Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest pneumonia death rate
81 Tennessee hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Pneumonia death ratelower 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 | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 15.2% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T51 | Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | — | 94 min, 93rd percentile | — | 35 | Compare Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th |
| T51 | Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 125 | Compare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital |
| T51 | Greeneville Community Hospital | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 140 | Compare Greeneville Community Hospital |
| 54 | Johnson City Medical Center | 17.2%, 21st 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 | 1.06, 16th percentile | 585 | Compare Johnson City Medical Center |
| 55 | Roane Medical Center | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 105 | Compare Roane Medical Center |
| 56 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 269 | Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center |
| 57 | Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital | 17.5%, 18th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 58 | Compare Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital |
| T58 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 137 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City |
| T58 | Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 17.7%, 16th 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 | 1.10, 8th percentile | 505 | Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center |
| 60 | Blount Memorial Hospital | 17.8%, 15th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 304 | Compare Blount Memorial Hospital |
| 61 | St Francis Hospital | 17.9%, 15th 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 | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 519 | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| T62 | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 121 | Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital |
| T62 | West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 70 | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital |
| 64 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | 18.2%, 13th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th 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 |
| 65 | Sweetwater Hospital Association | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 59 | Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association |
| 66 | Hardin Medical Center | 18.5%, 11th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 19.3%, 0th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 58 | Compare Hardin Medical Center |
| T67 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 115 min, 78th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 733 | Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center |
| T67 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 9.7%, 75th 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 |
| 69 | Unity Medical Center | 18.7%, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 49 | Compare Unity Medical Center |
| 70 | Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 19.0%, 8th 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 | 1.07, 14th percentile | 395 | Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center |
| 71 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 196 | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| 72 | Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 19.3%, 7th 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 | 1.10, 8th percentile | 771 | Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital |
| 73 | Maury Regional Hospital | 19.5%, 6th 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 | 1.06, 16th percentile | 258 | Compare Maury Regional Hospital |
| 74 | Livingston Regional Hospital | 20.4%, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 110 | Compare Livingston Regional Hospital |
| 75 | Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 20.5%, 3rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 282 | Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center |
| 76 | Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | 20.7%, 3rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 225 | Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center |
| 77 | Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | 21.5%, 2nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.9%, 2nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 190 | Compare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens |
| 78 | Claiborne Medical Center | 22.6%, 1st percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 85 | Compare Claiborne Medical Center |
| 79 | Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 22.8%, 1st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 15.4%, 0th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 270 | Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital |
| 80 | Volunteer Community Hospital | 23.7%, 0th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 100 | Compare Volunteer Community Hospital |
| 81 | Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers | 23.8%, 0th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 127 min, 68th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers |
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.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia 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).