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.
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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
- Kenya Kozawa, M.D.Internal Medicine PhysicianMIPS 20
- Sherry Ahlstrom, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Tracey Beverley, MDFamily Medicine Physician
- Christopher Bowman, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Marsha Cagle, N.P.Nurse Practitioner
- Jamie Cathey, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Ben Coffey, D.O.Family Medicine Physician
- Samuel Couillard, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Megan Dick-Alvarez, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Christal Frerichs, NPNurse Practitioner
- Jacob Gallaher, PA-CNeurological Surgery Physician
- Kellie Gallaher, NPNurse Practitioner
- Edward Gentry, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Kristina GrimesFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Lacie Gudger, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Laurence James, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician
- Jamie JohnsonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Samuel Keenan, DOInternal Medicine Physician
- Caitlin Kile, DNP, FNPNurse Practitioner
- Ryan Layman, MDUrology Physician
- Sonya Lovingood, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Laura Miller, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Ashlin PazObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Eric Poston, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician
- Christopher Shamblin, MDInternal Medicine Physician
- 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
- Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN5 of 5
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN5 of 5
- Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN5 of 5
- Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN5 of 5
- Mountain Home VA Medical CenterMountain Home, TN5 of 5
- Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN5 of 5
- Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville, TN4 of 5
- 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.