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Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest serious complications

74 Tennessee hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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74 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by serious complications; 47 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalSerious complicationslower 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 dataTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%162 min1.00
T50Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown, TN · Acute care0.98, 41st percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile14.2%, 3rd percentile10.7%, 56th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile198 min, 20th percentile0.96, 66th percentile167Compare Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association
T50Volunteer Community HospitalMartin, TN · Acute care0.98, 41st percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile163 min, 40th percentile1.20, 2nd percentile100Compare Volunteer Community Hospital
T50West Tennessee Healthcare Milan HospitalMilan, TN · Acute care0.98, 41st percentile—5, 97th percentile——14.3%, 86th percentile160 min, 42nd percentile1.03, 28th percentile70Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital
T54Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care0.99, 37th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile——14.7%, 68th percentile125 min, 70th percentile1.05, 19th percentile150Compare Metro Nashville General Hospital
T54Saint Thomas Highlands HospitalSparta, TN · Acute care0.99, 37th percentile—4, 76th percentile——14.9%, 54th percentile167 min, 37th percentile—60Compare Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital
56Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · Acute care1.03, 29th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile14.1%, 7th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile216 min, 13th percentile0.97, 61st percentile304Compare Blount Memorial Hospital
57Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care1.04, 28th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile204 min, 17th percentile1.10, 8th percentile505Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
58Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care1.05, 26th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile13.8%, 9th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile186 min, 26th percentile0.95, 71st percentile301Compare Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge
59VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemNashville, TN · Veterans Affairs1.06, 25th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile6.1%, 99th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile——508Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System
60Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care1.09, 20th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile268 min, 3rd percentile0.98, 55th percentile269Compare Cookeville Regional Medical Center
61Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical CenterNewport, TN · Acute care1.12, 17th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.5%, 60th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile190 min, 24th percentile0.85, 95th percentile74Compare Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center
62Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care1.13, 16th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile269 min, 3rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile1,091Compare Vanderbilt University Medical Center
63Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute care1.14, 15th percentile1, 3rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.0%, 50th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile182 min, 28th percentile1.00, 44th percentile59Compare Sweetwater Hospital Association
64Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care1.19, 11th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile12.0%, 30th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile228 min, 9th percentile1.03, 28th percentile1,593Compare Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
65Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · Acute care1.20, 10th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile——16.2%, 5th percentile294 min, 2nd percentile1.14, 4th percentile631Compare Regional One Health
66Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care1.21, 10th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile—13.2%, 13th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile170 min, 35th percentile0.99, 50th percentile58Compare Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital
67Memphis VA Medical CenterMemphis, TN · Veterans Affairs1.22, 9th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile6.9%, 99th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile——924Compare Memphis VA Medical Center
T68Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville, TN · Acute care1.23, 9th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile16.0%, 7th percentile154 min, 46th percentile0.99, 50th percentile140Compare Greeneville Community Hospital
T68Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · Acute care1.23, 9th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile13.9%, 4th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile211 min, 14th percentile1.06, 16th percentile585Compare Johnson City Medical Center
T68St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care1.23, 9th percentile1, 3rd percentile1, 1st percentile13.0%, 15th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile16.3%, 4th percentile150 min, 49th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile519Compare St Francis Hospital
71Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester, TN · Acute care1.26, 8th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile9.7%, 75th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile145 min, 52nd percentile1.01, 38th percentile152Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest
72Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin, TN · Acute care1.27, 7th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile7.8%, 95th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile144 min, 53rd percentile1.01, 38th percentile155Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma
73University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · Acute care1.44, 3rd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile249 min, 5th percentile0.99, 50th percentile655Compare University Health System, Inc
74Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care2.01, 0th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile11.7%, 35th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile182 min, 28th percentile0.99, 50th percentile927Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital

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.

Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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.
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).