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Top-rated hospitals in Colorado

49 Colorado hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Grand Junction VA Medical Center, Vail Health Hospital, Medical Center Of The Rockies. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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49 hospitals ranked in Colorado by overall star rating; 47 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T1	Grand Junction VA Medical CenterGrand Junction, CO · Veterans Affairs	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	8.4%, 92nd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	103	Compare Grand Junction VA Medical Center
T1	Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	141 min, 55th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	56	Compare Vail Health Hospital
T1	Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	13.1%, 99th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	133 min, 62nd percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	180	Compare Medical Center Of The Rockies
T1	Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	165 min, 39th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	400	Compare Saint Joseph Hospital
T1	VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare SystemAurora, CO · Veterans Affairs	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	6.3%, 99th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	—	—	447	Compare VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System
T1	AdventHealth Castle RockCastle Rock, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	165 min, 39th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	90	Compare AdventHealth Castle Rock
T1	AdventHealth ParkerParker, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	8.2%, 93rd percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	165 min, 39th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	179	Compare AdventHealth Parker
T1	Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	130 min, 65th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	83	Compare Longs Peak Hospital
T1	Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	12.8%, 100th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	127 min, 68th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	255	Compare Poudre Valley Hospital
T1	UCHealth Highlands Ranch HospitalHighlands Ranch, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	164 min, 39th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	87	Compare UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
T1	Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	82	Compare Mercy Regional Medical Center
T1	University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	7.9%, 95th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	102 min, 89th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	858	Compare University Of Colorado Hospital Authority
T1	Centura Health-St Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, CO · Acute care	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	12.1%, 28th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	160 min, 42nd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	236	Compare Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus
T1	Mt San Rafael HospitalTrinidad, CO · Critical access	5, 94th percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	107 min, 85th percentile	—	25	Compare Mt San Rafael Hospital
T15	Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalWheat Ridge, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	338	Compare Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
T15	Boulder Community HealthBoulder, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.5%, 99th percentile	7.5%, 97th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	135 min, 61st percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	181	Compare Boulder Community Health
T15	Montrose Regional HealthMontrose, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	146 min, 52nd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	75	Compare Montrose Regional Health
T15	UCHealth Greeley HospitalGreeley, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	88	Compare UCHealth Greeley Hospital
T15	Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	16.3%, 1st percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	152 min, 48th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	78	Compare Valley View Hospital Association
T15	AdventHealth AvistaLouisville, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.2%, 13th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	114	Compare AdventHealth Avista
T15	Community HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	135 min, 61st percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	60	Compare Community Hospital
T15	Good Samaritan Medical Center LLCLafayette, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	8.8%, 88th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	176 min, 32nd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	234	Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC
T15	St Mary-Corwin HospitalPueblo, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.6%, 77th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	164 min, 39th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	408	Compare St Mary-Corwin Hospital
T15	AdventHealth LittletonLittleton, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	231	Compare AdventHealth Littleton
T15	HCA Healthone RoseDenver, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	130 min, 65th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	422	Compare HCA Healthone Rose
T15	Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	13.1%, 14th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	346	Compare Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital
T15	St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.2%, 27th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	106 min, 86th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	50	Compare St Elizabeth Hospital
T15	Southwest Memorial HospitalCortez, CO · Critical access	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	106 min, 86th percentile	—	20	Compare Southwest Memorial Hospital
T15	St Thomas More HospitalCanon City, CO · Critical access	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.7%, 19th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	143 min, 54th percentile	—	25	Compare St Thomas More Hospital
T15	UCH-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.2%, 99th percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	103 min, 88th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	583	Compare UCH-Memorial Health System
T15	AdventHealth PorterDenver, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	199 min, 20th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	368	Compare AdventHealth Porter
T15	Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	137 min, 59th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	378	Compare Banner North Colorado Medical Center
T15	Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalLakewood, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	212 min, 14th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	237	Compare Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital
T15	Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	122 min, 72nd percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	408	Compare Swedish Medical Center
T15	The Medical Center Of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · Acute care	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	1.35, 5th percentile	134 min, 62nd percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	281	Compare The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital
T15	Rio Grande HospitalDel Norte, CO · Critical access	4, 73rd percentile	—	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	—	45 min, 100th percentile	—	17	Compare Rio Grande Hospital
T37	Denver Health & Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.2%, 46th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	208 min, 15th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	555	Compare Denver Health & Hospital Authority
T37	Intermountain Health Platte Valley HospitalBrighton, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.0%, 15th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	98	Compare Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital
T37	Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	12.9%, 17th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	143 min, 54th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	49	Compare Delta County Memorial Hospital
T37	Longmont United HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	153 min, 47th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	186	Compare Longmont United Hospital
T37	Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	139 min, 57th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	304	Compare Sky Ridge Medical Center
T37	Sterling Regional MedCenterSterling, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	97 min, 92nd percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	25	Compare Sterling Regional MedCenter
T37	Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	—	Compare Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus
T37	Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.7%, 98th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	300	Compare Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services
T37	San Luis Valley Regional Medical CenterAlamosa, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	168 min, 37th percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	59	Compare San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
T37	Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	350	Compare Parkview Medical Center, Inc
T37	HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, CO · Acute care	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	9.9%, 72nd percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	126 min, 69th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	157	Compare HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge
48	HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, CO · Acute care	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	12.4%, 23rd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	121 min, 73rd percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	680	Compare HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes
49	Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical CenterSalida, CO · Critical access	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	—	—	25	Compare Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical Center

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.

Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
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.
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department: Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient: Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).