facebook tracking 155 Hospitals in Tennessee: ER Wait Times & Ratings by City

155 hospitals in Tennessee

Every hospital in Tennessee by city, with emergency room wait times and Medicare star ratings where CMS publishes them.

155 hospitals98 cities129 with an ER
Hospitals 155 in 98 Tennessee cities
With an ER 129 83% of hospitals
Median ER visit 2 hr 41 min +13 min vs US
4–5 star hospitals 32 of 95 rated · avg 3.1★

Tennessee has 155 open hospitals across 98 cities. By type: 104 acute care hospitals, 20 psychiatric hospitals, 15 critical access hospitals, 4 rehabilitation hospitals, 4 VA acute care hospitals, 2 children's hospitals and 2 rural emergency hospital hospitals (type not recorded for 4).

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Tennessee's largest hospital cities

Memphis 15 hospitals · 11 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 25 min
Top rated
Baptist Memorial Hospital (3★)
Nashville 12 hospitals · 9 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 32 min
Top rated
Vanderbilt University Hospital (5★)
Knoxville 9 hospitals · 7 with an ER
Median ER
4 hr 2 min
Top rated
Univ of Tn Mem Hospital (4★)
Chattanooga 7 hospitals · 3 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 49 min
Top rated
Memorial Healthcare System, INC (5★)
Kingsport 5 hospitals · 3 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 24 min
Top rated
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center (2★)
Jackson 4 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
4 hr 1 min
Top rated
Jackson-Madison Cnty Gen Hosp (3★)

Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits

Highest Medicare star ratings
Shortest median ER visits

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Questions about hospitals in Tennessee

How many hospitals are in Tennessee?

There are 155 open hospitals in Tennessee across 98 cities. 129 of them have an emergency department.

Which Tennessee city has the most hospitals?

Memphis, with 16 hospitals. Nashville is next with 12.

How long is the ER wait in Tennessee?

The median emergency room visit in Tennessee lasts 2 hr 41 min, 13 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.

How many Tennessee hospitals have 5 stars?

8 of the 95 Tennessee hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 32 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.1 out of 5.

Hospitals in neighboring states

Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.

Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.