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Hospitals in Tennessee with the highest appropriate sepsis care

73 Tennessee hospitals ranked by appropriate sepsis care in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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73 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by appropriate sepsis care; 48 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalAppropriate sepsis carehigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average65.0%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Vanderbilt Bedford HospitalShelbyville, TN · Acute care92.0%, 98th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—9.4%, 81st percentile13.6%, 97th percentile0.95, 55th percentile125 min, 70th percentile0.91, 86th percentile104Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
2Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalTullahoma, TN · Acute care88.0%, 96th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile11.6%, 37th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.95, 55th percentile168 min, 37th percentile0.99, 50th percentile135Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
3Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN · Acute care84.0%, 91st percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.91, 70th percentile162 min, 41st percentile0.96, 66th percentile250Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
4Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care79.0%, 83rd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile115 min, 78th percentile1.00, 44th percentile733Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center
T5Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care78.0%, 81st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile14.8%, 1st percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.95, 55th percentile169 min, 36th percentile1.06, 16th percentile848Compare Erlanger Medical Center
T5Hawkins County Memorial HospitalRogersville, TN · Acute care78.0%, 81st percentile————14.9%, 54th percentile—113 min, 80th percentile0.96, 66th percentile50Compare Hawkins County Memorial Hospital
7Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski, TN · Acute care77.0%, 79th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.96, 51st percentile120 min, 74th percentile0.94, 76th percentile95Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski
8Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care76.0%, 77th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.9%, 52nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.94, 59th percentile119 min, 75th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile70Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County
T9Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · Acute care75.0%, 74th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.0%, 96th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile0.84, 87th percentile210 min, 15th percentile1.03, 28th percentile431Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
T9Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage, TN · Acute care75.0%, 74th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile9.7%, 75th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.94, 59th percentile145 min, 52nd percentile0.98, 55th percentile200Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center
T9Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin, TN · Acute care75.0%, 74th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile7.8%, 95th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile1.27, 7th percentile144 min, 53rd percentile1.01, 38th percentile155Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma
T12Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care74.0%, 72nd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.96, 51st percentile111 min, 82nd percentile0.98, 55th percentile621Compare Parkridge Medical Center
T12Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care74.0%, 72nd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile14.7%, 5th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.93, 63rd percentile119 min, 75th percentile1.08, 12th percentile136Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center
T12Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · Acute care74.0%, 72nd percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.95, 55th percentile142 min, 55th percentile0.95, 71st percentile109Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center
T12Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care74.0%, 72nd percentile—3, 39th percentile——14.5%, 79th percentile0.95, 55th percentile136 min, 60th percentile0.99, 50th percentile239Compare Indian Path Community Hospital
T16Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute care72.0%, 67th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile14.0%, 8th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.92, 67th percentile190 min, 24th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile185Compare Williamson Medical Center
T16Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City, TN · Acute care72.0%, 67th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.1%, 28th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile0.97, 46th percentile178 min, 31st percentile0.95, 71st percentile80Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital
18Southern Tennessee Regional Health System LawrenceLawrenceburg, TN · Acute care71.0%, 64th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—13.2%, 13th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.94, 59th percentile129 min, 66th percentile1.07, 14th percentile96Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence
19Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington, TN · Acute care70.0%, 61st percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.7%, 56th percentile17.0%, 1st percentile—149 min, 50th percentile0.95, 71st percentile100Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton
T20Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City, TN · Acute care69.0%, 59th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.92, 67th percentile139 min, 57th percentile1.16, 3rd percentile137Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
T20Roane Medical CenterHarriman, TN · Acute care69.0%, 59th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.2%, 66th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile174 min, 33rd percentile0.87, 93rd percentile105Compare Roane Medical Center
T20Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care69.0%, 59th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile14.1%, 91st percentile0.92, 67th percentile180 min, 29th percentile1.07, 14th percentile395Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center
T23Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage, TN · Critical access68.0%, 57th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.8%, 18th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile—94 min, 93rd percentile—35Compare Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
T23Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville, TN · Acute care68.0%, 57th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.4%, 9th percentile10.6%, 58th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile0.84, 87th percentile159 min, 43rd percentile0.95, 71st percentile148Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center
T23Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care68.0%, 57th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile15.2%, 3rd percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.92, 67th percentile206 min, 16th percentile1.06, 16th percentile258Compare Maury Regional Hospital
T23Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson, TN · Acute care68.0%, 57th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.95, 55th percentile116 min, 77th percentile1.03, 28th percentile157Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center
T23Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care68.0%, 57th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—19.3%, 0th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.97, 46th percentile159 min, 43rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile58Compare Hardin Medical Center
T28Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care67.0%, 54th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—12.0%, 30th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.91, 70th percentile170 min, 35th percentile1.03, 28th percentile50Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center
T28Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care67.0%, 54th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—13.5%, 11th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.92, 67th percentile142 min, 55th percentile1.10, 8th percentile121Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital
30Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN · Acute care65.0%, 49th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile—12.7%, 19th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.92, 67th percentile200 min, 19th percentile0.94, 76th percentile79Compare Leconte Medical Center
31Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care64.0%, 47th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile—13.2%, 13th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile1.21, 10th percentile170 min, 35th percentile0.99, 50th percentile58Compare Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital
T32Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg, TN · Acute care63.0%, 44th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.8%, 73rd percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.98, 41st percentile177 min, 31st percentile1.13, 5th percentile225Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center
T32Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care63.0%, 44th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile11.7%, 35th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile2.01, 0th percentile182 min, 28th percentile0.99, 50th percentile927Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital
T32Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care63.0%, 44th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile12.0%, 30th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile1.19, 11th percentile228 min, 9th percentile1.03, 28th percentile1,593Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
T32Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care63.0%, 44th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile14.6%, 5th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.83, 89th percentile259 min, 4th percentile0.97, 61st percentile462Compare Parkwest Medical Center
T36Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical CenterNewport, TN · Acute care62.0%, 42nd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.5%, 60th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile1.12, 17th percentile190 min, 24th percentile0.85, 95th percentile74Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center
T36Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN · Acute care62.0%, 42nd percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile—9.5%, 79th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.96, 51st percentile114 min, 79th percentile1.09, 10th percentile110Compare Livingston Regional Hospital
T38Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care61.0%, 39th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile13.8%, 9th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile1.05, 26th percentile186 min, 26th percentile0.95, 71st percentile301Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge
T38Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care61.0%, 39th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.76, 96th percentile234 min, 8th percentile1.00, 44th percentile517Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
40Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care60.0%, 37th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—12.5%, 22nd percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.95, 55th percentile177 min, 31st percentile1.07, 14th percentile125Compare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital
T41Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care59.0%, 35th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile190 min, 24th percentile0.98, 55th percentile75Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center
T41Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville, TN · Acute care59.0%, 35th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.8%, 34th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.97, 46th percentile130 min, 65th percentile1.23, 1st percentile91Compare Lincoln Medical Center
T41Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care59.0%, 35th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.74, 97th percentile196 min, 21st percentile1.04, 23rd percentile628Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center
T44Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care58.0%, 33rd percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.13, 16th percentile269 min, 3rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile1,091Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center
T44Volunteer Community HospitalMartin, TN · Acute care58.0%, 33rd percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.98, 41st percentile163 min, 40th percentile1.20, 2nd percentile100Compare Volunteer Community Hospital
46Dekalb Community HospitalSmithville, TN · Acute care57.0%, 30th percentile————15.0%, 46th percentile—108 min, 84th percentile—71Compare Dekalb Community Hospital
T47Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care54.0%, 25th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile13.2%, 13th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.87, 81st percentile241 min, 6th percentile1.10, 8th percentile771Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
T47Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville, TN · Acute care54.0%, 25th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile16.0%, 7th percentile1.23, 9th percentile154 min, 46th percentile0.99, 50th percentile140Compare Greeneville Community Hospital
T49University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care53.0%, 23rd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.44, 3rd percentile249 min, 5th percentile0.99, 50th percentile655Compare University Health System, Inc
T49Starr Regional Medical Center AthensAthens, TN · Acute care53.0%, 23rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—15.9%, 2nd percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.92, 67th percentile148 min, 50th percentile0.94, 76th percentile190Compare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens

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.

Appropriate sepsis care
Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
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).