Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville

What Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville does

Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville is a 270-bed acute care hospital located in Clarksville, Tennessee, providing a broad range of inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and ancillary services including diabetes care, diagnostic imaging, digestive health, and laboratory services. The facility also operates telehealth video visits and is connected to walk-in clinic locations serving Middle Tennessee communities. As of February 1, 2026, ownership of the hospital — previously held 80% by Community Health Systems subsidiaries through two joint ventures with Vanderbilt University Medical Center holding the minority stake — transferred fully to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for $623 million (plus a $23 million distribution of venture balances). The facility now operates as Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital within Vanderbilt Health's regional network, which also includes Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, and dozens of My Health Walk-In Clinics. Vanderbilt Health brands itself as the most comprehensive academic health system in the Southeast and the most preferred health system in Middle Tennessee; the network received CMS Five-Star Overall Quality Ratings in 2026.\n\nThe underlying technology stack centers on the My Health at Vanderbilt patient portal (built on MyChart), which provides secure messaging with physicians, test result viewing, bill payment, and integrates the telehealth video-visit platform accessible via smartphone, tablet, or computer. The hospital's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer healthcare delivery through physical facilities, outpatient clinics, walk-in clinics, and virtual visits, supported by a multi-channel marketing presence (corporate website, social media, email newsletter, Discoveries in Medicine blog, community volunteer programs, and ResearchMatch). The business model is fee-for-service healthcare delivery, with revenue generated from acute care, emergency, inpatient, outpatient procedures, diagnostic services, and telehealth consultations, billed through insurance plans, self-pay, and government payers; pricing varies by service, insurance coverage, and procedure complexity, with price transparency and cost-estimation tools published on the VUMC website. The primary customer segment is patients and families in Middle Tennessee seeking comprehensive healthcare from preventive care through complex specialty treatment. Leadership is headed by CEO Tony Benton.

Name

Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville

Legal name

Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville

Website

https://tennovaclarksville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville is a 270-bed acute care hospital in Clarksville, Tennessee, delivering emergency, inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, and telehealth services to Middle Tennessee residents. Following VUMC's February 2026 acquisition, it now operates as Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarksville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Acute care hospital services including emergency care, inpatient treatment, outpatient procedures, and diagnostic services provided to patients with insurance or self-pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville is a 270-bed acute care hospital in Clarksville, Tennessee that delivers emergency medicine, inpatient acute care, outpatient procedures, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, telehealth video visits, and walk-in clinic services. Following Vanderbilt University Medical Center's February 2026 acquisition, it operates as Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital within the Vanderbilt Health system.

Product overview

Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville was a hospital system comprising a 270-bed acute care hospital and related ancillary businesses in Clarksville, Tennessee. Following its acquisition by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in February 2026, the facility was rebranded as Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital and became part of Vanderbilt Health's regional hospital network, which also includes Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acute Care Hospital Services
• Emergency Medicine Services
• Outpatient Procedures
• Diagnostic Imaging Services
• Laboratory Services
• Telehealth Video Visits
• Walk-In Clinic Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Vanderbilt Health Hospitals received CMS Five-Star Quality Ratings

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vanderbilt University Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Vanderbilt University Medical Center completed acquisition of 80% ownership interests in two joint ventures owning Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville from Community Health Systems for $623 million. Vanderbilt previously held minority interests in these joint ventures and acquired the remaining ownership stakes, gaining full control of the 270-bed hospital. An additional $23 million distribution was received representing balances owed to the ventures. The transaction was effective February 1, 2026.
• Community Health SystemsminorOthers · 1 February 2026Community Health Systems divested its 80% ownership interests in two joint ventures owning Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville to Vanderbilt University Medical Center as part of their ongoing divestiture program announced during third quarter 2025 earnings call.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lifepoint Health: Operates a network of community-based acute care hospitals, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities, predominantly in non-urban markets. Highly comparable operating profile to the Clarksville asset in size, geography, and service mix.
• TriStar Health (HCA): HCA's Middle Tennessee division operating multiple acute care hospitals in the Nashville metro area, including facilities that directly compete with Vanderbilt Clarksville for inpatient and emergency volume in the broader service area.
• Ascension Saint Thomas: Ascension's regional acute care system serving Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky with multiple hospital campuses. Competes head-to-head with Vanderbilt Health for inpatient volume, specialist referrals, and commercial payor contracts in the Nashville market.
• Ardent Health Partners: Public operator of regional acute care hospitals and ambulatory services across multiple US markets. Closely comparable business model — mid-size community hospital footprint with affiliated physician groups — and a relevant valuation benchmark.

Broad incumbents

• AdventHealth: Large non-profit health system operating acute care hospitals and ambulatory services across multiple US regions. Comparable in scope of integrated hospital + outpatient delivery model and academic-community positioning.
• Tenet Healthcare: Public for-profit operator of acute care hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers across the US. Comparable in scale, multi-state footprint, and investor-relevant operating metrics to a regional acute care platform like Vanderbilt Clarksville.
• Universal Health Services: Public operator of acute care and behavioral health hospitals across the US. Acute care division provides a direct comparable in hospital operations, scale, and reimbursement dynamics.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the US, with deep Middle Tennessee presence through the TriStar Health system. Directly competes for inpatient volume, specialist talent, and payor contracts across the same Nashville-area service area as Vanderbilt Clarksville.
• Community Health Systems: Public for-profit hospital operator and former 80% owner of Tennova Clarksville via joint ventures. Operates a comparable portfolio of mid-size non-urban acute care hospitals under similar reimbursement and operating dynamics.

Others

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Current parent organization and academic medical center anchor for the Clarksville asset. Included as a peer given it controls strategy, capital allocation, clinical protocols, and referral flows that directly shape the asset's operating trajectory.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/vumchealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/TennovaHealthcareClarksville
• Instagraminstagram.com/vanderbilthealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tennova-healthcare-clarksville

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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