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The 10 largest hospitals in Tennessee by staffed beds

Methodist University Hospital is the largest hospital in Tennessee, with 1,238 staffed beds, followed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville (1,129) and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in Memphis (804). Together the 10 largest hold 7,465 staffed beds in six cities.

Updated Staffed beds from each hospital's latest Medicare cost reportHow we ranked

Rank by
Location
Tennessee
  1. Methodist University HospitalMemphis · Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare1,238beds1,831HCPs
  2. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville · Vanderbilt University Medical Center1,129beds4,478HCPs
  3. Baptist Memorial Hospital-MemphisMemphis · Baptist Memorial Health Care804beds1,528HCPs
  4. Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital WestNashville · Ascension704beds1,402HCPs
  5. The University of Tennessee Medical CenterKnoxville · Ut Medical698beds1,673HCPs
  6. Erlanger Baroness HospitalChattanooga · Erlanger Health662beds1,604HCPs
  7. TriStar Centennial Medical CenterNashville · HCA Healthcare642beds1,324HCPs
  8. West Tennessee Healthcare Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson · West Tennessee Healthcare588beds1,374HCPs
  9. Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City · Ballad Health569beds1,167HCPs
  10. CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - ChattanoogaChattanooga · CommonSpirit Health431beds1,311HCPs

The 10 largest of 135 Tennessee hospitals that report staffed beds. Ranks compare size, not quality of care.

Every hospital in Tennessee

The 10 largest Tennessee hospitals hold 39% of all staffed beds

135 Tennessee hospitals report staffed beds, 19,259 staffed beds in all. The 10 on this list hold 7,465 of it. The median hospital has 64 staffed beds, so Methodist University Hospital is about 19 times that size.

of all staffed beds at Tennessee hospitals that report them
39%
the size of the median Tennessee hospital, which has 64 staffed beds
19×
of the 135 Tennessee hospitals that report staffed beds
7.4%

1,491 executives and department leaders work at the 10 largest Tennessee hospitals

Executive leadership is the largest leadership group, with 219, followed by operations and administration with 141. 15,912 HCPs have a current affiliation at these hospitals, 9,175 of them physicians; internal medicine is the largest physician specialty, with 1,304. Names, titles and contact details are in Dmand AI.

Executive leadership is the biggest leadership group

Executives and department leaders at the 10 largest Tennessee hospitals, top 9 departments
  1. Executive leadership219
  2. Operations and administration141
  3. Physicians and medical leadership125
  4. Service lines and programs97
  5. Marketing and patient experience75
  6. Information technology61
  7. Finance and accounting57
  8. Education and training53
  9. Revenue cycle49

Source: Dmand AI executive data, Oct 28, 2026

15,912 HCPs have a current affiliation at the 10

HCPs at the 10 largest Tennessee hospitals by type, each counted once
  1. Physicians (MD, DO)9,175
  2. Nurses and nurse practitioners4,965
  3. Physician assistants990
  4. Behavioral health clinicians193
  5. Other HCPs589

Source: Dmand AI affiliation data, Oct 28, 2026

How we ranked the largest Tennessee hospitals

Measure
Staffed beds from each hospital's latest Medicare cost report.
What counts as a hospital
One CMS certification number. A hospital with several campuses under one number counts once.
Field
135 Tennessee hospitals in the Dmand AI database report staffed beds.
Ties
Hospitals with the same number share a rank.
HCPs
Healthcare professionals with a current affiliation to the hospital in the Dmand AI database.
What a rank means
Size only. A rank compares staffed beds; it says nothing about quality of care.
Refresh
Monthly. Updated Oct 28, 2026.

FAQ

Questions about the largest Tennessee hospitals

Answers from the same data, updated monthly.

What is the largest hospital in Tennessee?

Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, with 1,238 staffed beds on its latest Medicare cost report. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is second with 1,129.

What are the 10 largest hospitals in Tennessee?

By staffed beds: Methodist University Hospital (1,238), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1,129), Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (804), Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West (704), The University of Tennessee Medical Center (698), Erlanger Baroness Hospital (662), TriStar Centennial Medical Center (642), West Tennessee Healthcare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (588), Johnson City Medical Center (569), CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga (431).

How many staffed beds does a typical Tennessee hospital have?

The median Tennessee hospital that reports staffed beds has 64 staffed beds, out of 135 that report them.

Why do hospital bed counts differ between lists?

Lists count different beds. This one uses staffed beds: beds set up and staffed for patients during the cost report year, as each hospital reports them to Medicare. Licensed beds, the most a state allows, are usually higher, and some lists add up every campus or every hospital in a health system, so the same hospital can rank differently from one list to the next.

How often is this list updated?

Every month, when the Dmand AI database refreshes. This version is from Oct 28, 2026.

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