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Indian Path Community Hospital

An acute care hospital in Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

2000 Brookside Dr, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660. (423) 857-7000.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.

The last 24 months 5 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean3
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

The last inspection on record was on Aug 24, 2026: a complaint inspection.

5 deficiencies cited in the last three years.

Source:

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those deficiencies happened

5 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

5 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, as cited

Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.

Source:

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

Aug 24, 2026: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • Initial Comments - Not A Deficiency Citation

    The inspectors’ words, 95 words

    “A Life Safety Code Complaint Investigation #TN00078173 was conducted by the State of Tennessee Health Facilities Commission on 8/24/2026. During this life safety complaint survey, Indian Path Community Hospital was found in substantial compliance with the requirements for participation of Medicare/Medicaid at 42 CFR Subpart 482.41(b), Life Safety from Fire, and the related National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 101-2012 Edition. The requirements at 42 CFR, Subpart 482.41(b) are MET as evidence by: During the life safety complaint survey, TN00078173, conducted on 8/24/2026, no deficiencies were cited under 42 CFR PART 482.41, Requirements for Hospitals.”

    Rule K0000. Standard-level. From a complaint.

Sep 24, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • Initial Comments - Not A Deficiency Citation

    The inspectors’ words, 95 words

    “A Life Safety Code Complaint Investigation #TN00076882 was conducted by the State of Tennessee Health Facilities Commission on 9/24/2025. During this life safety complaint survey, Indian Path Community Hospital was found in substantial compliance with the requirements for participation of Medicare/Medicaid at 42 CFR Subpart 482.41(b), Life Safety from Fire, and the related National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 101-2012 Edition. The requirements at 42 CFR, Subpart 482.41(b) are MET as evidence by: During the life safety complaint survey, #TN00076882, conducted on 9/24/2025, no deficiencies were cited under 42 CFR PART 482.41, Requirements for Hospitals.”

    Rule K0000. Standard-level. From a complaint.

Oct 22, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • Initial Comments - Not A Deficiency Citation

    “A Life Safety Code Complaint Investigation #TN00071835 was conducted by the State of Tennessee Health Facilities Commission on 10/22/2024. During this life safety complaint survey, Indian Path Community Hospital was found in substantial compliance with the requirements for participation of Medicare/Medicaid at 42 CFR Subpart 482.41(b), Life Safety from Fire, and the related National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 101-2012 Edition. The requirements at 42 CFR, Subpart 482.41(b) are MET as evidence by:”

    Rule K0000. Standard-level. From a complaint.

Jul 22, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • Initial Comments - Not A Deficiency Citation

    “A Life Safety Code Complaint Investigation #TN00070420 was conducted by the State of Tennessee Health Facilities Commission on 7/22/2024. During this life safety complaint survey, Indian Path Community Hospital was found in substantial compliance with the requirements for participation of Medicare/Medicaid at 42 CFR Subpart 482.41(b), Life Safety from Fire, and the related National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 101-2012 Edition. The requirements at 42 CFR, Subpart 482.41(b) are MET as evidence by:”

    Rule K0000. Standard-level. From a complaint.

Apr 22, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • Initial Comments - Not A Deficiency Citation

    “A Life Safety Code Complaint Investigation #TN00068885 was conducted by the State of Tennessee Health Facilities Commission on 4/22/2024. During this life safety complaint survey, Indian Path Community Hospital was found in substantial compliance with the requirements for participation of Medicare/Medicaid at 42 CFR Subpart 482.41(b), Life Safety from Fire, and the related National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 101-2012 Edition. The requirements at 42 CFR, Subpart 482.41(b) are MET as evidence by:”

    Rule K0000. Standard-level. From a complaint.

All 8 inspections in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 24, 2026Complaint inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 29, 2026Complaint inspectionNo deficiencies cited
Apr 30, 2026Complaint inspectionNo deficiencies cited
Jan 7, 2026Complaint inspectionNo deficiencies cited
Sep 24, 2025Complaint inspection1 deficiency cited
Oct 22, 2024Complaint inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 22, 2024Complaint inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 22, 2024Complaint inspection1 deficiency cited

How do patients fare?

  • CMS gives no overall : “There are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score.”
  • Of the measures behind its , CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 0 better and 0 worse of 2; safety of care, 0 better and 0 worse of 2; readmission, 0 better and 1 worse of 5.
  • Patients rate it 3 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (382 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 75% would definitely recommend it.
  • Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): C. diff infections, no different than national benchmark.
  • CMS’s patient safety composite for serious complications, PSI 90, Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2024: no different than the national value.
  • Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): pneumonia 13.2%, stroke 10.7%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
  • Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart failure 21.1%, pneumonia 18.5%, COPD 20.2%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
  • After outpatient care, compared by CMS: hospital admissions after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; emergency visits after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; unplanned hospital visits after outpatient surgery, no different than expected.
  • Emergency department patients spent a median of 136 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 0% left before being seen.
  • 74% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
  • Medicare’s spending per patient here is 0.99 times the national median (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024).
Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5Not rated
Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 53 of 5

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Medicare-certified acute care hospital since Mar 1, 1974.
  • Ownership: voluntary non-profit - private.
  • It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
  • No deficiency on record in the last three years.
  • Voluntary non-profit - Private.
Source:

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been penalized?

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
  • Not among the hospitals whose Medicare payments CMS cut under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program for fiscal year 2026.
  • 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
Source:

CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

What do patients say about their care?

  • CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
  • In CMS’s patient survey, patients rate how well its nurses communicated 4 of 5.
  • 98% of its health care workers got a flu shot (Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025).
Source:

CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Who owns it?

  • 12 owners or officers are people: Shane Hilton (corporate officer, 0%); Shane Hilton (corporate director, 0%); Gregory Wilgocki (corporate director, 0%); Gregory Wilgocki (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Marvin Eichorn (corporate officer, 0%); Marvin Eichorn (corporate director, 0%); Buford Deaton (corporate officer, 0%); Buford Deaton (corporate director, 0%); Alan Levine (corporate officer, 0%); Alan Levine (corporate director, 0%); Julie Bennett (corporate officer, 0%); Julie Bennett (corporate director, 0%).
  • CMS’s Provider of Services file records 2 changes of ownership.
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Ballad HealthOwns 5% or more through other companies100%Feb 1, 2018

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 4 hospitals CMS lists in Sullivan County, 2 have an overall star rating from CMS: 2 rated 2 of 5.
  • CMS gives this hospital no overall star rating to compare.
Source:

CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
  • Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
  • Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
  • QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
  • CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
  • In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.

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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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