Tristar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN
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About Tristar Horizon Medical Center
Tristar Horizon Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 158 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital, about 21 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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.07
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
68% 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 recommend71%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys631
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.07205, -87.37517
Nearby hospitals
- Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital135 East Swan Street, Centerville, TNCritical access hospital21 mi
- Tristar Ashland City Medical Center313 North Main St, Ashland City, TN · Emergency roomRural emergency hospital22 mi
- Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers451 Highway 13 South, Waverly, TN · Emergency roomCritical access hospital23 mi
- Houston County Community Hospital5001 East Main Street, Erin, TN · Emergency roomCritical access hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Tristar Horizon Medical Center located?
Tristar Horizon Medical Center is at 111 Highway 70 East, Dickson, TN 37055 in Dickson County.
Does Tristar Horizon Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Tristar Horizon Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 116 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Tristar Horizon Medical Center?
Tristar Horizon Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Tristar Horizon Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Tristar Horizon Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (615) 446-0446.
Would patients recommend Tristar Horizon Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (631 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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