CMS certification 440218
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery
2011 Murphy Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery. 86% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 261 completed surveys, 38% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal SurgeryThis hospital | Not rated | 86% | — | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 77% | 1 h 55 min | 5 better 3 worse |
| Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 77% | 3 h 17 min | 7 better 2 worse |
| Tristar Skyline Medical CenterSame city | 2/5 | 65% | 3 h | 2 better 2 worse |
| Metro Nashville General HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 71% | 2 h 5 min | 1 better |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 64% | 1 h 59 min | 2 better 1 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Nashville.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 349 cases | Too few cases | 3.4% | 3.9% |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.8 likely 0.34 – 1.27 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 161 cases | No different | 0.57 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.86 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 611 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 602 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 592 cases | No different | 2.03 per 1,000 likely 0.41 per 1,000 – 3.65 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 603 cases | No different | 1.61 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.3 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 599 cases | No different | 5.81 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 13.82 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 607 cases | No different | 2.67 per 1,000 likely 0.36 per 1,000 – 4.98 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 594 cases | No different | 4.27 per 1,000 likely 0.35 per 1,000 – 8.19 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 261 cases | No different | 1.76 per 1,000 likely 0.23 per 1,000 – 3.29 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 390 cases | No different | 1.02 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.1 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for infections caught in the hospital, readmissions and return visits. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
99 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery | 20 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 20 |
| Physician Assistant | 14 |
| Family | 9 |
| Physical Therapist | 8 |
| Acute Care | 6 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 4 |
| Occupational Therapist | 4 |
| Women's Health | 4 |
| Electroneurodiagnostic | 2 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 2 |
| Gynecology | 1 |
First 12 alphabetically
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
CMS Care Compare data retrieved 4 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly. Where this data comes from and how we handle it · Report an error
Common questions about Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery
Would patients recommend Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery?
86% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 261 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery.