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Hospitals with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score

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2,917 hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score; 2,502 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
451Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon, OH · Acute care−0.603313.3%12.7%14.2%1.08198 min0.97111Compare
452Bolivar Medical CenterCleveland, MS · Acute care−0.6013—11.4%15.0%0.84127 min0.98165Compare
453HCA Florida North Florida HospitalGainesville, FL · Acute care−0.603210.7%10.1%16.9%0.6599 min1.00528Compare
454Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC · Acute care−0.603411.6%12.6%14.6%0.88223 min1.00460Compare
455Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast KansasGalena, KS · Acute care−0.60————14.3%0.90—1.0048Compare
456HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX · Acute care−0.603110.1%8.8%15.8%0.91118 min1.10620Compare
457St Luke's Hospital At The VintageHouston, TX · Acute care−0.604311.9%10.4%15.0%0.90209 min1.09102Compare
458Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleBrownsville, TX · Acute care−0.603211.4%11.0%15.4%0.88136 min1.05240Compare
459HCA Florida Capital HospitalTallahassee, FL · Acute care−0.592210.9%10.9%16.2%0.98123 min1.01288Compare
460Johnson Memorial HospitalFranklin, IN · Acute care−0.5954—12.2%14.9%0.94139 min0.96125Compare
461Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care−0.593212.3%8.0%14.9%0.82238 min1.11448Compare
462HonorHealth Tempe Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.59—2——15.0%0.94150 min1.09219Compare
463Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · Acute care−0.59219.6%6.0%17.3%0.82188 min1.09346Compare
464Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS HealthcEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.592211.8%11.6%15.5%0.80127 min1.07642Compare
465Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · Acute care−0.591214.0%11.6%15.7%0.73180 min1.13592Compare
466Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · Acute care−0.584311.7%11.1%14.9%0.81194 min1.07155Compare
T467Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care−0.583313.2%10.2%16.2%0.95168 min0.94247Compare
T467The Hospital At Westlake Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.58—3——14.2%0.90—1.0123Compare
469Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care−0.583311.2%9.7%15.9%1.05146 min1.0140Compare
470Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterAda, OK · Acute care−0.5854—11.3%14.2%0.95—0.7372Compare
471Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care−0.582112.1%16.8%14.6%0.91166 min1.00235Compare
472NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · Acute care−0.585310.6%8.1%15.0%0.58273 min0.97466Compare
473Corewell Health Zeeland HospitalZeeland, MI · Acute care−0.5855—12.3%14.4%0.97143 min0.8657Compare
474Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care−0.584311.9%9.1%14.9%0.71413 min0.99533Compare
475AvalaCovington, LA · Acute care−0.58—5——14.0%0.91—0.9621Compare
476Good Samaritan Hospital Of SuffernSuffern, NY · Acute care−0.583211.1%9.9%15.1%0.88215 min1.09269Compare
477Mount Sinai Beth IsraelNew York, NY · Acute care−0.583212.7%8.4%16.4%0.97239 min1.031,111Compare
478Northwest Specialty HospitalPost Falls, ID · Acute care−0.57—4——13.7%0.88—0.9734Compare
479Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY · Acute care−0.575311.3%8.3%15.8%0.75194 min0.98408Compare
480Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care−0.573412.4%10.5%14.1%0.89121 min1.0047Compare
481Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.5754—9.7%13.2%0.95190 min0.8636Compare
482Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News, VA · Acute care−0.573413.0%13.5%14.3%0.89247 min1.02566Compare
483Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso, IN · Acute care−0.572212.5%13.0%14.9%0.72138 min1.05301Compare
484Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey, FL · Acute care−0.573412.4%11.5%16.0%0.82203 min0.98222Compare
T485City Of Hope Cancer Center PhoenixGoodyear, AZ · Acute care−0.5744——15.3%0.96—1.0938Compare
T485Whitesburg ARH HospitalWhitesburg, KY · Acute care−0.5734—11.7%14.9%0.94160 min0.9190Compare
487Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · Acute care−0.573211.1%8.3%15.9%0.85219 min1.03435Compare
488Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−0.573312.3%9.8%15.7%0.85155 min0.97281Compare
T489Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care−0.57449.4%8.6%16.4%0.82146 min1.01574Compare
T489Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care−0.574311.8%9.3%14.9%1.00146 min—402Compare
491Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care−0.563311.7%11.3%15.1%0.74224 min0.95186Compare
492Rolling Plains Memorial HospitalSweetwater, TX · Acute care−0.56—4——15.2%0.9887 min1.0885Compare
493Franciscan Health MooresvilleMooresville, IN · Acute care−0.5654—11.2%14.4%0.83126 min0.9382Compare
494HCA Florida Lake City HospitalLake City, FL · Acute care−0.563310.8%11.8%16.2%0.83114 min1.01141Compare
495Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care−0.564311.2%14.7%14.8%0.93119 min1.08136Compare
496Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care−0.563312.2%8.6%15.6%0.88169 min0.94139Compare
497St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care−0.563310.5%10.5%16.2%0.84182 min1.05286Compare
498UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care−0.5644—11.7%14.9%0.95187 min0.92108Compare
499French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care−0.565311.3%13.7%13.3%0.71164 min0.93135Compare
500Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CA · Acute care−0.5633————232 min—343Compare

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).