Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest in Winchester, TN
Also known as Highpoint Health – Winchester, Franklin County Hospital
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About Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest is an acute care hospital in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 152 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, about 16 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
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
47% 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 1067%
- Completed surveys434
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
35.17598, -86.09102
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest located?
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest is at 185 Hospital Road, Winchester, TN 37398 in Franklin County.
Does Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest have an emergency room?
Yes. Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 145 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest?
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest. 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 Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (931) 967-8200.
Would patients recommend Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (434 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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