Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Delaware with the lowest medicare spending per patient
6 Delaware hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Francis Hospital, Beebe Medical Center, Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | St Francis Hospital | 0.98, 55th percentile | 395 | 3, 43rd percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| 2 | Beebe Medical Center | 1.00, 44th percentile | 155 | 3, 43rd percentile | Compare Beebe Medical Center |
| 3 | Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus | 1.01, 38th percentile | 168 | 3, 43rd percentile | Compare Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus |
| 4 | Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 119 | 3, 43rd percentile | Compare Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. |
| T5 | Christiana Hospital | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 1,196 | 4, 73rd percentile | Compare Christiana Hospital |
| T5 | Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 304 | 2, 17th percentile | Compare Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus |
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.
- 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).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).