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Hospitals in District of Columbia with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

6 District of Columbia hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: United Medical Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, George Washington University 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 District of Columbia by readmissions penalty; 4 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Readmissions penaltyhigher is better	Net Medicare quality adjustmenthigher is better	Hospital-acquired condition scorelower is better	Value-based purchasing scorehigher is better	Value-based purchasing adjustmenthigher is better	Compare
	National average	−0.34%	−0.48%	0.00	31	+0.13%
1	United Medical CenterWashington, DC · Acute care	0.00%, 89th percentile	0.00%, 70th percentile	−0.17, 59th percentile	—	—	Compare United Medical Center
T2	MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care	−0.02%, 75th percentile	−0.33%, 53rd percentile	+0.03, 45th percentile	25, 33rd percentile	−0.31%, 33rd percentile	Compare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
T2	George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care	−0.02%, 75th percentile	−0.56%, 45th percentile	+0.34, 27th percentile	21, 21st percentile	−0.54%, 21st percentile	Compare George Washington University Hospital
4	Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care	−0.07%, 66th percentile	−0.20%, 58th percentile	+0.06, 44th percentile	27, 42nd percentile	−0.13%, 42nd percentile	Compare Sibley Memorial Hospital
5	MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · Acute care	−0.10%, 61st percentile	−0.22%, 58th percentile	−0.36, 72nd percentile	27, 42nd percentile	−0.12%, 42nd percentile	Compare MedStar Washington Hospital Center
6	Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · Acute care	−0.57%, 21st percentile	−1.37%, 19th percentile	+0.60, 16th percentile	32, 60th percentile	+0.20%, 60th percentile	Compare Howard University Hospital Corp

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..