Best Hospitals in Knoxville

Helping Knoxville residents choose quality hospitals for their care

If you’re hurt in any type of accident or you’re just not feeling well for any reason, you may need to visit a Knoxville hospital. You may choose to visit the nearest emergency room. Your family physician or a specialist may recommend a hospital, such as one where they have staff privileges. You may need to spend time in a hospital for a surgical procedure. Many patients visit hospitals for diagnostic tests and to see their doctors who have offices at the hospital. If you have questions about which hospital to see for your disorder or injury, Banks & Jones can help you or direct you to doctors they work with who can advise you.

How can we help?

What factors should you consider when choosing a Knoxville Hospital?

Patients normally choose which hospital to visit based on various factors including:

  • How close the hospital is to where they live
  • The experience of other family members and friends
  • The recommendations of their lawyer or family doctor
  • The recommendations of coworkers and friends
  • The cost of medical care, which often depends on the type of insurance they have
  • The type of medical care they need
  • The amount of time they’ll need to recover
  • How family and friends can visit
  • The reputation and experience of the physicians who will care for their medical problems

What factors do rating agencies use when evaluating hospitals in Knoxville?

U.S. News’s Best Hospitals “evaluates U.S. adult hospitals annually on how they provide 36 different types of care.” The project ranks 15 medical specialties based on different quality measures to identify the “hospitals that excel at handling the most complex and difficult cases.” The project also rates 21 common procedures and conditions based entirely on objective quality indicators, such as how many nurses the hospital has and the outcomes of the procedures. The U.S. News’s hospital rankings and rating also rate hospitals that excel in specific types of care, as well as rankings of general hospitals by state and major metro area.

Other rating factors include:

  • Is the hospital a teaching hospital?
  • Does the hospital have an intensive care unit (ICU)? If so, what types, such as medical surgery and cardiac ICUs?
  • Is there an onsite emergency department?
  • Does the hospital provide weight control services?

Per U.S. News, “To be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest, most medically complex patients.”

Some of the procedures that rating agencies review include:

  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  • Geriatrics
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nephrology
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Orthopedics
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
  • Urology

Other factors that ratings agencies review include:

  • Patient experience.
  • Health equity. Health equity is the absence of unjust and avoidable differences among groups of people, regardless of social, economic, or demographic identification.
  • Racial disparities in outcomes.
  • Charity care.
  • How well the surrounding community is represented in the population treated by the hospital.

Leapfrog, another rating agency, evaluates hospitals based on the following factors, among others:

  • Preventing patient harm
  • Critical care
  • Healthcare-associated infections
  • Maternity care
  • Medication safety
  • Pediatric care
  • Complex adult and pediatric surgery
  • Total joint replacement
  • Elective outpatient surgery – adult
  • Elective outpatient surgery – pediatric
  • Care for elective outpatient surgery patients

What are the leading hospitals in Knoxville?

According to US News and World Report, the leading hospitals in Knoxville include the following.

  • University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC). This hospital is rated high performing in 11 adult procedures and conditions. UTMC is a general medical and surgical facility that is also a teaching hospital. University of Tennessee Medical Center is located at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box 81, Knoxville, TN.
  • Parkwest Medical Center. Parkwest Medical Center is rated high performing in eight adult procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility. The rating of Parkwest Medical Center also includes data from Peninsula Hospital. The hospital is a general medical and surgical facility located at 9352 Park West Boulevard, Knoxville, TN.
  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. This hospital is rated high performing in five adult procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility located at 1901 West Clinch Avenue Knoxville, TN.

Other notable hospitals in and near Knoxville that were not rated by US News & World Report include:

  • Behavioral Health of Rocky Top in Rocky Top, TN
  • Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville, TN
  • Tennova Healthcare in Powell, TN

Where can I find costs for Knoxville hospital services?

Under federal law, all hospitals must provide pricing information online for potential clients. This is typically noted on their websites. Once you’ve chosen the best Knoxville hospital for your needs, you can either:

  • Use the website’s “search” function box (if they have one) to find information about billing and pricing, or
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the website to look for a direct link to this financial information.

Hospitals may try to hide their prices as much as possible, but they are required by law to make this information available to you. You can read more about price transparency here.

Do you have a Knoxville personal injury lawyer near me?

Banks & Jones meets with clients at our Knoxville office located at 2125 Middlebrook Pike. We do make hospital visits when necessary. You can also speak with us by phone or through video.

We work with your doctors and hospitals to fully understand what injuries you have, the full scope of medical care you need, the cost of your medical care, and how your injuries are affecting every aspect of your life.

Speak with an experienced Knoxville personal injury now

At Banks & Jones, our Knoxville personal injury lawyers represent clients who need emergency room care for many different types of injuries, including spinal cord damage, traumatic brain injuries, traumatic amputation, broken bones, burns, and other serious injuries. We represent victims of car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle crashes, slip and falls, negligent security attacks, construction accidents, defective products, and many other types of personal injuries. To schedule a free consultation with a respected Knoxville accident lawyer, call Banks & Jones today or fill out our contact form.

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