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Memorial Healthcare System, Inc in Chattanooga, TN

Also known as CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga

Directions (423) 495-2525 commonspirit.org

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Overview

About Memorial Healthcare System, Inc

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc is an acute care hospital in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 423 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Chatta, about 0.6 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

5
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
7 no different · 1 worse
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
3 better · 5 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
2 better · 9 no different
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

210 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
3.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
very high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.60
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.35
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.14
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.21
  • Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.73
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.59

75% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend78%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1077%
  • Completed surveys606

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Emergency care

Nearest hospitals with an emergency room

Within 25 miles

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Memorial Healthcare System, Inc located?

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc is at 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 in Hamilton County.

Does Memorial Healthcare System, Inc have an emergency room?

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Parkridge Medical Center, about 0.6 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Memorial Healthcare System, Inc?

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.

What is the phone number of Memorial Healthcare System, Inc?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (423) 495-2525.

Would patients recommend Memorial Healthcare System, Inc?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (606 completed surveys), 78% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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