
| T41 | Rhea Medical Center | 12.0%, 30th percentile | — | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Rhea Medical Center |
| T44 | Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 12.1%, 28th percentile | — | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | — | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital |
| T44 | Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health |
| T46 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 12.3%, 1st percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Greeneville Community Hospital | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Greeneville Community Hospital |
| 48 | Erlanger Medical Center | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Erlanger Medical Center |
| T49 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center |
| T49 | Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | — | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.