Tristar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN
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About Tristar Skyline Medical Center
Tristar Skyline Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 407 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital, about 3.8 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 0.96
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.10
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.22
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.59
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.28
69% 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 recommend65%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys622
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.24450, -86.75643
Nearby hospitals
- Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital300 Great Circle Road, Nashville, TNPsychiatric hospital3.8 mi
- Metro Nashville General Hospital1818 Albion Street, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.1 mi
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery2011 Murphy Avenue, Nashville, TNAcute care hospital6.7 mi
- Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital310 21st Avenue N, Nashville, TNRehabilitation hospital6.8 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital-Nashville2000 Hayes Street, Nashville, TNLong-term care hospital6.8 mi
- Tristar Centennial Medical Center2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.9 mi
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN · Level I traumaAcute care hospital7.5 mi
- VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomVA medical center7.6 mi
- Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehab Hospital2201 Childrens Way, Nashville, TNRehabilitation hospital7.7 mi
- Middle Tn Mental Health Institute221 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TNPsychiatric hospital8.2 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Tristar Skyline Medical Center located?
Tristar Skyline Medical Center is at 3441 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207 in Davidson County.
Does Tristar Skyline Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Tristar Skyline Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 180 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Tristar Skyline Medical Center?
Tristar Skyline Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Skyline Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 Skyline Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (615) 769-2000.
Would patients recommend Tristar Skyline Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (622 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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