Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the highest patients would recommend
77 Tennessee hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Unity Medical Center, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patients would recommendhigher 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 | 87 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Unity Medical Center | 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 Center | 96, 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 |
| 3 | Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery | 94, 96th percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | 0.80, 93rd percentile | — | — | 23 | Compare Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery |
| 4 | Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | 93, 92nd percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | — | 60 | Compare Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital |
| T5 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 92, 87th 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 |
| T5 | Williamson Medical Center | 92, 87th 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 |
| T5 | Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | 92, 87th 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 |
| T5 | Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 92, 87th 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 |
| T5 | West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital | 92, 87th 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 |
| T10 | Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 91, 80th 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 |
| T10 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 91, 80th 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 |
| T10 | Macon Community Hospital | 91, 80th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 108 min, 84th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Macon Community Hospital |
| T10 | Maury Regional Hospital | 91, 80th 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 |
| T14 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 90, 72nd 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 |
| T14 | University Health System, Inc | 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 |
| T14 | Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 90, 72nd 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 |
| T17 | Roane Medical Center | 89, 64th 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 |
| T17 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System | 89, 64th 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 |
| T17 | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 89, 64th 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 |
| T20 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | Parkridge Medical Center | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 88, 56th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 125 min, 70th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 104 | Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital |
| T20 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | Parkwest Medical Center | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital | 88, 56th 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 |
| T20 | Indian Path Community Hospital | 88, 56th 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 |
| T30 | Leconte Medical Center | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Metro Nashville General Hospital | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 87, 46th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 517 | Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center |
| T30 | Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 87, 46th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 358 | Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital |
| T30 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Claiborne Medical Center | 87, 46th 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 |
| T30 | Henderson County Community Hospital | 87, 46th percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 151 min, 48th percentile | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 45 | Compare Henderson County Community Hospital |
| T41 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 86, 37th 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 |
| T41 | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | 86, 37th 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 |
| T41 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 86, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 2.01, 0th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 927 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| T41 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 86, 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 |
| T41 | Hardin Medical Center | 86, 37th 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 |
| T41 | Livingston Regional Hospital | 86, 37th 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 |
| T41 | Volunteer Community Hospital | 86, 37th 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 |
| T41 | Sweetwater Hospital Association | 86, 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 |
| T49 | Cumberland Medical Center | 85, 30th 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 |
| T49 | Erlanger Medical Center | 85, 30th 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 |
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 would recommend
- HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, 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).