Cookeville Regional Earns Top National Honors for Clinical Excellence in 2025

Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery in 2024 and now, Cookeville Regional has earned numerous accolades for clinical excellence in 2025 from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use to find a doctor or hospital.

Cookeville Regional Medical Center clinical achievements for 2025:

• Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award in 2025
• Top 10% in the Nation for Outpatient Joint Replacement in 2025
• Nation’s Top 5% for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery for two years in a row (2024-2025)
• Top 10% in the Nation for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery for two years in a row (2024-2025)
• Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award for two years in a row (2024-2025)
• 5-Star Recipient for Back and Neck Surgery for two years in a row (2024)
• 5-Star for Coronary Bypass Surgery for eight years in a row (2018-2025)
• 5-Star for Gallbladder Removal Surgery for three years in a row (2023-2025)
• 5-Star for Treatment of Diabetic Hospitalizations for four years in a row (2022-2025)

These ratings reflect Cookeville Regional’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible and place the organization in the upper echelon of hospitals for specialty care nationwide.

“We are honored to receive recognition for the high-quality specialty care we give not only for our inpatient care but for outpatient surgery care as well,” said Buffy Key, Chief Executive Officer of Cookeville Regional. “Seeing Healthgrades recognize us for those efforts further validates that our services are of the highest quality found anywhere in our region. This could not have been possible without CRMC’s incredible physicians and staff. The CRMC Board of Trustees and leadership’s dedication to the growth and quality of our medical center.  Cookeville Regional is a growing 289-bed regional referral center, and we are grateful to serve our community and bring them the best in healthcare.”

“Healthgrades commends Cookeville Regional Medical Center for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas and clinical outcomes to patients undergoing critical procedures in an outpatient environment,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Cookeville Regional’s leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in Tennessee and nationwide.”

Cookeville Regional’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.