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Hospitals in Arizona with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

76 Arizona hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Phoenix VA Medical Center, Banner Estrella Medical Center, Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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76 hospitals ranked in Arizona by hospital-wide readmission rate; 32 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
1Phoenix VA Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Veterans Affairs12.9%10.1%6.9%9.1%6.8%——Compare
T2Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care13.9%11.8%8.9%16.8%7.0%3.2%11.0%Compare
T2Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care13.9%10.6%9.5%14.2%8.4%—12.3%Compare
T2Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care13.9%—12.1%19.7%9.2%—12.2%Compare
T5Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale, AZ · Acute care14.0%14.1%10.5%17.1%8.5%1.9%10.2%Compare
T5Summit Healthcare Regional Medical CenterShow Low, AZ · Acute care14.0%11.0%8.5%13.1%7.6%—13.4%Compare
T5HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care14.0%14.4%10.8%14.0%——12.0%Compare
T5Arizona Orthopedic And Surgical Specialty HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.0%——————Compare
9Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.1%8.3%7.7%11.2%6.2%1.9%10.9%Compare
10Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale, AZ · Acute care14.2%12.2%10.2%14.3%9.2%2.2%14.4%Compare
T11HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical CenterScottsdale, AZ · Acute care14.3%11.7%8.6%13.1%7.2%—7.9%Compare
T11Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City, AZ · Acute care14.3%11.2%10.3%19.5%9.7%2.1%10.2%Compare
T11Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita, AZ · Acute care14.3%11.9%12.5%15.4%9.6%—12.1%Compare
T11St. Mary's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care14.3%11.6%14.0%15.3%7.8%2.6%10.6%Compare
T11The Core Institute Specialty HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T16Banner Payson Medical CenterPayson, AZ · Critical access14.4%—10.6%15.0%8.7%—12.9%Compare
T16Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley, AZ · Acute care14.4%13.2%11.0%13.5%8.0%—13.7%Compare
T16Banner Heart HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care14.4%13.1%10.6%15.8%—2.1%—Compare
T16Phoenix Indian Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.4%——————Compare
T20Banner-University Medical Center South CampusTucson, AZ · Acute care14.5%11.1%8.7%13.2%7.1%—11.6%Compare
T20Abrazo Scottsdale CampusPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.5%—10.0%16.8%9.5%—12.9%Compare
T20Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman, AZ · Acute care14.5%12.9%11.1%14.0%8.8%—13.2%Compare
T23Dignity Health Arizona General HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care14.6%—8.9%11.2%7.9%—10.0%Compare
T23Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson, AZ · Acute care14.6%11.8%10.1%14.0%9.9%1.7%11.6%Compare
T23HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.6%13.3%9.5%13.4%9.9%2.6%9.9%Compare
T23Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care14.6%13.1%13.3%18.0%10.6%2.0%12.9%Compare
T23Mt. Graham Regional Medical CenterSafford, AZ · Critical access14.6%——15.5%———Compare
T23Wickenburg Community HospitalWickenburg, AZ · Critical access14.6%——13.4%———Compare
T29St Joseph's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care14.7%10.9%11.3%18.2%10.3%—12.0%Compare
T29Northwest Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care14.7%13.6%13.9%17.0%8.0%1.7%14.3%Compare
T29Copper Queen Community HospitalBisbee, AZ · Critical access14.7%——15.3%———Compare
T32Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · Acute care14.8%10.5%7.0%11.3%7.2%—8.9%Compare
T32Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma, AZ · Acute care14.8%13.4%12.3%17.2%11.8%4.0%16.0%Compare
T32Arizona Spine And Joint HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care14.8%——————Compare
T35Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.9%10.9%8.2%12.4%7.3%1.8%11.6%Compare
T35Abrazo West CampusGoodyear, AZ · Acute care14.9%13.1%10.9%15.9%7.9%—12.6%Compare
T35Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City, AZ · Acute care14.9%11.7%9.9%18.8%12.4%—14.1%Compare
T35Hopi Health Care CenterPolacca, AZ · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T35White Mountain Regional Medical CenterSpringerville, AZ · Critical access14.9%——16.9%———Compare
T40Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff, AZ · Acute care15.0%11.6%7.2%17.5%8.8%2.1%10.0%Compare
T40La Paz Regional HospitalParker, AZ · Critical access15.0%——16.4%10.9%——Compare
T40Dignity Health - Arizona General HospitalLaveen, AZ · Acute care15.0%——13.6%———Compare
T40HonorHealth Tempe Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care15.0%——————Compare
T40Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc.Willcox, AZ · Critical access15.0%——————Compare
T45St Josephs Hospital And Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care15.1%10.6%10.4%13.4%7.5%1.9%11.0%Compare
T45Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West, AZ · Acute care15.1%11.1%9.1%15.5%9.3%—11.5%Compare
T45Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care15.1%12.4%10.8%18.6%8.8%2.6%12.1%Compare
T45Little Colorado Medical CenterWinslow, AZ · Critical access15.1%——18.1%———Compare
T49Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler, AZ · Acute care15.2%13.8%11.4%15.9%8.4%2.0%9.8%Compare
T49HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care15.2%—10.1%11.4%7.1%—11.1%Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.