Wellmont Hancock County HospitalSneedville, TN
Wellmont Hancock County Hospital is a non-profit critical access hospital in Sneedville, Tennessee, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 44 min in its emergency department, 1 hr shorter than the Tennessee average of 2 hr 44 min.
- Time ZoneEST
- CountyHancock
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS47067
- Area Code423
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 44 minutes in the emergency department at Wellmont Hancock County Hospital. That is 1 hour 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 Wellmont Hancock County Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 3.7% | 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). 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.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 17% | 17.3% | Not compared |
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
Wellmont Hancock County Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 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. 238 patients. | 104 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 19 patients. | 334 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 3,443 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 59 patients. | 93% | 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. 36 patients. | 31% | 15% |
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.
Doctors at Wellmont Hancock County Hospital
6 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 4 specialties.
See all 6 doctorsFederal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Wellmont Hancock County Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.balladhealth.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 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 Wellmont Hancock County Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Wellmont Health System, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1996.
17 doctors and other clinicians list Wellmont Hancock County Hospital 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.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jun 2023 · Wellmont Health System (EIN 62-1636465)
As filed with the IRS by Wellmont Health System, which also files for 2 other hospitals listed here, so the figures cover more than this hospital. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Wellmont Hancock County Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Hancock is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Hancock is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 12.
Dental: Hancock is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 20.
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 Sneedville
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Sneedville, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.