Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

Hospital in Knoxville, TN, Medicare certification number 440125. CMS publishes 67 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 440125The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jan 24, 1967
Last certification: May 7, 2014
Beds: 517
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1901 W Clinch Ave
Knoxville, TN 37916
(865) 541-1101

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1942294814
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.21 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.65 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.17 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.47 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.17 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.7 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.25 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 781

Page 1 of 32Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Bassem A Abazid, M.D.
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Lenoir City, TN
- NPI 1689835944
Feras Abdul Khalek, M.D.
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Sevierville, TN
- NPI 1497079008
Basel Abusneineh, M.D.
- Hospitalist Physician
- Pensacola, FL
- NPI 1477716793
Christopher E Acker, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1497100564
George Andrew Adams, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1083860506
John Stewart Adams, M.D.
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1578542338
Michael B Adler, M.D.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1386645828
Brittney Aguiar, DO
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1407484074
Rasmi Ajit, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1003202540
Shefiulai Akande
- Family Medicine Physician
- Dallas, TX
- NPI 1851903181
Ali Akram, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1922664812
Jeffrey R Albea, MD
- Neurological Surgery Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1548259906
Timothy Leslie Alder, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1922207059
James Sidney Alexander, M.D.
- Psychiatry Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1922047141
Yaqub Ali, M.D.
- Specialist
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1801893771
David Naji Aljadir, M.D.
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1922201136
Cheri R Allen, FNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1710357967
James Stephen Alley, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1295780369
Robert C Alley, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Powell, TN
- NPI 1730123167
Iantha Lucille Allton, M.D.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Goodlettsville, TN
- NPI 1851339634
Kenneth M Allum III, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Jefferson City, TN
- NPI 1487636189
Abdelhamid Mohamed Alsharif, MD
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1689985285
Kelly Renea Alsup, FNP-C
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1720537640
Johnny Altawil, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1841439270
Emily Amburn, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1942834494

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.7
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,328 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.76
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected188.12
- State average 181.38 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 63 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected3.4
- State average 2.38 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 53 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected11.4
- State average 9.07 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 144 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.1
- State average 12.26 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 119 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected12.5
- State average 11.61 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 214 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected16.4
- State average 16.17 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 244 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected12.5
- State average 12.98 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 764 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.2
- State average 4.36 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 3,722 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 5,522 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.29
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 5,762 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.54
- State average 3.4 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,392 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.32
- State average 1.62 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 711 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.63
- State average 2.29 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,324 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected6.82
- State average 9.55 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 666 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected3.45
- State average 5.25 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 598 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.87
- State average 1.73 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 428 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.51
- State average 0.61 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,617 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.7
- State average 4.37 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 57 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.46
- State average 0.41
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0.16
- State average 0.63
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.08
- State average 0.25
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.98
- State average 0.99
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected1.43
- State average 1.17
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery Better0.28
- State average 0.89
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 5.6
- State average 5.37 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 6.1
- State average 6.1 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 90
- State average 92.42 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 535 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 61
- State average 59
- National average 65
- 387 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 242
- State average 170
- National average 168
- 486 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 234
- State average 162
- National average 162
- 444 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 502
- State average 308
- National average 257
- 38 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 96
- State average 95.07 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 614 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 96
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 448 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 91
- State average 69
- National average 69
- 11 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 92
- State average 75
- National average 78
- 3,296 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 92
- State average 89.76 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 2,086 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 4
- State average 3
- National average 2
- 51,323 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 11
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 5,203 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 65
- State average 63
- National average 73
- 127 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 83
- National average 87
- 72 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 81
- State average 77
- National average 81
- 387 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 92
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 230 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.9
- State average 14.37 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 263 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22.4
- State average 21.35 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 557 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 10.5
- State average 1.29 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 36.3
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 250 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 28.4
- State average 5.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 249 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.1
- State average 17.45 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 597 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected4.6
- State average 5.03 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 125 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected12.3
- State average 11.23 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 125 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected4.7
- State average 5.92 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 56 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected11.1
- State average 10.8 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 68 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected21
- State average 19.86 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 449 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.7
- State average 12.75 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,386 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 516 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

Other hospitals in Knoxville, TN

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Baptist Hospital West terminated
East Tennessee Behavioral Health
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East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine
Lakeshore Mental Health Institute 5908 Lyons View Pike terminated
Lakeshore Mental Health Institute 5908 Lyons View Pike terminated
Parkwest Medical Center 9352 Park West Blvd
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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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