Riverview Regional Medical Center SouthCarthage, TN
Riverview Regional Medical Center South is a for-profit critical access hospital in Carthage, Tennessee, with an emergency department. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 34 min in its emergency department, 1 hr 10 min shorter than the Tennessee average of 2 hr 44 min. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall, and patients give it 4 out of 5 in the Medicare patient survey.
(615) 735-9815 Visit Website- Time ZoneCST
- CountySmith
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS47159
- Area Code615
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 34 minutes in the emergency department at Riverview Regional Medical Center South. That is 1 hour 10 minutes shorter than the Tennessee average of 2 hours 44 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Riverview Regional Medical Center South. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 173 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Riverview Regional Medical Center South a 4-star patient experience rating out of 5. 78% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 82% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. About the data.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Riverview Regional Medical Center South was no different from the national benchmark on the one hospital-acquired infection CMS could compare.
Hospital-acquired infections
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart failure patients | 12.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 17.0% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 11.4% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 5.7% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Nearby ERs with shorter visits
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Riverview Regional Medical Center South was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure | 22.4% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 17.9% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 20.3% | 20% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Riverview Regional Medical Center South's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 31 patients. | 68% | 65% |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 350 patients. | 94 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 15 patients. | 139 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 26 patients. | 244 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 8,495 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 225 patients. | 84% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 341 patients. | 17% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 57 patients. | 91% | 93% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Maternity care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · reported by the hospital · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Maternity measures are reported by hospitals that deliver babies. The U.S. figure is the median of the hospitals CMS reports, not a CMS verdict. About the data.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 441307
Riverview Regional Medical Center South runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 22% here, against 19% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Riverview Regional Medical Center South
16 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 8 specialties.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jul 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Tennessee hospital finances.
Who owns Riverview Regional Medical Center South
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Riverview Medical Center, LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 1998.
and 1 more organizations.
34 doctors and other clinicians list Riverview Regional Medical Center South as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Riverview Regional Medical Center South
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Smith are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Parts of Smith are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Parts of Smith are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Tennessee earn a median $81,500 a year. Healthcare salaries in Tennessee.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Tennessee shortage areas
Find doctors in Carthage
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Carthage, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Riverview Regional Medical Center South
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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