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Hospitals in Colorado with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score

49 Colorado hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: OrthoColorado Hospital At St Anthony Medical Campus, Longmont United Hospital, Sterling Regional MedCenter. 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 hospital-acquired condition score; 47 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-acquired condition scorelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average0.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1OrthoColorado Hospital At St Anthony Medical CampusLakewood, CO · Acute care−1.19—4——14.0%0.81—0.9248Compare
2Longmont United HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care−0.933311.6%9.7%14.3%0.92153 min1.00186Compare
3Sterling Regional MedCenterSterling, CO · Acute care−0.8533—10.5%15.0%0.9597 min0.9125Compare
4AdventHealth AvistaLouisville, CO · Acute care−0.8144—13.2%13.8%0.97166 min0.96114Compare
5HCA Healthone RoseDenver, CO · Acute care−0.764310.8%10.6%14.6%0.90130 min1.02422Compare
6Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta, CO · Acute care−0.6833—12.9%14.8%0.96143 min0.9649Compare
7UCHealth Highlands Ranch HospitalHighlands Ranch, CO · Acute care−0.605412.0%9.2%14.2%0.76164 min0.9787Compare
8St Anthony Summit Medical CenterFrisco, CO · Acute care−0.53—4——15.0%0.96151 min0.8535Compare
9Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care−0.484210.0%10.8%15.4%0.96122 min1.08408Compare
10Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care−0.465411.7%12.0%12.8%0.87127 min0.98255Compare
11Centura Health-St Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, CO · Acute care−0.455310.5%12.1%15.0%0.83160 min0.98236Compare
12Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango, CO · Acute care−0.455410.4%11.4%13.7%0.79166 min0.9082Compare
13Intermountain Health Platte Valley HospitalBrighton, CO · Acute care−0.4434—13.0%15.0%0.91166 min1.0898Compare
14San Luis Valley Regional Medical CenterAlamosa, CO · Acute care−0.4433——15.5%0.96168 min1.1159Compare
15AdventHealth PorterDenver, CO · Acute care−0.414311.2%9.0%14.4%0.92199 min0.93368Compare
16AdventHealth Castle RockCastle Rock, CO · Acute care−0.365312.1%10.4%14.4%0.94165 min0.9290Compare
17Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs, CO · Acute care−0.32339.7%9.3%13.8%1.27193 min1.00300Compare
18St Mary-Corwin HospitalPueblo, CO · Acute care−0.2844—9.6%14.8%0.94164 min0.91408Compare
19UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs, CO · Acute care−0.27—4——14.0%0.95116 min0.8239Compare
20Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs, CO · Acute care−0.254410.6%16.3%14.2%0.93152 min1.0078Compare
21Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care−0.234311.2%13.1%13.9%0.99202 min1.04346Compare
22UCH-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs, CO · Acute care−0.18439.2%11.6%13.7%0.71103 min1.00583Compare
23Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalWheat Ridge, CO · Acute care−0.174410.1%12.6%13.4%0.99194 min0.99338Compare
24UCHealth Broomfield HospitalBroomfield, CO · Acute care−0.14—4——14.7%0.98105 min0.9122Compare
25Montrose Regional HealthMontrose, CO · Acute care−0.124411.4%10.6%14.7%0.94146 min0.9675Compare
26UCHealth Grandview HospitalColorado Springs, CO · Acute care−0.11————14.7%0.97101 min0.8622Compare
27Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · Acute care−0.085411.2%9.8%14.2%0.87141 min0.9056Compare
28Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalLakewood, CO · Acute care−0.074310.5%13.2%15.0%1.03212 min1.04237Compare
29Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO · Acute care−0.075410.9%10.2%14.3%1.04165 min0.96400Compare
30AdventHealth ParkerParker, CO · Acute care−0.035410.3%8.2%13.7%1.03165 min0.91179Compare
31Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care−0.035310.3%13.2%13.9%0.88130 min0.9883Compare
32Animas Surgical Hospital, LLCDurango, CO · Acute care+0.02—5——14.5%0.9999 min0.7612Compare
33HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, CO · Acute care+0.103211.1%9.9%15.1%0.91126 min1.01157Compare
34Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO · Acute care+0.163210.9%10.4%15.2%0.96139 min1.04304Compare
35HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, CO · Acute care+0.1723—12.4%15.4%1.12121 min1.01680Compare
36Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterFort Collins, CO · Acute care+0.21—4——15.0%0.97118 min0.8523Compare
37Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care+0.234312.6%11.8%14.6%1.11137 min1.08378Compare
38AdventHealth LittletonLittleton, CO · Acute care+0.244310.7%9.5%15.1%1.09166 min1.00231Compare
39Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo, CO · Acute care+0.293210.1%10.1%13.8%0.86171 min1.00350Compare
40Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland, CO · Acute care+0.293311.6%10.4%14.3%1.18140 min0.99—Compare
41University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · Acute care+0.365311.0%7.9%14.3%1.33102 min0.96858Compare
42Denver Health & Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO · Acute care+0.3733—11.2%14.5%1.16208 min0.89555Compare
43Good Samaritan Medical Center LLCLafayette, CO · Acute care+0.384410.3%8.8%14.5%0.95176 min1.00234Compare
44Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care+0.475410.3%11.6%13.1%0.98133 min1.01180Compare
45The Medical Center Of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · Acute care+0.564210.1%9.5%13.5%1.35134 min1.01281Compare
46Community HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care+0.6344—11.1%14.0%1.06135 min0.9760Compare
47Boulder Community HealthBoulder, CO · Acute care+0.71449.5%7.5%13.6%1.27135 min0.92181Compare
48St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan, CO · Acute care+1.0444—12.2%14.6%0.97106 min0.9650Compare
49UCHealth Greeley HospitalGreeley, CO · Acute care+1.134410.5%11.1%14.2%1.15132 min1.0588Compare

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-acquired condition score
Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
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).