Emergency vet access in Tennessee
Of 772 listed veterinary practices in Tennessee,12 post verified around-the-clock hours across 9 cities, and 0 more offer emergency services without overnight staffing. 4 emergency providers are verified to treat exotic pets. 27 practices treat farm animals or horses.
Updated 2026-09-27. Free to cite with a link. Methodology and limits below.
Every verified 24/7 hospital in Tennessee
| Hospital | City | Phone | Exotics |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEG | Belle Meade | (615) 205-2463 | ✓ verified |
| BluePearl Pet Hospital | Brentwood | (615) 333-1212 | ✓ verified |
| Animal Emergency & Specialty Center of Chattanooga | Chattanooga | (423) 822-8304 | |
| Veterinary Care and Specialty Group | Chattanooga | (423) 591-0270 | |
| Memphis Veterinary Specialists & Emergency | Cordova | (901) 624-9002 | |
| Animal Emergency & Specialty Center of Knoxville | Farragut | (865) 693-4440 | ✓ verified |
| John and Ann Tickle Small Animal Hospital | Knoxville | (865) 974-8387 | |
| Large Animal Hospital | Knoxville | (865) 974-8387 | |
| Animal Medical Center | Midtown | (615) 867-7575 | |
| VEG ER for Pets - Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | (615) 257-5160 | |
| BluePearl Pet Hospital | Nashville | (615) 383-2600 | ✓ verified |
| Nashville Veterinary Specialists & Animal Emergency | Nashville | (615) 386-0107 |
Towns farthest from overnight care
Among Tennessee towns with at least four listed practices but no 24/7 hospital of their own, the longest hauls to verified overnight care:
- Bristol — nearest 24/7 hospital is Large Animal Hospital in Knoxville, 106 mi straight-line (roughly a 2 hr 8 min drive)
- Kingsport — nearest 24/7 hospital is Large Animal Hospital in Knoxville, 93 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 52 min drive)
- Blountville — nearest 24/7 hospital is Large Animal Hospital in Knoxville, 93 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 52 min drive)
- Johnson City — nearest 24/7 hospital is Large Animal Hospital in Knoxville, 88 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 45 min drive)
- Jackson — nearest 24/7 hospital is Memphis Veterinary Specialists & Emergency in Cordova, 65 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 18 min drive)
- Greeneville — nearest 24/7 hospital is Large Animal Hospital in Knoxville, 61 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 13 min drive)
- Lawrenceburg — nearest 24/7 hospital is BluePearl Pet Hospital in Brentwood, 59 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 11 min drive)
- Pulaski — nearest 24/7 hospital is BluePearl Pet Hospital in Brentwood, 55 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 6 min drive)
Methodology & honest limits
"24/7" means the hospital's own posted hours say so — on-call and emergency-line arrangements do not count, and we audit the claims. Distances are straight-line between town coordinates, not road miles; drive times are estimates, not routing. Our dataset (OpenStreetMap and GeoNames base, plus our own verification and reader corrections) is extensive but not a census: a town can look underserved here because a hospital lacks any web presence. Corrections are verified and applied — report one.
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