Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest serious complications
74 Tennessee hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Physicians Regional Medical Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Physicians Regional Medical Center | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.15, 81st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.03, 80th percentile | Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center |
| T2 | Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | 0.94, 34th percentile | 2.23, 10th percentile | 0.46, 63rd percentile | 0.42, 32nd percentile | Compare Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital |
| T2 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.46, 44th percentile | 0.28, 76th percentile | 1.43, 29th percentile | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center |
| 4 | Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 0.77, 95th percentile | 1.08, 13th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 1.33, 19th percentile | — | 1.08, 18th percentile | 0.64, 15th percentile | Compare Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health |
| 5 | Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 0.79, 94th percentile | 1.48, 6th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 1.81, 8th percentile | — | 1.21, 13th percentile | 0.35, 40th percentile | Compare Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center |
| T6 | Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.14, 72nd percentile | 0.18, 80th percentile | 0.23, 77th percentile | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Tristar Centennial Medical Center |
| T6 | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.67, 52nd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.24, 13th percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | Compare Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center |
| T6 | Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery | 0.80, 93rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery |
| 9 | Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 2.71, 1st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center |
| 10 | Parkwest Medical Center | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 0.55, 61st percentile | — | 0.33, 73rd percentile | 0.17, 67th percentile | Compare Parkwest Medical Center |
| T11 | Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | 0.73, 56th percentile | 0.60, 49th percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Memorial Healthcare System, Inc |
| T11 | Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.57, 59th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center |
| 13 | Cumberland Medical Center | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.44, 45th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.21, 61st percentile | Compare Cumberland Medical Center |
| T14 | Mountain Home VA Medical Center | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.12, 9th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Mountain Home VA Medical Center |
| T14 | Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.54, 45th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 1.39, 17th percentile | — | 1.73, 5th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital |
| T16 | Roane Medical Center | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | — | 2.27, 3rd percentile | — | — | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Roane Medical Center |
| T16 | Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.54, 62nd percentile | — | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital |
| T18 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | — | — | 0.59, 50th percentile | 0.38, 35th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital |
| T18 | Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 0.91, 70th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Fort Loudoun Medical Center |
| T20 | Leconte Medical Center | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | 0.94, 34th percentile | — | — | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Leconte Medical Center |
| T20 | Williamson Medical Center | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.71, 50th percentile | 0.78, 53rd percentile | 0.62, 47th percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Williamson Medical Center |
| T20 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City |
| T20 | Maury Regional Hospital | 0.92, 67th percentile | 1.38, 7th percentile | 0.15, 71st percentile | 0.79, 45th percentile | — | 0.65, 45th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Maury Regional Hospital |
| T20 | Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | 0.90, 15th percentile | — | — | — | 0.66, 15th percentile | Compare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens |
| T20 | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.36, 39th percentile | Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital |
| T20 | Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | 0.28, 76th percentile | — | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.22, 60th percentile | Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center |
| 27 | Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 1.78, 9th percentile | — | 0.72, 39th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center |
| T28 | Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County |
| T28 | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.29, 67th percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | 0.43, 68th percentile | — | 0.18, 80th percentile | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare Tristar Summit Medical Center |
| T28 | Lafollette Medical Center | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.83, 9th percentile | Compare Lafollette Medical Center |
| T28 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence |
| T28 | VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - Murfreesboro |
| T33 | Erlanger Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.17, 11th percentile | 0.30, 59th percentile | 2.01, 5th percentile | 1.80, 18th percentile | 2.22, 2nd percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Erlanger Medical Center |
| T33 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital |
| T33 | Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital |
| T33 | Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Tristar Horizon Medical Center |
| T33 | Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Tristar Northcrest Medical Center |
| T33 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 0.69, 25th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital |
| T33 | Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.26, 77th percentile | — | 1.27, 12th percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital |
| T33 | Indian Path Community Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Indian Path Community Hospital |
| T41 | Parkridge Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.41, 29th percentile | 0.99, 22nd percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Parkridge Medical Center |
| T41 | Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski |
| T41 | Unity Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Unity Medical Center |
| T41 | Livingston Regional Hospital | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 1.26, 7th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Livingston Regional Hospital |
| T45 | Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | 0.81, 19th percentile | 0.75, 47th percentile | — | 0.95, 23rd percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Franklin Woods Community Hospital |
| T45 | Lincoln Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.18, 4th percentile | Compare Lincoln Medical Center |
| T45 | West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | 0.86, 16th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital |
| T45 | Hardin Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Hardin Medical Center |
| T45 | Claiborne Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Claiborne Medical Center |
| T50 | Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.66, 27th percentile | — | — | — | 0.28, 49th percentile | Compare Dyersburg Regional 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.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).