Memorial Hospital: Top 50 for Cardiovascular Care – 8th Time!

CHATTANOOGA, TN (March 2, 2026) - CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital is once again one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® according to an independent quality analysis based on a balanced scorecard provided by Premier, Inc. and published by Modern Healthcare. This is the eighth time Memorial Hospital has made the list. This year, Memorial Hospital is ranked number one in the Top Teaching Hospitals without a Cardiovascular Residency Program category.

“From our physicians, nurses and technologists to our support staff and administrators – everyone plays a vital role in delivering the highest quality, patient-centered care. It's their collaborative spirit, clinical excellence and profound compassion that continually drives us to achieve outstanding outcomes for our patients,” said Kevin Hopkins, Memorial Hospital Market Vice President, Cardiovascular Service Line. “This award reaffirms our belief that by putting the patient at the heart of everything we do, we continue to set the standard for cardiovascular care in our community."

Performance of Hospitals Recognized on 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals List

Compared to peer hospitals, those recognized in the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals delivered better results across all 21 measures, including:

• Clinical outcomes 

• Operational efficiency 

• Patient experience 

The primary purpose of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program is to provide data-driven benchmarks that hospital leaders can use to better understand performance variation and improve care for heart patients nationwide. To create the list,analysts conducted an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the United States.  

Hospitals do not apply to participate in the study, and recognized organizations do not pay to market this distinction.

About CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital

CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of the Church. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, it offers a continuum of care including preventative, primary and acute hospital care, as well as cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, and stroke care, and orthopedic and rehabilitation services. Memorial Hospital  is a regional referral center of choice with 4,700 employees and almost 500 affiliated physicians providing health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia.  To learn more, visit memorial.org.