Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center in Hendersonville, TN
Also known as TriStar Hendersonville, Hendersonville Hospital
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About Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center
Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Hendersonville, 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 4 out of 5. It has 159 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 Tristar Skyline Medical Center, about 9.3 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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.06
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.57
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 recommend67%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys687
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.32350, -86.62068
Nearby hospitals
- Tristar Skyline Medical Center3441 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN · Level II traumaAcute care hospital9.3 mi
- Tristar Summit Medical Center5655 Frist Blvd, Hermitage, TN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital10 mi
- Middle Tn Mental Health Institute221 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TNPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma555 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin, TN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital300 Great Circle Road, Nashville, TNPsychiatric hospital13 mi
- Metro Nashville General Hospital1818 Albion Street, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery2011 Murphy Avenue, Nashville, TNAcute care hospital15 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital-Nashville2000 Hayes Street, Nashville, TNLong-term care hospital15 mi
- Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital310 21st Avenue N, Nashville, TNRehabilitation hospital16 mi
- Tristar Centennial Medical Center2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center located?
Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center is at 355 New Shackle Island Rd, Hendersonville, TN 37075 in Sumner County.
Does Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 159 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center?
Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (615) 338-1000.
Would patients recommend Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (687 completed surveys), 67% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.