Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, TN
Also known as Bristol Regional Medical Center
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About Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (hospital district or authority). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 312 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Rehabilitation Hospital of Bristol, about 2.3 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.21
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.38
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.35
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.48
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.81
53% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend59%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1061%
- Completed surveys1,494
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.58566, -82.25586
Nearby hospitals
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Bristol103 North Street, Bristol, VARehabilitation hospital2.3 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital-TricitiesOne Medical Park Boulevard, 5th Floor, Bristol, TNLong-term care hospital4.3 mi
- Creekside Behavioral Health1025 Executive Park Blvd, Kingsport, TNPsychiatric hospital15 mi
- Indian Path Community Hospital2000 Brookside Dr, Kingsport, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport, A Joint Vent113 Cassel Drive, Kingsport, TNRehabilitation hospital17 mi
- Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center130 West Ravine Road, Kingsport, TN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- Sycamore Shoals Hospital1501 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
- Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital, Ajv of Ballad Hlt2511 Wesley Street, Johnson City, TNRehabilitation hospital17 mi
- Franklin Woods Community Hospital300 Med Tech Parkway, Johnson City, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Mountain Home VA Medical CenterCorner Of Lamont Street And Veterans Way, Mountain Home, TN · Emergency roomVA medical center20 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center located?
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center is at One Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 37620 in Sullivan County.
Does Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 196 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center?
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Tennessee EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (423) 844-1121.
Would patients recommend Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,494 completed surveys), 59% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 61% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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