Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the highest appropriate sepsis care
73 Tennessee hospitals ranked by appropriate sepsis care in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 65.0% | 162 min | 2.0% | 78.0% | ||
| T49 | Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center |
| T52 | Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center |
| T52 | Claiborne Medical Center | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Claiborne Medical Center |
| 54 | Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | 51.0%, 20th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | — | 67.0%, 31st percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital |
| 55 | Blount Memorial Hospital | 50.0%, 19th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 21.0%, 1st percentile | Compare Blount Memorial Hospital |
| 56 | Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | 49.0%, 17th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 90.0%, 73rd percentile | Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association |
| T57 | Cumberland Medical Center | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Cumberland Medical Center |
| T57 | Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | — | 70.0%, 35th percentile | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital |
| T57 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 59.0%, 21st percentile | Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center |
| T57 | West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital |
| T61 | Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 47.0%, 14th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | — | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital |
| T61 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 47.0%, 14th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 50.0%, 13th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest |
| T61 | West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital | 47.0%, 14th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital |
| T64 | Metro Nashville General Hospital | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 125 min, 70th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Metro Nashville General Hospital |
| T64 | Lafollette Medical Center | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Lafollette Medical Center |
| 66 | Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 45.0%, 12th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital |
| 67 | Sweetwater Hospital Association | 41.0%, 9th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 56.0%, 18th percentile | Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association |
| 68 | Johnson City Medical Center | 39.0%, 7th percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Johnson City Medical Center |
| 69 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| 70 | Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 35.0%, 5th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health |
| T71 | Regional One Health | 34.0%, 4th percentile | 294 min, 2nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Regional One Health |
| T71 | St Francis Hospital | 34.0%, 4th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| 73 | Unity Medical Center | 0.0%, 0th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 35.0%, 5th percentile | Compare Unity 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.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.