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Hospitals in Tennessee with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses

62 Tennessee hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment 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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62 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by value-based purchasing adjustment; 59 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher 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 beds
National average+0.13%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care−0.76%24—19.3%15.1%0.97159 min1.0058Compare
52Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · Acute care−0.80%12——16.2%1.20294 min1.14631Compare
53West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis, TN · Acute care−0.80%34—13.4%14.0%0.97191 min1.01142Compare
54Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care−0.87%2312.9%10.9%14.1%0.92180 min1.07395Compare
55Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care−0.91%24—13.5%15.0%0.92142 min1.10121Compare
56Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville, TN · Acute care−0.98%1215.4%12.7%16.3%0.95181 min1.01270Compare
57Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care−1.05%2212.9%14.7%15.8%0.79196 min1.04282Compare
58Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute care−1.20%13—11.0%15.9%1.14182 min1.0059Compare
59Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care−1.22%2311.4%11.9%14.8%1.04204 min1.10505Compare
60Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · Acute care−1.35%1213.9%11.1%15.5%1.23211 min1.06585Compare
61Volunteer Community HospitalMartin, TN · Acute care−1.54%24—11.3%14.8%0.98163 min1.20100Compare
62Affiliate Of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN · Acute care−1.55%2314.6%12.1%14.2%0.77202 min1.00351Compare

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.

Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..
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).