NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sweetwater Hospital Association

An acute care hospital in Sweetwater, Tennessee, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 1 of 5 overall. 26 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.

CMS Hospital General Information, downloaded May 19, 2026; CMS Doctors and Clinicians file · method · Hospital data on CMS.gov →

CMS overall star rating 1 of 5 Much below average

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Facility details

  • CMS Certification Number440084
  • LocationSweetwater, Tennessee
  • TypeAcute Care Hospitals
  • OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
  • Emergency servicesYes
  • Affiliated clinicians26 in 9 specialties

This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest affiliated group

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.

Clinicians affiliated with Sweetwater Hospital Association

  1. Kenya Kozawa, M.D.Internal Medicine PhysicianMIPS 20
  2. Sherry Ahlstrom, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  3. Tracey Beverley, MDFamily Medicine Physician
  4. Christopher Bowman, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  5. Marsha Cagle, N.P.Nurse Practitioner
  6. Jamie Cathey, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner
  7. Ben Coffey, D.O.Family Medicine Physician
  8. Samuel Couillard, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  9. Megan Dick-Alvarez, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  10. Christal Frerichs, NPNurse Practitioner
  11. Jacob Gallaher, PA-CNeurological Surgery Physician
  12. Kellie Gallaher, NPNurse Practitioner
  13. Edward Gentry, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  14. Kristina GrimesFamily Nurse Practitioner
  15. Lacie Gudger, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
  16. Laurence James, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician
  17. Jamie JohnsonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  18. Samuel Keenan, DOInternal Medicine Physician
  19. Caitlin Kile, DNP, FNPNurse Practitioner
  20. Ryan Layman, MDUrology Physician
  21. Sonya Lovingood, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  22. Laura Miller, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  23. Ashlin PazObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  24. Eric Poston, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician
  25. Christopher Shamblin, MDInternal Medicine Physician
  26. Thomas Vance, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner

Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.

Other hospitals in Tennessee

  1. Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN5 of 5
  2. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN5 of 5
  3. Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN5 of 5
  4. Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN5 of 5
  5. Mountain Home VA Medical CenterMountain Home, TN5 of 5
  6. Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN5 of 5
  7. Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville, TN4 of 5
  8. University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN4 of 5

What this data shows

The profile above reads Sweetwater Hospital Association entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating shown here as 1 of 5 stars is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 26 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.

Data sources

  • CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
  • CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)

A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.