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SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL

ELIZABETHTON, TN · Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private. Emergency services available. 40 CMS-published quality measures, refreshed quarterly.

CMS overall rating2/5
Quality data updated today·Source: CMS Care Compare (Hospital Quality Metrics)

Quick facts

CCN (CMS Provider Number)
440018
Address
1501 WEST ELK AVENUE, ELIZABETHTON, TN 37643
Phone
(423) 542-1300
County
CARTER
Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency services
Yes
Birthing-friendly designation
Not reported

Federal patient rights

Charity care may be available

SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL is registered as Voluntary non-profit - Private. Non-profit hospitals are required by Section 501(r) of the Affordable Care Act to maintain a written Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) and to offer free or discounted care to patients below specific income thresholds — typically tied to a multiple of the Federal Poverty Level set by HHS.

  • →Hospitals must publicize the FAP — usually on the hospital’s billing or financial-assistance webpage and on the bill itself.
  • →The application is generally called a “Financial Assistance Application” or “Patient Financial Assistance.”
  • →Hospitals can’t initiate aggressive collection actions while a FAP application is pending.
  • →Verify federal §501(c)(3) status via the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.

The §501(r) requirements are codified at 26 USC §501(r), with enforcement details at 26 CFR §1.501(r)-3 through 1.501(r)-6. Reference: IRS Charitable Hospitals — General Requirements.

Quality measures

CMS publishes these measures quarterly through the Care Compare program. Each measure is risk-adjusted where applicable so hospitals serving sicker patients aren’t penalized for their case mix. Values shown are this hospital’s reported numbers; “Not reported” means the case volume was too low for the figure to be statistically meaningful.

Mortality

30-day risk-standardized death rates for common admission types — tracked by CMS as a hospital-level outcome measure. Lower numbers are better; CMS adjusts for case mix so hospitals serving sicker patients aren't penalized.

  • 30-day mortality after COPD admission10.4

    Lower is better

  • 30-day mortality after coronary bypass (CABG)Not reported

    Lower is better

  • 30-day mortality after heart attack (AMI)Not reported

    Lower is better

  • 30-day mortality after heart failure12.3

    Lower is better

  • 30-day mortality after pneumonia19.9

    Lower is better

  • 30-day mortality after strokeNot reported

    Lower is better

  • Hybrid hospital-wide mortality (admin + EHR data)4.60

    Lower is better

Readmission

Risk-standardized rate of patients returning to any hospital within 30 days of discharge. Used by Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) to set payment penalties.

  • 30-day readmission after CABGNot reported

    Lower is better

  • 30-day readmission after COPD18.2

    Lower is better

  • 30-day readmission after heart attackNot reported

    Lower is better

  • 30-day readmission after heart failure19.4

    Lower is better

  • 30-day readmission after hip/knee replacement5.80

    Lower is better

  • 30-day readmission after pneumonia18.8

    Lower is better

  • Excess days in acute care after AMINot reported

    Lower is better

  • Excess days in acute care after heart failure-12.2

    Lower is better

  • Excess days in acute care after pneumonia54.5

    Lower is better

  • Hybrid hospital-wide readmission (admin + EHR data)15.0

    Lower is better

  • READM-30-AMI-HRRPNot reported

    Lower is better

  • READM-30-CABG-HRRPNot reported

    Lower is better

  • READM-30-COPD-HRRPNot reported

    Lower is better

  • READM-30-HF-HRRPNot reported

    Lower is better

  • READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRPNot reported

    Lower is better

  • READM-30-PN-HRRPNot reported

    Lower is better

Complications

Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) — adverse events that may have been prevented through better care. Lower is better.

  • COMP_HIP_KNEE3.90

    Lower is better

  • PSI_030.47

    Lower is better

  • PSI_04Not reported

    Lower is better

  • PSI_060.20

    Lower is better

  • PSI_080.26

    Lower is better

  • PSI_092.29

    Lower is better

  • PSI_101.66

    Lower is better

  • PSI_118.79

    Lower is better

  • PSI_123.30

    Lower is better

  • PSI_135.12

    Lower is better

  • PSI_141.75

    Lower is better

  • PSI_151.05

    Lower is better

  • PSI_900.92

    Lower is better

Timely care

Emergency department flow and time-to-treatment measures. Includes ED wait time, leave-without-being-seen rate, and stroke-imaging speed.

  • ED median time before being seen (minutes)164.0

    Lower is better

  • ED patients leaving without being seen1.00

    Lower is better

  • OP_18a167.0
  • OP_18c368.0
  • OP_18d609.0
  • OP_29100.0
  • OP_31Not reported
  • OP_3213.6
  • OP_35_ADMNot reported
  • OP_35_EDNot reported
  • OP_361.00
  • OP_40Not reported
  • Stroke imaging within 45 min of ED arrivalNot reported

    Higher is better

Other measures

Additional CMS Care Compare measures published for this facility.

  • EDV20.0
  • GMCSNot reported
  • GMCS_Malnutrition_Diagnosis_DocumentedNot reported
  • GMCS_Malnutrition_ScreeningNot reported
  • GMCS_Nutrition_AssessmentNot reported
  • GMCS_Nutritional_Care_PlanNot reported
  • HH_HYPER16.0
  • HH_HYPO1.00
  • HH_ORAE0.00
  • IMM_396.0
  • SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS21.0
  • SEP_161.0
  • SEP_SH_3HRNot reported
  • SEP_SH_6HRNot reported
  • SEV_SEP_3HR78.0
  • SEV_SEP_6HR100.0
  • STK_02Not reported
  • STK_03Not reported
  • STK_05Not reported
  • VTE_1Not reported
  • VTE_2Not reported

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Common questions

How does CMS rate SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL?
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL carries a 2 of 5 overall hospital rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as of 2026-04-29. The rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely-care measures into a single score, refreshed quarterly.
Is SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL a non-profit hospital?
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL is registered with CMS as Voluntary non-profit - Private. Non-profit hospitals are required by ACA §501(r) to offer financial assistance (charity care) to patients below specific income thresholds — the application is typically called a "Financial Assistance Application" or "FAP." You can verify §501(c)(3) status directly via the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
How do I dispute a bill from SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL?
Every patient has federal rights regardless of which hospital sent the bill: (1) request an itemized statement (HIPAA §164.524), (2) receive a Good Faith Estimate before scheduled care (No Surprises Act, 2022), (3) dispute amounts billed beyond the agreed-upon estimate or without prior consent, and (4) apply for charity care if the facility is a 501(c)(3) non-profit (ACA §501(r)). Side-by-side comparison of your itemized bill against Medicare benchmarks is the standard first step in any review.
How fresh is this data?
Quality and pricing data on this page comes from the CMS Care Compare program, refreshed quarterly. Last updated: 2026-04-29. The hospital roster (name, address, ownership) refreshes on the same cadence. Source files are linked from /data-sources, and a "Report inaccuracy" link at the bottom of this page sends a correction request that we acknowledge within 24 hours.

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P.P.P.S.The metrics on this page are from CMS Care Compare and refresh quarterly. They’re one input among several when evaluating a hospital. The other input most patients don’t look at: the hospital’s federally-required price-transparency file, which shows what the hospital actually bills for each procedure.

Source & methodology

Quality measures and hospital roster from CMS Care Compare, refreshed quarterly. Federal-source data, public domain (17 USC §105). §501(r) charity-care references from 26 USC §501(r) and IRS Publication 78. Full data-source register at /data-sources.