Hospitals in Cookeville, TN
According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, Cookeville, Tennessee, has 2 hospitals, 1 with an emergency department. The one emergency room that reports a time has a median visit of 4 hr 28 min, 1 hr 47 min longer than the Tennessee median of 2 hr 41 min. Cookeville Regional Medical Center is the only one Medicare rates, at 2 out of 5 stars.
Hospitals
2
191 beds
With an ER
1
emergency departments
There are 2 hospitals in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County. 1 of them has an emergency department.
The median emergency department visit in Cookeville lasts 4 hr 28 min, 1 hr 47 min longer than the Tennessee median of 2 hr 41 min. The shortest is at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, 4 hr 28 min.
Cookeville hospitals
- Cookeville Regional Medical Center 1 Medical Center Blvd, 38501 · (931) 528-2541 4 hr 28 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 178 beds
- Plateau Mental Health Center Burgess Falls Rd, 38506 · (931) 432-4123 13 beds
No Cookeville hospital matches that. .
Community health centers near Cookeville
Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.
- 0.1mi Putnam County Health Department Community Health Center 701 County Services Dr, Cookeville, TN · Tennessee Department of Health 931-528-2531
- 14mi Monterey-Putnam County Health Department Community Health Center 400 W Crawford Ave, Monterey, TN · Tennessee Department of Health 931-839-3146
- 15mi White County Health Department Community Health Center 107 Mose Dr, Sparta, TN · Tennessee Department of Health 931-836-2201
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Care after the hospital in Cookeville
Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.
Find doctors in Cookeville
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Cookeville, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Internal medicine doctors 40 Psychiatrists 23 Family doctors 20 Cardiologists 15 Infectious disease doctors 13 OB-GYNs 11 Oncologists 10 Neurologists 9 Ophthalmologists 9 General surgeons 8 Orthopedic surgeons 8 Nurse midwives 7 Pulmonologists 7 Urologists 7 Radiation oncologists 7 Nephrologists 6 Gastroenterologists 6 Pain management doctors 4 All doctors in Cookeville
People and health care in Cookeville
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Cookeville.
Population
36,088
Median age 29.8
Hospitals per 100,000
5.5
2 hospitals listed
No health insurance
13.2%
above the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
13.7%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$51,375
U.S. $80,734
What nurses earn in Tennessee
Questions about hospitals in Cookeville
How many hospitals are in Cookeville, Tennessee?
There are 2 hospitals in Cookeville, Tennessee. 1 of them has an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Cookeville?
The median emergency department visit in Cookeville lasts 4 hr 28 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Tennessee median is 2 hr 41 min.
Which hospital in Cookeville has the shortest ER wait?
Cookeville Regional Medical Center reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Cookeville at 4 hr 28 min.
Which hospital in Cookeville has the best Medicare star rating?
Cookeville Regional Medical Center has 2 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 1 Cookeville hospital CMS rates.
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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.
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