Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest stroke death rate
57 Tennessee hospitals ranked by stroke death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center, Tristar Summit Medical Center, Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Stroke death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 6.2%, 100th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center |
| 2 | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center |
| 3 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 9.2%, 91st percentile | — | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital |
| 4 | Parkridge Medical Center | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Parkridge Medical Center |
| T5 | Leconte Medical Center | 9.6%, 86th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Leconte Medical Center |
| T5 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| 7 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 8 | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center |
| 9 | Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | — | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center |
| 10 | Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center |
| T11 | Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc |
| T11 | Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital |
| T11 | Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 19.0%, 8th percentile | 11.6%, 3rd percentile | — | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center |
| T11 | Indian Path Community Hospital | 10.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Indian Path Community Hospital |
| 15 | Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 16.8%, 26th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge |
| 16 | Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center |
| T17 | Williamson Medical Center | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Williamson Medical Center |
| T17 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 12.3%, 1st percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center |
| T19 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center |
| T19 | Maury Regional Hospital | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Maury Regional Hospital |
| T19 | Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 10.7%, 8th percentile | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital |
| 22 | Erlanger Medical Center | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Erlanger Medical Center |
| 23 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital |
| 24 | Roane Medical Center | 11.9%, 45th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Roane Medical Center |
| T25 | University Health System, Inc | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare University Health System, Inc |
| T25 | Claiborne Medical Center | 12.0%, 44th percentile | — | — | 22.6%, 1st percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Claiborne Medical Center |
| 27 | Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis |
| T28 | Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 12.2%, 40th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | — | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital |
| T28 | Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma |
| T28 | Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center |
| 31 | Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 12.3%, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 19.3%, 7th percentile | 12.1%, 2nd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital |
| 32 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center |
| 33 | West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital | 12.6%, 34th percentile | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital |
| T34 | Physicians Regional Medical Center | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center |
| T34 | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 12.8%, 31st percentile | — | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital |
| 36 | Johnson City Medical Center | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | 4.4%, 2nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Johnson City Medical Center |
| T37 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital |
| T37 | Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 20.5%, 3rd percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center |
| T39 | Parkwest Medical Center | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Parkwest Medical Center |
| T39 | Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital | 13.4%, 24th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital |
| 41 | Greeneville Community Hospital | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Greeneville Community Hospital |
| 42 | Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | — | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center |
| T43 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 1st percentile | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest |
| T43 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 14.5%, 14th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| T45 | Cumberland Medical Center | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Cumberland Medical Center |
| T45 | Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | 14.6%, 13th percentile | — | 15.9%, 2nd percentile | 21.5%, 2nd percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens |
| T45 | Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | — | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health |
| 48 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 15.2%, 11th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County |
| 49 | Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 15.4%, 10th percentile | 15.4%, 0th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 22.8%, 1st percentile | 11.1%, 5th percentile | — | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital |
| 50 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 16.0%, 8th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City |
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.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.
- 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.
- 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.