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*Ashland City Medical Center *Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women *St. Johns & Mary Specialist Children Hospital * Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women (Memphis) *
Baptist Memorial Hospital (Chattanooga) Baptist Memorial Hospital may refer to: * NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Jonesboro, Arkansas * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, Mississippi * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee (formerly Baptist East) * ...
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Baptist Memorial Hospital (Ripley) Baptist Memorial Hospital may refer to: * NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Jonesboro, Arkansas * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, Mississippi * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee (formerly Baptist East) * ...
* Baptist Memorial Hospital (Covington) *
Baptist Memorial Hospital (Huntingdon) Baptist Memorial Hospital may refer to: * NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Jonesboro, Arkansas * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, Mississippi * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (formerly k ...
* Baptist Memorial Hospital (Union City) *
Baptist Memorial Hospital (Collierville) Baptist Memorial Hospital may refer to: * NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Jonesboro, Arkansas * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, Mississippi * Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee (formerly Baptist East) * ...
* Baptist Restorative Care Hospital (Memphis) * Baptist Rehabilitation (Germantown) * Baptist Skilled Nursing Facility (Memphis) * Baptist Heart Institute (Memphis) *
Big South Fork Medical Center (Oneida) Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...
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Blount Memorial Hospital (Maryville) Blount may refer to: People *Blount (surname), surname of English derivation Place names Canada * Blount, Cochrane District, Ontario England * Kingston Blount United States * Blount, Georgia * Blount, West Virginia * Blount County (dis ...
* Bristol Regional Medical Center (Bristol) * Camden General Hospital (Camden) *
Centennial Medical Center (Nashville) {{other uses, Centennial (disambiguation), Centenary (disambiguation) A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century, a period of 100 years. Notable events Notable centennial events at ...
*Centennial Medical Center at Ashland City * Chi Memorial Cleveland (Cleveland) * Children's Hospital at Erlanger (
Chattanooga Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...
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Claiborne County Hospital (Tazewell) Claiborne may refer to: People Surname *Billy Claiborne (1860–1882), western outlaw *Lindy Boggs (Corinne Claiborne Boggs, 1916–2013), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana; U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican *Chris Claiborne ...
* Cookeville Regional Medical Center (Cookeville) * Crockett Hospital (Lawrenceburg) *
Cumberland Medical Center (Crossville) Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...
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Delta Medical Center (Memphis) Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta") * Delta Air Lines, US * Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 Delta may also r ...
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East Tennessee Children's Hospital East Tennessee Children's Hospital is a private, independent, not-for-profit, 152-bed pediatric medical center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The hospital's primary service area includes 16 counties in East Tennessee, and its secondary service area in ...
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Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...
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Erlanger Health System The Erlanger Health System (often referred to as Erlanger Hospital or Erlanger), incorporated as the ''Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority'', a non-profit, public benefit corporation registered in the State of Tennessee, is a system of ...
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Chattanooga Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...
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Erlanger East Hospital Erlanger may refer to: * Erlanger (surname), a German surname * Erlanger, Kentucky, a city in the United States * Erlanger (crater), a lunar impact crater See also * Erlanger program, a mathematical research program proposed by Felix Klein in 1 ...
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Erlanger North Hospital Erlanger may refer to: * Erlanger (surname), a German surname * Erlanger, Kentucky, a city in the United States * Erlanger (crater), a lunar impact crater See also * Erlanger program, a mathematical research program proposed by Felix Klein in 1872 ...
** Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital * Emerald-Hodgson Hospital (Sewanee) *
Fort Loudoun Medical Center A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
, Lenoir City, operated by Covenant Health * Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center,
Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...
, operated by Covenant Health *
Franklin Woods Community Hospital (Johnson City) Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral div ...
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Gateway Medical Center (Clarksville) Gateway often refers to: *A gate or portal Gateway or The Gateway may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Gateway'' (film), a 1938 drama * ''The Gateway'' (2015 film), a horror film * ''The Gateway'' (2017 film), a science-ficti ...
* Gibson General Hospital (Trenton) * Hancock County Hospital (Sneedville) *
Hardin County Medical Center (Savannah) Hardin may refer to: Places in the United States * Hardin, Illinois, in Calhoun County * Hardin County, Illinois * Hardin, Iowa, in Clayton County * Hardin County, Iowa * Hardin, Kentucky, in Marshall County * Hardin County, Kentucky * Hardin, M ...
Haywood County Community Hospital (Brownsville) *
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital (Rogersville) Hawkins may refer to: Places United States *Hawkins, Idaho, an unincorporated community *Hawkins Ranch, a historic ranch in Matagorda County, Texas *Hawkins, Texas *Hawkins, Wisconsin, a village *Hawkins (town), Wisconsin, a town *Hawkins Corner, ...
br>Henderson County Community Hospital (Lexington)
* Hendersonville Medical Center (Hendersonville) * Henry County Medical Center (Paris) *
Hillside Hospital (Pulaski) Hillside Hospital is a for profit Hospital with 95 beds located on 1265 East College Street in Pulaski, Tennessee. In 2013, Hillside was purchased by LifePoint Hospitals of Brentwood, Tennessee. Shortly after being acquired, Hillside was rebra ...
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Holston Valley Medical Center (Kingsport) Holston may refer to: * Holston, Virginia *Holston River * Holston Formation *Treaty of Holston *Holston Conference, an annual conference within Methodism * Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tennessee * The Holston, an NRHP-listed high-r ...
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Horizon Medical Center (Dickson) The horizon is the apparent line that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This line divides all viewing directions based on whether i ...
* Humboldt General Hospital (Humboldt) * Houston County Community Hospital (Erie) *
Indian Path Medical Center (Kingsport) Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asi ...
* Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (Jackson) * Jamestown Regional Medical Center (Jamestown) *
Jefferson Memorial Hospital (Jefferson City) Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
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Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City Medical Center is a hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is a Level I Trauma Center and one of three major tertiary referral hubs of regional provider Ballad Health. It has 445 beds, plus 86 in the attached Niswonger Children's Ho ...
( Johnson City) * Johnson County Community Hospital (
Mountain City, Tennessee Mountain City is a town in and the county seat of Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2000 census and 2,531 at the 2010 census. It is the northeasternmost county seat in Tennessee. In addition, at an elevatio ...
) * LaFollette Medical Center (LaFollette) * Laughlin Memorial Hospital (Greeneville, Tennessee) *
Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is a 255-bed, tertiary care children's hospital located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Le Bonheur has more than 700 medical staff representing 40 pediatric specialties. Approximately 170 patients per day are admi ...
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Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...
* LeConte Medical Center (Sevierville, Tennessee) * Livingston Regional Hospital (Livingston) * Lincoln County Health System (Fayetteville) *
Macon General Hospital (Lafayette) Macon may refer to: Places Belgium *Macon, Belgium France *Mâcon ** Ancient Diocese of Mâcon **Mâcon, another name for the Mâconnais wine from that region United States of America * Macon, Alabama * Macon, Georgia * Macon, Illinois *Macon, ...
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Maury Regional Medical Center Maury Regional Health is a not-for-profit regional health system serving southern Middle Tennessee through its hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, outpatient facilities and physician practice group. Maury Regional Health is the largest health car ...
, Columbia * Maury Regional Medical Center (Spring Hill) *
McNairy Regional Hospital (Selmer) McNairy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Francine G. McNairy, American academic administrator *John McNairy (1762–1837), United States federal judge in Tennessee * Mark McNairy (born 1961), American fashion designer *Scoo ...
* Memphis Mental Health Institute * Memphis VA Medical Center (Tennessee) * Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, operated by Covenant Health * Methodist North Hospital (Memphis) *
Methodist South Hospital (Memphis) Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
* Methodist University Hospital (Memphis) *
Milan General Hospital (Milan) Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, also known as Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care Children's hospital, children's teaching hospital and entity of Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...
* Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute (Chattanooga) * Morristown-Hamblen Hospital, Morristown, operated by Covenant Health * Nashville General Hospital at Meharry (Nashville) *
Newport Medical Center (Newport) Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
* Northcrest Medical Center (Springfield) * North Knoxville Medical Center (Powell) * Parkridge Medical Center (Chattanooga) ** Parkridge East (East Ridge) ** Parkridge West (Jasper) ** Parkridge Valley (Chattanooga) ** Parkridge North ER(Chattanooga) *
Parkwest Medical Center (Knoxville) Park West may refer to: ;Locations * Central Park West, New York City, a street * Park West, Dublin, a business park ** Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station, Dublin * Park West (Miami), a neighborhood * Park West (music venue) in Chica ...
, operated by Covenant Health * Pioneer Community Hospital of Scott (Oneida) *
Peninsula Hospital Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as Rockaway Beach Hospital and Peninsula General Hospital, was a community hospital in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, New York. PHC, founded in 1908, which opened on April 30, ...
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Louisville Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...
, operated by Covenant Health * Physicians Regional Medical Center (Knoxville) *
Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt (Nashville) Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry. Initial psych ...
* Regional Hospital of Jackson (Jackson) * RegionalOne Health Center (Memphis) * Riverview Regional Medical Center (Carthage) *
Roane Medical Center Roane is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anthony Roane (died 1583), English politician *Archibald Roane (1769–1819), 2nd Governor of Tennessee *John Roane (1766–1838), American politician *John Roane (1794–1869), America ...
, Harriman, operated by Covenant Health * Saint Thomas Dekalb (Smithville) * Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital (Centerville) * Saint Thomas Highlands (Sparta) *
Saint Thomas - Midtown Hospital (Nashville) Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, formerly known as Baptist Hospital, is a non-profit community hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and the largest such hospital in Middle Tennessee. It is licensed for 683 acute and rehab care beds. Sai ...
* Saint Thomas River Park Hospital (McMinnville) *
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital (Murfreesboro) In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...
* Saint Thomas Stones River (Woodbury) * Saint Thomas West Hospital (Nashville) *
Skyline Medical Center (Nashville) A skyline is the wikt:outline, outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural area, rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or ...
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Skyline Medical Center-Madison Campus (Madison) A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land. City skyline ...
* St. Francis Hospital (Memphis) * St. Francis Hospital (Bartlett) * St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis) *
Southern Hills Medical Center (Nashville) Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...
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Southern Tennessee Regional Medical Center (Winchester) Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...
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Starr Regional Medical Center (Athens) Starr may refer to: People and fictional characters * Starr (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Starr (given name), a list of people and fictional characters Places United States * Starr, Ohio, an unincorporated comm ...
* StoneCrest Medical Center (Smyrna) * Summit Medical Center (Hermitage) *
Sumner Regional Medical Center (Gallatin) Sumner may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Sumner, a mountain in the Rare Range, Antarctica * Sumner Glacier, southern Graham Land, Antarctica Australia * Sumner, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane New Zealand * Sumner, New Zealand, seaside su ...
* Sweetwater Hospital Association (Sweetwater) *
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * '' Acer pseudoplat ...
, Elizabethton * Children's Hospital at Erlanger * Takoma Regional Hospital (Greeneville) *Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville * Tennova Healthcare Cleveland (Cleveland) ** Tennova Healthcare (Cleveland) *Tennova Healthcare (Lebanon) * Tennova Harton (Tullahoma) * Tennova Shelbyville (Shelbyville) * Turkey Creek Medical Center (Knoxville) *
Thompson Cancer Survival Center Thompson may refer to: People * Thompson (surname) * Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician Places Australia * Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality Bulgaria * Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province Canada ...
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Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...
, operated by Covenant Health * Trousdale Medical Center (Hartsville) * Unicoi County Memorial Hospital (Erwin) *
Unity Medical Center (Manchester) Unity may refer to: Buildings * Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building * Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper * Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England * Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a ...
* University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville) *
The Vanderbilt Clinic ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
''also known as TVC'' * Vanderbilt Children's Hospital * Vanderbilt Diabetes Center * Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Institute *
Vanderbilt Page Campbell Heart Institute Vanderbilt may refer to: People *Vanderbilt (surname) *Vanderbilt family Places In the United States: *Vanderbilt, California, a former gold-mining town *Vanderbilt, Michigan, a village * Vanderbilt, Nevada, a ghost town * Vanderbilt Mansion Nat ...
* Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Hospital * Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center *
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt may refer to: People *Vanderbilt (surname) *Vanderbilt family Places In the United States: * Vanderbilt, California, a former gold-mining town *Vanderbilt, Michigan, a village * Vanderbilt, Nevada, a ghost town * Vanderbilt Mansion Na ...
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Vanderbilt Transplant Center The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. VUMC is an independent non-profit organization, but maintains aca ...
* Vanderbilt University Bill Wilkerson Center *
Vanderbilt University Hospital The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. VUMC is an independent non-profit organization, but maintains acad ...
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Nashville, TN. It is part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The Vanderbilt Cancer Center was established in 1993 and received its initial NCI design ...
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Williamson Medical Center (Franklin) Williamson may refer to: Places *Williamson, Arizona *Williamson, Georgia *Williamson, Illinois * Williamson, Iowa *Williamson, New York, a town in Wayne County, New York. * Williamson (CDP), New York, a hamlet and census-designated place in Wayne ...


Defunct

* Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (1912-2000) * Baptist Hospital (
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...
) * Copper Basin Medical Center (Copperhill) *
Decatur County General Hospital (Parsons) Decatur may refer to a number of places, streets, military establishments, schools, and others mostly named after Stephen Decatur: Places in the United States * Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County ** Decatur metropolitan area, Alabam ...
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Dr. Fred Stone, Sr. Hospital The Dr. Fred Stone Sr. Hospital is a six-story brick structure in Oliver Springs, Tennessee. Noted for its castle-like appearance and eccentric, unplanned design, the building was home to a one-doctor hospital operated by retired U.S. Army physici ...
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Oliver Springs, Tennessee Oliver Springs is a town in Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 3,231 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Roane Coun ...
) * Gibson General Hospital (Trenton) * Humboldt General Hospital (Humboldt) * Jellico Medical Center (Jellico) *Lakeway Hospital, (
Morristown, Tennessee Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States cen ...
) * McKenzie Regional Hospital (McKenzie) * Millie E. Hale Hospital (
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
) * St. Mary's Medical Center (
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...
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Starr Regional Medical Center (Etowah) Starr may refer to: People and fictional characters * Starr (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Starr (given name), a list of people and fictional characters Places United States * Starr, Ohio, an unincorporated comm ...


See also

* List of hospitals in Nashville


References


External links

* {{United States topic, prefix=List of hospitals in
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
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Hospitals A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...