Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest time in emergency department
90 Tennessee hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint, Stones River Hospital, Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint | 73 min, 99th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint |
| 2 | Stones River Hospital | 86 min, 96th percentile | — | — | 67.0%, 31st percentile | Compare Stones River Hospital |
| 3 | Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | 94 min, 93rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th |
| 4 | Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital | 96 min, 92nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital |
| 5 | Hancock County Hospital | 104 min, 87th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Hancock County Hospital |
| T6 | Macon Community Hospital | 108 min, 84th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | — | 69.0%, 34th percentile | Compare Macon Community Hospital |
| T6 | Dekalb Community Hospital | 108 min, 84th percentile | — | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 62.0%, 25th percentile | Compare Dekalb Community Hospital |
| T8 | Parkridge Medical Center | 111 min, 82nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 74.0%, 72nd percentile | 43.0%, 9th percentile | Compare Parkridge Medical Center |
| T8 | Houston County Community Hospital | 111 min, 82nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare Houston County Community Hospital |
| 10 | Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | 113 min, 80th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 90.0%, 73rd percentile | Compare Hawkins County Memorial Hospital |
| 11 | Livingston Regional Hospital | 114 min, 79th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 62.0%, 42nd percentile | 60.0%, 22nd percentile | Compare Livingston Regional Hospital |
| T12 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 115 min, 78th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 49.0%, 13th percentile | Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center |
| T12 | Lauderdale Community Hospital | 115 min, 78th percentile | — | — | 44.0%, 9th percentile | Compare Lauderdale Community Hospital |
| 14 | Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 116 min, 77th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 56.0%, 18th percentile | Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center |
| T15 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 119 min, 75th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County |
| T15 | Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center | 119 min, 75th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 74.0%, 72nd percentile | 38.0%, 6th percentile | Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center |
| 17 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | 120 min, 74th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 69.0%, 34th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski |
| 18 | Marshall Medical Center | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare Marshall Medical Center |
| T19 | Metro Nashville General Hospital | 125 min, 70th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Metro Nashville General Hospital |
| T19 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 125 min, 70th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 92.0%, 98th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital |
| T21 | Claiborne Medical Center | 126 min, 69th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Claiborne Medical Center |
| T21 | Haywood County Community Hospital | 126 min, 69th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 42.0%, 8th percentile | Compare Haywood County Community Hospital |
| 23 | Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers | 127 min, 68th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | — | 63.0%, 26th percentile | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers |
| 24 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | 129 min, 66th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 71.0%, 64th percentile | 44.0%, 9th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence |
| 25 | Lincoln Medical Center | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 61.0%, 23rd percentile | Compare Lincoln Medical Center |
| 26 | Johnson County Community Hospital | 131 min, 64th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 100.0%, 100th percentile | Compare Johnson County Community Hospital |
| 27 | Unity Medical Center | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 0.0%, 0th percentile | 35.0%, 5th percentile | Compare Unity Medical Center |
| 28 | West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 65.0%, 28th percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital |
| 29 | Indian Path Community Hospital | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 74.0%, 72nd percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Indian Path Community Hospital |
| 30 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 139 min, 57th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 69.0%, 59th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City |
| 31 | West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital |
| T32 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 74.0%, 72nd percentile | 51.0%, 14th percentile | Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center |
| T32 | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital |
| 34 | Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 75.0%, 74th percentile | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma |
| T35 | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 75.0%, 74th percentile | 47.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center |
| T35 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 47.0%, 14th percentile | 50.0%, 13th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest |
| 37 | Lafollette Medical Center | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Lafollette Medical Center |
| 38 | Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | 148 min, 50th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens |
| 39 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 149 min, 50th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton |
| 40 | St Francis Hospital | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 34.0%, 4th percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| 41 | Henderson County Community Hospital | 151 min, 48th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | — | 69.0%, 34th percentile | Compare Henderson County Community Hospital |
| 42 | Greeneville Community Hospital | 154 min, 46th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Greeneville Community Hospital |
| T43 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 45.0%, 10th percentile | Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center |
| T43 | Hardin Medical Center | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Hardin Medical Center |
| 45 | West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 72.0%, 38th percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital |
| T46 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 84.0%, 91st percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital |
| T46 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| 48 | Volunteer Community Hospital | 163 min, 40th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 79.0%, 49th percentile | Compare Volunteer Community Hospital |
| T49 | Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital | 167 min, 37th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 70.0%, 35th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital |
| T49 | Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | 167 min, 37th percentile | — | 51.0%, 20th percentile | 67.0%, 31st percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Highlands 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.
- 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.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.