Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma in Gallatin, TN
Also known as Sumner County Memorial Hospital
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About Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma is an acute care hospital in Gallatin, Sumner 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 167 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 Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center, about 11 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 0.46
- 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
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.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys1,050
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.39120, -86.43531
Nearby hospitals
- Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center355 New Shackle Island Rd, Hendersonville, TN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital1411 Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital13 mi
- Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint500 Church Street, Hartsville, TN · Emergency roomCritical access hospital15 mi
- Tristar Summit Medical Center5655 Frist Blvd, Hermitage, TN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital18 mi
- Middle Tn Mental Health Institute221 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TNPsychiatric hospital20 mi
- Tristar Skyline Medical Center3441 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN · Level II traumaAcute care hospital21 mi
- The Medical Center at Franklin1100 Brookhaven Road, Franklin, KY · Emergency roomCritical access hospital23 mi
- Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital300 Great Circle Road, Nashville, TNPsychiatric hospital24 mi
- Macon Community Hospital204 Medical Drive, Lafayette, TN · Emergency roomCritical access hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma located?
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma is at 555 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin, TN 37066 in Sumner County.
Does Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma have an emergency room?
Yes. Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 144 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma?
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma 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 Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma 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 Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (615) 328-8888.
Would patients recommend Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,050 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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