Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate
88 Tennessee hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | 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 | Stroke death ratelower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 15.0% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | ||
| T47 | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | — | 12.8%, 31st percentile | Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital |
| T47 | Dekalb Community Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | 12.6%, 86th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Dekalb Community Hospital |
| T47 | Henderson County Community Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Henderson County Community Hospital |
| T54 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 11th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County |
| T54 | Cumberland Medical Center | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 14.6%, 13th percentile | Compare Cumberland Medical Center |
| T54 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 12.5%, 36th percentile | Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center |
| T54 | Macon Community Hospital | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | — | Compare Macon Community Hospital |
| T54 | Physicians Regional Medical Center | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center |
| T54 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 13.3%, 25th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital |
| T54 | Hardin Medical Center | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 19.3%, 0th percentile | 18.5%, 11th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | — | — | Compare Hardin Medical Center |
| T61 | Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 20.7%, 3rd percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | — | Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center |
| T61 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 16.4%, 6th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence |
| T61 | Lauderdale Community Hospital | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Lauderdale Community Hospital |
| T64 | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center |
| T64 | Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis |
| T64 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 16.1%, 7th percentile | Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center |
| T67 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| T67 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 14.5%, 14th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| T67 | Haywood County Community Hospital | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Haywood County Community Hospital |
| T70 | Roane Medical Center | 15.5%, 19th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | Compare Roane Medical Center |
| T70 | Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital | 15.5%, 19th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 13.4%, 24th percentile | Compare Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital |
| T70 | Johnson City Medical Center | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | 4.4%, 2nd percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | Compare Johnson City Medical Center |
| T73 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | — | 6.2%, 100th percentile | Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center |
| T73 | Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | — | 23.8%, 0th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers |
| T73 | Marshall Medical Center | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Marshall Medical Center |
| T76 | Maury Regional Hospital | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | Compare Maury Regional Hospital |
| T76 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 12.3%, 1st percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.3%, 56th percentile | Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center |
| T76 | Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 10.5%, 10th percentile | — | 17.0%, 5th percentile | Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association |
| 79 | Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 20.5%, 3rd percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 13.3%, 25th percentile | Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center |
| T80 | Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | 15.9%, 9th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | — | — | Compare Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th |
| T80 | Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 12.2%, 40th percentile | Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma |
| T80 | Sweetwater Hospital Association | 15.9%, 9th percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 32.5%, 0th percentile | Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association |
| T83 | Greeneville Community Hospital | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 13.5%, 23rd percentile | Compare Greeneville Community Hospital |
| T83 | Claiborne Medical Center | 16.0%, 7th percentile | — | — | 22.6%, 1st percentile | — | — | 12.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Claiborne Medical Center |
| 85 | Regional One Health | 16.2%, 5th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Regional One Health |
| T86 | St Francis Hospital | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 17.9%, 15th percentile | 10.9%, 7th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 18.5%, 3rd percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| T86 | Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 15.4%, 0th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 22.8%, 1st percentile | 11.1%, 5th percentile | — | 15.4%, 10th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital |
| 88 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 17.0%, 1st percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | — | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke patients.