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UT Medical Center ranked 3rd in state

It was beat out by No. 1 Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and No. 2 CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.

U.S. News and World Report ranked University of Tennessee Medical Center 3rd in Tennessee in a recently released ranking of the state's best hospitals.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center was ranked the top hospital in the state, with CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga as number 2.

Parkwest Medical Center in West Knoxville is listed as the eighth best in the state, tying with Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, but no other hospitals in the area were on the list.

The report bases the ranking on 16 different specialty areas - including cancer treatment, heart surgery, and orthopedics.

Best Hospitals in Tennessee per U.S. News and World Report:

1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville-- Nationally ranked in Adult and Children's Specialties, High Performing in Adult Specialties and Procedures/Conditions

2. CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga--High Performing in Procedures/Conditions

3. University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville-- High Performing in Adult Specialties and Procedures/Conditions

4. St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions

5. Baptist Memorial Hospital- Memphis, Methodist Hospitals of Memphis and TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville tied for fifth place.

  • Baptist Memorial Hospital- Memphis-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions
  • Methodist Hospitals of Memphis-- Nationally ranked in Children's Specialties, High Performing in Adult Specialty and Procedures/Conditions
  • TriStar Centennial Medical Center-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions

8. Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville and Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport tied for eighth place.

  • Parkwest Medical Center-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions
  • Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions

10. Johnson City Medical Center, St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville and Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center tied for tenth place.

  • Johnson City Medical Center-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions
  • St. Thomas Midtown Hospital-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions
  • Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center-- High Performing in Procedures/Conditions

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