Tennessee hospitals
Tennessee hospitals: racial-equity scorecards
95 Medicare-certified hospitals serve Tennessee, represented by the Tennessee Hospital Association. This page aggregates CMS Hospital Compare measures — overall star rating, mortality / safety / readmission / patient-experience measure-group performance — for each of those facilities.
Regional One in Memphis is West Tennessee's primary public safety-net hospital. Vanderbilt anchors statewide tertiary referrals. Tennessee has not adopted Medicaid expansion; rural hospital closures have been concentrated in the state's western counties.
The state's recognized safety-net hospital systems — the facilities that carry a disproportionate share of Medicaid and uninsured admissions — include: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville), Regional One Health (Memphis), and Erlanger Health System (Chattanooga). Each has its own detail page below.
Two editorial notes on scope. First, CMS does not publish a racial-disparity scorecard per-hospital at national scale; what we surface below is the facility's overall CMS rating paired with any race-stratified metric we could find in a primary source (AHRQ Disparities Atlas, a state discharge scorecard, or a published study). Second, we do not rank hospitals as 'worst for Black patients' without a primary-source citation — the legal standard for that claim requires it.
Safety-net systems in Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville)
- Regional One Health (Memphis)
- Erlanger Health System (Chattanooga)
All 95 hospitals in Tennessee
Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers
Waverly · Ascension
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County
Huntingdon · Baptist Health
Big South Fork Medical Center
Oneida
Claiborne Medical Center
Tazewell
Dekalb Community Hospital
Smithville
Delta Specialty Hospital
Memphis
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital
Pikeville
Hancock County Hospital
Sneedville
Hardin Medical Center
Savannah
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital
Rogersville
Haywood County Community Hospital
Brownsville
Henderson County Community Hospital
Lexington
Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint
Hartsville · Ascension
Houston County Community Hospital
Erin
Johnson City Medical Center
Johnson City
Johnson County Community Hospital
Mountain City
Lafollette Medical Center
La Follette
Lauderdale Community Hospital
Ripley
Marshall Medical Center
Lewisburg
Metro Nashville General Hospital
Nashville
Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital
Centerville
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital
Sparta
Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery
Nashville
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Memphis
Stones River Hospital
Woodbury
Trustpoint Hospital
Murfreesboro
Unity Medical Center
Manchester
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
Shelbyville · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital
Bolivar
West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital
Camden
West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital
Milan
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
Union City · Baptist Health
Fort Loudoun Medical Center
Lenoir City
Blount Memorial Hospital
Maryville
Cumberland Medical Center
Crossville
Dyersburg Regional Medical Center
Dyersburg
Franklin Woods Community Hospital
Johnson City
Leconte Medical Center
Sevierville
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
Chattanooga
Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
Memphis · Methodist Health System
Roane Medical Center
Harriman
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital
Mcminnville
Tristar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville
Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center
Hendersonville
Tristar Horizon Medical Center
Dickson
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center
Nashville
University Health System, Inc
Knoxville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Lebanon · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Williamson Medical Center
Franklin
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
Nashville · Ascension
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton
Covington · Baptist Health
Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Knoxville
Greeneville Community Hospital
Greeneville
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
Carthage · Ascension
Indian Path Community Hospital
Kingsport
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
Jackson
Macon Community Hospital
Lafayette
Maury Regional Hospital
Columbia
Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge · Methodist Health System
Parkridge Medical Center
Chattanooga
Parkwest Medical Center
Knoxville
Physicians Regional Medical Center
Powell
Rhea Medical Center
Dayton
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence
Lawrenceburg
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski
Pulaski
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens
Athens
Tristar Northcrest Medical Center
Springfield
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center
Smyrna
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport
West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital
Paris
Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health
Cleveland
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis · Baptist Health
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Cookeville
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma
Gallatin · Ascension
Lincoln Medical Center
Fayetteville
Livingston Regional Hospital
Livingston
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association
Morristown
Regional One Health
Memphis
Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center
Bartlett
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
Murfreesboro
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest
Winchester
St Francis Hospital
Memphis
Sweetwater Hospital Association
Sweetwater
Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Elizabethton
Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jefferson City · Jefferson Health
Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center
Newport
Tristar Skyline Medical Center
Nashville
Tristar Summit Medical Center
Hermitage
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
Tullahoma · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Volunteer Community Hospital
Martin
Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville
Clarksville
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol
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Data sources
- CMS Hospital Compare — Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u).
- Tennessee Hospital Association — state hospital trade body (https://www.tha.com/).
- Tennessee Department of Health — Bureau of Health Services Administration, Health Care Facilities — state hospital licensing + oversight (https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-licensure-and-regulation.html).
- AHRQ National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr).
- CDC Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System state releases (cdc.gov/pmss).
- The Leapfrog Group hospital safety grades (leapfroggroup.org).
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