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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
851Reid HealthRichmond, IN · Acute care−0.352312.5%13.8%14.5%0.93171 min0.99223Compare
852Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · Acute care−0.354310.2%10.5%14.9%1.06114 min1.07281Compare
853Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care−0.355411.6%7.7%14.3%1.09194 min—106Compare
854Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · Acute care−0.354410.2%11.6%15.2%0.75242 min0.94178Compare
855Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care−0.342313.5%14.9%14.8%1.05307 min0.95387Compare
856Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care−0.343310.6%10.0%15.9%0.90129 min1.05597Compare
857Hurley Medical CenterFlint, MI · Acute care−0.342211.9%10.2%15.6%0.85190 min0.96383Compare
858Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care−0.343315.9%10.7%13.7%0.67175 min0.94227Compare
859Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute care−0.342313.3%14.2%14.4%0.79179 min1.03747Compare
860Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita, AZ · Acute care−0.343211.9%12.5%14.3%0.88183 min0.9118Compare
861AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · Acute care−0.34339.7%6.6%16.0%1.10160 min0.993,289Compare
862Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care−0.34—4——14.3%1.01—0.8630Compare
863CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · Acute care−0.343211.7%10.0%14.7%1.02173 min1.06615Compare
864Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care−0.344312.0%9.7%14.3%0.88157 min0.96672Compare
865Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care−0.3444——14.8%0.91—0.91153Compare
866Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care−0.344413.5%10.4%15.1%0.95212 min0.99420Compare
867Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care−0.3422—13.2%15.5%1.21170 min0.9958Compare
868Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterFredericksburg, VA · Acute care−0.343212.7%9.7%15.6%0.84120 min0.98126Compare
869Upper Valley Medical CenterTroy, OH · Acute care−0.344311.7%11.5%16.0%0.85157 min0.95178Compare
870Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · Acute care−0.34539.8%9.5%13.9%0.87209 min0.97632Compare
871St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care−0.344311.2%10.2%13.7%0.89205 min0.95297Compare
872Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care−0.344410.2%13.8%15.0%1.05186 min0.95301Compare
873Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care−0.342313.0%19.7%14.7%1.04190 min1.04390Compare
874Midwest Orthopedic Specialty HospitalFranklin, WI · Acute care−0.34—5——15.7%0.94——16Compare
875Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care−0.334411.1%13.6%15.8%0.69133 min1.04321Compare
876Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care−0.335411.1%9.0%13.3%0.68174 min0.99167Compare
877Merit Health River RegionVicksburg, MS · Acute care−0.332212.3%8.9%16.0%0.99123 min1.07354Compare
878Holy Cross Hospital-DavisLayton, UT · Acute care−0.335211.7%13.0%15.1%0.84106 min1.00220Compare
879Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City, UT · Acute care−0.3335—12.9%14.9%0.93156 min0.9748Compare
T880Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA · Acute care−0.334311.1%11.9%14.5%0.85302 min0.99243Compare
T880Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · Acute care−0.33—3——14.7%0.94—0.96165Compare
882PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care−0.334312.4%11.1%13.2%0.77210 min0.96253Compare
883Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care−0.333311.6%9.4%15.1%0.89231 min0.99142Compare
884PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care−0.334311.7%13.3%14.1%0.93214 min0.87368Compare
885Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care−0.334312.8%10.6%15.3%0.95215 min1.04140Compare
886Queens Hospital CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care−0.332211.5%9.7%16.3%0.88245 min0.96581Compare
887Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper, GA · Acute care−0.3343—8.5%14.5%0.94153 min0.9176Compare
888Prisma Health Laurens County HospitalClinton, SC · Acute care−0.3343—10.6%13.8%0.94148 min0.9376Compare
889Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield, MI · Acute care−0.333310.6%11.1%15.4%0.71242 min0.90191Compare
T890Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care−0.334410.5%7.6%14.5%0.98200 min0.94158Compare
T890Southside HospitalBay Shore, NY · Acute care−0.333313.2%11.2%15.1%0.98284 min1.10341Compare
892Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant, AR · Acute care−0.332411.5%14.0%15.3%0.90191 min0.9925Compare
893Akron General Medical CenterAkron, OH · Acute care−0.335311.1%9.4%15.2%0.95166 min1.01511Compare
894Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care−0.334311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91177 min—362Compare
895Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · Acute care−0.335311.7%10.9%14.0%0.74165 min1.02275Compare
896Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care−0.334211.7%10.1%15.0%0.84178 min1.11460Compare
897Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care−0.334312.9%10.2%15.0%0.96111 min0.98621Compare
898Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · Acute care−0.334310.5%9.2%14.4%1.01204 min0.92143Compare
899St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL · Acute care−0.335212.5%7.7%13.4%0.93183 min1.05342Compare
900Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care−0.3244—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min0.8350Compare

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).