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Hospitals in Tennessee with the highest patients' overall rating

77 Tennessee hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Unity Medical Center, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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77 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by patients' overall rating; 44 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patients' overall ratinghigher 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
	National average	88		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	Unity Medical CenterManchester, TN · Acute care	97, 100th 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
2	Mountain Home VA Medical CenterMountain Home, TN · Veterans Affairs	95, 99th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	515	Compare Mountain Home VA Medical Center
T3	Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage, TN · Critical access	93, 94th 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
T3	Saint Thomas Highlands HospitalSparta, TN · Acute care	93, 94th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	—	60	Compare Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital
T3	West Tennessee Healthcare Milan HospitalMilan, TN · Acute care	93, 94th 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
T6	Macon Community HospitalLafayette, TN · Critical access	92, 89th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	12.9%, 17th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	—	108 min, 84th percentile	—	25	Compare Macon Community Hospital
T6	Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal SurgeryNashville, TN · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	0.80, 93rd percentile	—	—	23	Compare Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery
T8	Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	431	Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
T8	Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.9%, 52nd percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	119 min, 75th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	70	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County
T8	Roane Medical CenterHarriman, TN · Acute care	91, 82nd 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
T8	Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care	91, 82nd 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
T12	Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	269 min, 3rd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	1,091	Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center
T12	Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	14.0%, 8th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	185	Compare Williamson Medical Center
T12	Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City, TN · Acute care	90, 72nd 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
T12	University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	249 min, 5th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	655	Compare University Health System, Inc
T12	Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington, TN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.7%, 56th percentile	17.0%, 1st percentile	—	149 min, 50th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	100	Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton
T12	Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City, TN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.1%, 28th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	178 min, 31st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	80	Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital
T12	Volunteer Community HospitalMartin, TN · Acute care	90, 72nd 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
T19	Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.7%, 19th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	200 min, 19th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	79	Compare Leconte Medical Center
T19	Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	89, 61st 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
T19	VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemNashville, TN · Veterans Affairs	89, 61st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	6.1%, 99th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	—	—	508	Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System
T19	Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	197 min, 20th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	571	Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
T19	West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis, TN · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.4%, 12th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	191 min, 24th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	142	Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital
T19	Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care	89, 61st 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
T19	Henderson County Community HospitalLexington, TN · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	—	151 min, 48th percentile	1.20, 2nd percentile	45	Compare Henderson County Community Hospital
T26	Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	250	Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
T26	Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg, TN · Acute care	88, 48th 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
T26	Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	13.8%, 9th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	301	Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge
T26	Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	125 min, 70th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	150	Compare Metro Nashville General Hospital
T26	Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	111 min, 82nd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	621	Compare Parkridge Medical Center
T26	Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	14.7%, 5th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	119 min, 75th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	136	Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center
T26	Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	75	Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center
T26	Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care	88, 48th 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
T26	Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	14.6%, 5th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	259 min, 4th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	462	Compare Parkwest Medical Center
T26	Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care	88, 48th 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
T26	Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	116 min, 77th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	157	Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center
T26	Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	142 min, 55th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	109	Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center
T26	Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care	88, 48th 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
T26	Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care	88, 48th 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
T26	Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN · Acute care	88, 48th 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
T26	Claiborne Medical CenterTazewell, TN · Acute care	88, 48th 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
T42	Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville, TN · Acute care	87, 37th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	189	Compare Cumberland Medical Center
T42	Memphis VA Medical CenterMemphis, TN · Veterans Affairs	87, 37th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	6.9%, 99th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	—	—	924	Compare Memphis VA Medical Center
T42	Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester, TN · Acute care	87, 37th 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
T42	Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute care	87, 37th 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
T42	Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care	87, 37th percentile	—	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	136 min, 60th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	239	Compare Indian Path Community Hospital
T47	Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care	86, 27th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.8%, 1st percentile	12.4%, 23rd percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	169 min, 36th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	848	Compare Erlanger Medical Center
T47	Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care	86, 27th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	12.0%, 30th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	170 min, 35th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	50	Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center
T47	Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical CenterNewport, TN · Acute care	86, 27th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	74	Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center
T47	Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville, TN · Acute care	86, 27th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.4%, 9th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	159 min, 43rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	148	Compare Tristar Hendersonville 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.

Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
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).