Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN
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About Johnson City Medical Center
Johnson City Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 585 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 Mountain Home VA Medical Center, about 0.6 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 0.75
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.68
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.37
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.69
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 3.50
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 2.13
39% 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 recommend56%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys1,356
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.30860, -82.38646
Nearby hospitals
- Mountain Home VA Medical CenterCorner Of Lamont Street And Veterans Way, Mountain Home, TN · Emergency roomVA medical center0.6 mi
- Franklin Woods Community Hospital300 Med Tech Parkway, Johnson City, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital, Ajv of Ballad Hlt2511 Wesley Street, Johnson City, TNRehabilitation hospital3.2 mi
- Sycamore Shoals Hospital1501 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.0 mi
- Unicoi County Hospital2030 Temple Hill Road, Erwin, TNHospital14 mi
- Creekside Behavioral Health1025 Executive Park Blvd, Kingsport, TNPsychiatric hospital18 mi
- Indian Path Community Hospital2000 Brookside Dr, Kingsport, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center130 West Ravine Road, Kingsport, TN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport, A Joint Vent113 Cassel Drive, Kingsport, TNRehabilitation hospital19 mi
- Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterOne Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN · Level II traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Johnson City Medical Center located?
Johnson City Medical Center is at 400 N State Of Franklin Rd, Johnson City, TN 37604 in Washington County.
Does Johnson City Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Johnson City Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 211 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Johnson City Medical Center?
Johnson City Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Johnson City Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Johnson City Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (423) 431-6111.
Would patients recommend Johnson City Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,356 completed surveys), 56% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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