Best Hospitals in Tennessee, Graded A–F — page 3
All 77 graded Medicare-certified hospitals in Tennessee, scored from CMS Care Compare — overall rating, mortality, safety of care and readmissions — against Tennessee hospitals of the same type. Grades are computed, never edited, and every input is shown on the hospital page.
CMS data as of Sep 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026
All Tennessee
Nashville (7)Memphis (5)Chattanooga (3)Knoxville (3)Johnson City (2)Kingsport (2)Murfreesboro (2)Athens (1)Bartlett (1)
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Johnson City Medical Center - Johnson City, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
DScore 42 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 431-6111
Johnson City, WASHINGTON County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
52
Dyersburg Regional Medical Center - Dyersburg, TN · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
DScore 42 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(731) 285-2410
Dyersburg, DYER County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
53
Rhea Medical Center - Dayton, TN · Critical access hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
DScore 41 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 775-1121
Dayton, RHEA County
Emergency dept.
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Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health - Cleveland, TN · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
DScore 40 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 339-4100
Cleveland, BRADLEY County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Greeneville Community Hospital - Greeneville, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 40 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 639-3151
Greeneville, GREENE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Cookeville Regional Medical Center - Cookeville, TN · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
DScore 40 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(931) 783-2000
Cookeville, PUTNAM County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
57
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest - Winchester, TN · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 6
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
DScore 40 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(931) 967-8200
Winchester, FRANKLIN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Lincoln Medical Center - Fayetteville, TN · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
DScore 38 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(931) 438-1100
Fayetteville, LINCOLN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Saint Thomas River Park Hospital - Mcminnville, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
DScore 38 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(931) 815-4101
Mcminnville, WARREN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital - Tullahoma, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - other CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
DScore 38 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(931) 393-3000
Tullahoma, COFFEE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Macon Community Hospital - Lafayette, TN · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — above median among Tennessee critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 5
DScore 37 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(615) 666-2147
Lafayette, MACON County
Emergency dept.
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Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association - Morristown, TN · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 492-6900
Morristown, HAMBLEN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center - Kingsport, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
DScore 36 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 224-4000
Kingsport, SULLIVAN County
Emergency dept.
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Claiborne Medical Center - Tazewell, TN · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 4
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 626-4211
Tazewell, CLAIBORNE County
Emergency dept.
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Indian Path Community Hospital - Kingsport, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 5
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 857-7000
Kingsport, SULLIVAN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Tristar Skyline Medical Center - Nashville, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 7
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
DScore 35 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(615) 769-2000
Nashville, DAVIDSON County
Emergency dept.
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Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton - Covington, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - church CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
DScore 34 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(901) 476-2621
Covington, TIPTON County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Starr Regional Medical Center Athens - Athens, TN · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 5
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
DScore 34 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 745-1411
Athens, MC MINN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Sycamore Shoals Hospital - Elizabethton, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
DScore 31 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(423) 542-1300
Elizabethton, CARTER County
Emergency dept.
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Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center - Bartlett, TN · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 7
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
DScore 30 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(901) 820-7050
Bartlett, SHELBY County
Emergency dept.
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Blount Memorial Hospital - Maryville, TN · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 3 worse, of 7
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 6
DScore 29 · Below averageSee Full Grade
(865) 983-7211
Maryville, BLOUNT County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Volunteer Community Hospital - Martin, TN · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
FScore 27 · PoorSee Full Grade
(731) 479-6057
Martin, WEAKLEY County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center - Bristol, TN · Acute care hospital · government - hospital district or authority CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
FScore 25 · PoorSee Full Grade
(423) 844-1121
Bristol, SULLIVAN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Sweetwater Hospital Association - Sweetwater, TN · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 1 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
FScore 23 · PoorSee Full Grade
(865) 213-8200
Sweetwater, MONROE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Hardin Medical Center - Savannah, TN · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Tennessee acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
FScore 20 · PoorSee Full Grade
(731) 926-8121
Savannah, HARDIN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
Tennessee hospitals by city
Nashville (7)Memphis (5)Chattanooga (3)Knoxville (3)Johnson City (2)Kingsport (2)Murfreesboro (2)Athens (1)Bartlett (1)Bristol (1)Carthage (1)Clarksville (1)Cleveland (1)Columbia (1)Cookeville (1)Covington (1)Crossville (1)Dayton (1)Dickson (1)Dyersburg (1)Elizabethton (1)Fayetteville (1)Franklin (1)Gallatin (1)