Hospitals in Tennessee: ratings, owners and penalties for 121 hospitals

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Tennessee has 121 hospitals in the CMS hospital files, 98 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.1 of 5 and 6 are rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 15 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 59 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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Hospitals: 121
Average overall rating: 3.1 of 5
One star hospitals: 6
Five star hospitals: 6
With emergency services: 98
HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026: 15 of 78 in the program
With excess readmissions: 59

Hospitals by penalties and rating

Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

Hospital	City	Type	Stars	Emergency	HAC payment cut	Excess readmission conditions	Source
Cookeville Regional Medical Center	Cookeville	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	6	medicare.gov
Baptist Memorial Hospital	Memphis	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	5	medicare.gov
Johnson City Medical Center	Johnson City	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Sweetwater Hospital Association	Sweetwater	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Sycamore Shoals Hospital	Elizabethton	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital	Tullahoma	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center	Bartlett	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Livingston Regional Hospital	Livingston	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Volunteer Community Hospital	Martin	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center	Kingsport	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence	Lawrenceburg	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital	Shelbyville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Haywood County Community Hospital	Brownsville	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Yes	Not listed	medicare.gov
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery	Nashville	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	Yes	Not listed	medicare.gov
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center	Knoxville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Maury Regional Hospital	Columbia	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
St Francis Hospital	Memphis	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Tristar Skyline Medical Center	Nashville	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center	Bristol	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center	Smyrna	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital	Clarksville	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Affiliate of Vitruvian Health	Cleveland	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Greeneville Community Hospital	Greeneville	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association	Morristown	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton	Covington	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis	Memphis	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Physicians Regional Medical Center	Powell	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital	Murfreesboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Tristar Horizon Medical Center	Dickson	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Tristar Northcrest Medical Center	Springfield	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Fort Loudoun Medical Center	Lenoir City	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Parkridge Medical Center	Chattanooga	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Roane Medical Center	Harriman	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Tristar Summit Medical Center	Hermitage	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
University Health System, Inc	Knoxville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Blount Memorial Hospital	Maryville	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Hardin Medical Center	Savannah	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital	Jefferson City	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital	Nashville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma	Gallatin	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital	Jackson	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Cumberland Medical Center	Crossville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Dyersburg Regional Medical Center	Dyersburg	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Tristar Centennial Medical Center	Nashville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center	Hendersonville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc	Chattanooga	Acute Care Hospitals	5	No	No	2	medicare.gov
Claiborne Medical Center	Tazewell	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Franklin Woods Community Hospital	Johnson City	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Lincoln Medical Center	Fayetteville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital	McMinnville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Unity Medical Center	Manchester	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital	Paris	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Carroll County	Huntingdon	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Erlanger Medical Center	Chattanooga	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center	Nashville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital	Lebanon	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Indian Path Community Hospital	Kingsport	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital	Sparta	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Stones River Hospital	Woodbury	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Regional One Health	Memphis	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Rhea Medical Center	Dayton	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lafollette Medical Center	La Follette	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Macon Community Hospital	Lafayette	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Memphis VA Medical Center	Memphis	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski	Pulaski	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest	Winchester	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens	Athens	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City	Union City	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint TH	Carthage	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Metro Nashville General Hospital	Nashville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Tennova Healthcare, Newport Medical Center	Newport	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System	Nashville	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Leconte Medical Center	Sevierville	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Mountain Home VA Medical Center	Mountain Home	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Williamson Medical Center	Franklin	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital	Nashville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers	Waverly	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Big South Fork Medical Center	Oneida	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Creekside Behavioral Health	Kingsport	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Crestwyn Behavioral Health	Memphis	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dekalb Community Hospital	Smithville	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Delta Specialty Hospital	Memphis	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
East Tennessee Behavioral Health	Knoxville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital	Knoxville	Childrens	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Erlanger Behavioral Hospital, LLC	Chattanooga	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital	Pikeville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Hancock County Hospital	Sneedville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital	Rogersville	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Henderson County Community Hospital	Lexington	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint	Hartsville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Houston County Community Hospital	Erin	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Johnson County Community Hospital	Mountain City	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine	Knoxville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lakeside Behavioral Health System	Memphis	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lauderdale Community Hospital	Ripley	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Marshall Medical Center	Lewisburg	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Memphis Mental Health Institute	Memphis	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Middle TN Mental Health Institute	Nashville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute	Chattanooga	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Pathways of Tennessee, Inc	Jackson	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Perimeter Behavioral Center of Jackson	Jackson	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Pinewood Springs	Columbia	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital and Center	Oak Ridge	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Rolling Hills Psychiatric Hospital	Franklin	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital	Centerville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital	Memphis	Childrens	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Tristar Ashland City Medical Center	Ashland City	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Trustpoint Hospital	Murfreesboro	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Unity Psychiatric Care-Clarksville	Clarksville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Unity Psychiatric Care-Columbia	Columbia	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Unity Psychiatric Care-Martin	Martin	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Unity Psychiatric Care-Memphis	Memphis	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System, Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Wayne Medical Center	Waynesboro	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital	Bolivar	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital	Camden	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital	Milan	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Western Mental Health Institute	Bolivar	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov

Star ratings

Overall rating	Hospitals
5 of 5	6
4 of 5	20
3 of 5	26
2 of 5	14
1 of 5	6
Not rated	49

Owners and managers with the most hospitals in Tennessee

Organization	Hospitals	Average stars	One star	HAC payment cuts	With excess readmissions
Saint Thomas Health	13	3.2	0	0	6
Ascension Health	11	3.2	0	0	6
HCA Healthcare Inc	11	3.6	0	0	9
HCA Inc	11	3.6	0	0	9
Healthtrust Inc, the Hospital Company	11	3.6	0	0	9
Ballad Health	10	2	1	3	7
Hercules Holding II	10	3.6	0	0	8
Covenant Health	9	3.6	0	0	8
Lifepoint Health Inc	8	3	0	2	3
DSB Acquisition LLC	7	3	0	2	2
Healthserv Acquisition LLC	7	3.7	0	0	6
Historic Lifepoint Hospitals LLC	7	3.2	0	1	2
Legacy Lifepoint Health LLC	7	3.2	0	1	2
Lifepoint Holdings 2 LLC	7	3.2	0	1	2
Lifepoint Hospitals Holdings LLC	7	3.2	0	1	2
Baptist Health Care Affiliates Inc	6	3.3	0	1	1
Frisco Holding II	6	3.4	0	0	5
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc	5	Not listed	0	0	0
Frisco Holding II	5	3.8	0	0	4
Orchard Holdings II LLC	5	Not listed	0	0	0
Orchard Holdings LLC	5	Not listed	0	0	0
Ahp Orchards LLC	4	Not listed	0	0	0
American Health Companies LLC	4	Not listed	0	0	0
American Health Partners Management LLC	4	Not listed	0	0	0
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation	4	3.5	0	1	3

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.