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Hospitals in Delaware with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

6 Delaware hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus, Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc., Christiana Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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6 hospitals ranked in Delaware by readmissions penalty; 7 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher is betterHospital-acquired condition scorelower is betterValue-based purchasing scorehigher is betterValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher is better
National average−0.34%−0.48%0.0031+0.13%
T1Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford, DE · Acute care0.00%−0.33%+0.0324−0.33%Compare
T1Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.Seaford, DE · Acute care0.00%−0.57%−0.1321−0.57%Compare
3Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care−0.01%−0.47%−0.1022−0.46%Compare
4St Francis HospitalWilmington, DE · Acute care−0.02%−0.22%−0.5226−0.20%Compare
5Beebe Medical CenterLewes, DE · Acute care−0.18%−0.90%+0.2319−0.72%Compare
6Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE · Acute care−0.77%−1.76%−0.2115−0.99%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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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..
Value-based purchasing score
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score (0-100), from outcomes, safety, patient experience and efficiency. It sets a Medicare bonus or penalty..
Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..