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Best hospitals in Tennessee

5 of the 69 Tennessee hospitals rated by CMS hold the top rating of five stars, and 19 more hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 123 Tennessee hospitalsBest hospitals by stateTennessee ranks 45th of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

5five-star hospitals
19four-star hospitals
69hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 123 in the state
68%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
2 h 50 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 10

1Williamson Medical CenterFranklin · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend82%Typical ER visit3 h 10 minListed per $1 of cost$4.452Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend80%Typical ER visit4 h 29 minListed per $1 of cost$4.853Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend78%Typical ER visit3 h 30 minListed per $1 of cost$5.124Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend73%Typical ER visit2 h 42 minListed per $1 of cost$6.335Leconte Medical CenterSevierville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend70%Typical ER visit3 h 20 minListed per $1 of cost$4.936Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend78%Typical ER visit1 h 59 minListed per $1 of cost$4.527Highpoint Health-Riverview with Ascension Saint ThCarthage · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend78%Typical ER visit1 h 34 minListed per $1 of cost$6.198Roane Medical CenterHarriman · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend73%Typical ER visit2 h 54 minListed per $1 of cost$4.109Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeOak Ridge · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend71%Typical ER visit3 h 6 minListed per $1 of cost$3.7010Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend69%Typical ER visit2 h 19 minListed per $1 of cost$6.20
How Tennessee's 69 rated hospitals score
55 stars
194 stars
253 stars
142 stars
61 star

Every rated hospital in Tennessee

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Williamson Medical CenterFranklin★★★★★★★★★★82%3 h 10 min$4.45
2Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville★★★★★★★★★★80%4 h 29 min$4.85
3Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga★★★★★★★★★★78%3 h 30 min$5.12
4Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 42 min$6.33
5Leconte Medical CenterSevierville★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 20 min$4.93
6Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon★★★★★★★★★★78%1 h 59 min$4.52
7Highpoint Health-Riverview with Ascension Saint ThCarthage★★★★★★★★★★78%1 h 34 min$6.19
8Roane Medical CenterHarriman★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 54 min$4.10
9Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeOak Ridge★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 6 min$3.70
10Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 19 min$6.20
11Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg★★★★★★★★★★61%2 h 57 min$4.51
12University Health System, IncKnoxville★★★★★★★★★★77%4 h 9 min$4.51
13Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville★★★★★★★★★★77%1 h 55 min$11.36
14Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga★★★★★★★★★★74%1 h 51 min$9.99
15Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 50 min$4.30
16Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 5 min$1.68
17Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 25 min$11.73
18Vanderbilt Bedford HospitalShelbyville★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 5 min$6.22
19Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 10 min$10.64
20Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 49 min$4.69
21Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 39 min$13.76
22Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical CenterNewport★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 10 min$9.24
23Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 24 min$3.92
24Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville★★★★★★★★★★64%1 h 59 min$11.17
25Unity Medical CenterManchester★★★★★★★★★★89%2 h 12 min$2.29
26Macon Community HospitalLafayette★★★★★★★★★★78%1 h 48 min$3.16
27Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City★★★★★★★★★★81%2 h 58 min$7.24
28Maury Regional HospitalColumbia★★★★★★★★★★77%3 h 26 min$4.68
29Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 29 min$5.10
30West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 11 min–
31Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 22 min$9.29
32Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville★★★★★★★★★★77%3 h 17 min$6.12
33Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville★★★★★★★★★★73%4 h 19 min$3.52
34Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson★★★★★★★★★★71%1 h 56 min$12.42
35Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson★★★★★★★★★★68%4 h 1 min$4.75
36Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 54 min$3.44
37Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 16 min$10.15
38Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalTullahoma★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 48 min$6.47
39Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcMinnville★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 57 min$6.52
40Southern Tennessee Regional Health System LawrenceLawrenceburg★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 9 min$10.96
41Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester★★★★★★★★★★65%2 h 25 min$9.17
42Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville★★★★★★★★★★61%2 h 10 min$3.63
43Starr Regional Medical Center AthensAthens★★★★★★★★★★59%2 h 28 min$10.55
44Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski★★★★★★★★★★58%2 h 0 min$8.92
45Lafollette Medical CenterLa Follette★★★★★★★★★★49%2 h 27 min$6.81
46Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 53 min$5.81
47Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 2 min$5.97
48Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 48 min$4.76
49Highpoint Health-Sumner with Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 24 min$10.59
50Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 22 min$6.63
51Volunteer Community HospitalMartin★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 43 min$3.95
52Hardin Medical CenterSavannah★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 39 min$5.21
53Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville★★★★★★★★★★68%4 h 28 min$3.50
54Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston★★★★★★★★★★68%1 h 54 min$7.45
55Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 0 min$13.29
56Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown★★★★★★★★★★62%3 h 18 min$4.54
57Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville★★★★★★★★★★61%3 h 36 min$6.58
58Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville★★★★★★★★★★59%2 h 34 min$6.16
59Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport★★★★★★★★★★58%3 h 24 min$6.97
60Affiliate of Vitruvian HealthCleveland★★★★★★★★★★56%3 h 22 min$11.40
61Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 50 min$9.26
62Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol★★★★★★★★★★59%3 h 16 min$6.67
63Rhea Medical CenterDayton★★★★★–67%2 h 50 min$2.72
64Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater★★★★★★★★★★67%3 h 2 min$4.48
65Regional One HealthMemphis★★★★★★★★★★67%4 h 54 min$3.93
66Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City★★★★★★★★★★56%3 h 31 min$6.37
67Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville★★★★★★★★★★38%3 h 1 min$10.52
68Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett★★★★★★★★★★55%2 h 42 min$13.57
69St Francis HospitalMemphis★★★★★★★★★★48%2 h 30 min$12.04
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.