Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, TN
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About Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 127 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 Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehab Hospital, about 6.1 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 0.72
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.35
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.21
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.78
74% 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 recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys519
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.07849, -86.72212
Nearby hospitals
- Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehab Hospital2201 Childrens Way, Nashville, TNRehabilitation hospital6.1 mi
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.3 mi
- VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomVA medical center6.4 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital-Nashville2000 Hayes Street, Nashville, TNLong-term care hospital6.7 mi
- Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital310 21st Avenue N, Nashville, TNRehabilitation hospital7.0 mi
- Tristar Centennial Medical Center2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.0 mi
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery2011 Murphy Avenue, Nashville, TNAcute care hospital7.0 mi
- Middle Tn Mental Health Institute221 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TNPsychiatric hospital7.1 mi
- Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital4220 Harding Rd, PO Box 380, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.6 mi
- Metro Nashville General Hospital1818 Albion Street, Nashville, TN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.7 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center located?
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center is at 391 Wallace Rd, Nashville, TN 37211 in Davidson County.
Does Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 119 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center?
Tristar Southern Hills 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 Southern Hills Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Tristar Southern Hills 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 Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (615) 781-4000.
Would patients recommend Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (519 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% 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.