Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, TN
Also known as FLMC
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About Fort Loudoun Medical Center
Fort Loudoun Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 50 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Turkey Creek Medical Center, about 8.7 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
67% 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 1067%
- Completed surveys413
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
35.82538, -84.27110
Nearby hospitals
- Turkey Creek Medical Center10820 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN · Emergency roomHospital8.7 mi
- Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Hospital101 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TNRehabilitation hospital9.9 mi
- East Tennessee Children's Hospital WestFarragut, TNChildren's hospital10 mi
- Parkwest Medical Center9352 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge990 Oak Ridge Turnpike Box 529, Oak Ridge, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital14 mi
- Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital and Center240 W Tyrone Rd, Oak Ridge, TNPsychiatric hospital14 mi
- Peninsula HospitalLouisville, TNPsychiatric hospital14 mi
- Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine1240 Tennova Medical Way, Knoxville, TNPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital1250 Tennova Medical Way, Knoxville, TNRehabilitation hospital16 mi
- East Tennessee Behavioral Health1444 Old Weisgarber Rd, Knoxville, TNPsychiatric hospital16 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Loudoun Medical Center located?
Fort Loudoun Medical Center is at 550 Fort Loudon Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN 37772 in Loudon County.
Does Fort Loudoun Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Fort Loudoun Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 170 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Fort Loudoun Medical Center?
Fort Loudoun 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 Fort Loudoun Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Fort Loudoun Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Tennessee trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Fort Loudoun Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (865) 271-6000.
Would patients recommend Fort Loudoun Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (413 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% 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 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.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.