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. Leading: Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Memphis VA Medical Center, Tristar Northcrest Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure 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 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Mountain Home VA Medical Center | 10.3%, 98th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 5.7%, 99th percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Mountain Home VA Medical Center |
| 2 | Memphis VA Medical Center | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 5.7%, 99th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Memphis VA Medical Center |
| 3 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 16.1%, 7th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center |
| 4 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro | 11.3%, 95th percentile | — | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 6.0%, 98th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro |
| 5 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| T6 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System |
| T6 | Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma |
| 8 | Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 12.5%, 87th percentile | — | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center |
| 9 | Dekalb Community Hospital | 12.6%, 86th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Dekalb Community Hospital |
| 10 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | — | 17.0%, 1st percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton |
| T11 | Erlanger Medical Center | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Erlanger Medical Center |
| T11 | Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center |
| T13 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 11th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County |
| T13 | Indian Path Community Hospital | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | — | — | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Indian Path Community Hospital |
| 15 | Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc |
| 16 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| T17 | Leconte Medical Center | 13.9%, 70th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Leconte Medical Center |
| T17 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 13.9%, 70th percentile | — | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital |
| T19 | Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | — | — | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center |
| T19 | Rhea Medical Center | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Rhea Medical Center |
| 21 | Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health |
| 22 | Williamson Medical Center | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Williamson Medical Center |
| T23 | Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 10.7%, 8th percentile | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital |
| T23 | Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Hawkins County Memorial Hospital |
| 25 | West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital |
| 26 | Parkridge Medical Center | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Parkridge Medical Center |
| T27 | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center |
| T27 | Stones River Hospital | 14.8%, 56th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Stones River Hospital |
| T29 | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center |
| T29 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital |
| T31 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital |
| T31 | Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 10.5%, 10th percentile | — | 17.0%, 5th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association |
| T31 | Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital |
| 34 | West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital | 15.2%, 50th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital |
| 35 | Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center |
| T36 | Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital |
| T36 | Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis |
| T38 | University Health System, Inc | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare University Health System, Inc |
| T38 | Macon Community Hospital | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Macon Community Hospital |
| T40 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | — | 6.2%, 100th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center |
| T40 | Lafollette Medical Center | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Lafollette Medical Center |
| 42 | Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | 16.0%, 38th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital |
| 43 | Physicians Regional Medical Center | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center |
| 44 | Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | — | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital |
| 45 | Cumberland Medical Center | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Cumberland Medical Center |
| 46 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center |
| 47 | Parkwest Medical Center | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Parkwest Medical Center |
| 48 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | 16.7%, 27th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 16.4%, 6th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence |
| T49 | Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge | 16.8%, 26th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge |
| T49 | Lincoln Medical Center | 16.8%, 26th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | — | — | 20.8%, 2nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 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.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure 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.