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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
1201Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND · Acute care−0.174210.2%9.5%13.9%1.06180 min0.88233Compare
1202Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care−0.1743—12.0%14.6%0.91170 min1.0350Compare
1203Wellington Regional Medical CenterWellington, FL · Acute care−0.172211.6%13.5%16.4%0.91175 min1.00235Compare
1204AdventHealth SebringSebring, FL · Acute care−0.173310.8%11.6%14.5%0.96147 min1.02204Compare
1205Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care−0.172212.9%14.7%15.8%0.79196 min1.04282Compare
1206Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care−0.173312.5%15.8%15.6%1.10163 min0.93234Compare
1207Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care−0.1733—12.2%15.1%0.95176 min0.94149Compare
1208Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · Acute care−0.173311.5%11.3%15.0%0.82128 min0.97116Compare
1209Ascentist Hospital LLCLeawood, KS · Acute care−0.17————14.6%0.96—0.9710Compare
1210Wellspan Surgery And Rehabilitation HospitalYork, PA · Acute care−0.16—4——15.5%0.96—1.0973Compare
1211St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · Acute care−0.164311.0%12.5%14.0%0.88228 min1.03397Compare
1212Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care−0.1643—10.3%15.2%0.93159 min1.0095Compare
1213Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.163210.8%10.4%14.8%1.20191 min1.02240Compare
1214Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care−0.162213.1%12.5%15.4%0.86168 min1.09340Compare
1215Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston, FL · Acute care−0.16539.6%6.9%15.9%0.94219 min0.93236Compare
1216Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill, SC · Acute care−0.162113.5%11.8%14.0%1.29184 min1.03288Compare
1217Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City, IL · Acute care−0.162——11.8%15.4%0.96140 min1.00406Compare
1218Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SC · Acute care−0.164310.7%11.3%15.0%0.93234 min1.03845Compare
1219Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care−0.163311.8%11.1%14.3%0.77299 min1.01866Compare
1220CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care−0.164310.3%8.4%15.8%1.22219 min1.07273Compare
1221Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional HospitalBillings, MT · Acute care−0.164311.3%10.9%13.3%1.01158 min1.01286Compare
1222Ascension St Vincent AndersonAnderson, IN · Acute care−0.1622—12.8%15.8%0.99215 min0.95195Compare
1223Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX · Acute care−0.163312.4%9.9%14.8%1.02243 min1.001,515Compare
1224Firelands Regional Medical CenterSandusky, OH · Acute care−0.164311.9%13.9%15.0%0.89177 min1.03400Compare
T1225MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care−0.16539.6%9.5%13.7%1.04176 min0.98325Compare
T1225Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · Acute care−0.164411.9%12.0%16.2%0.90157 min0.97217Compare
T1225Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine, OH · Acute care−0.164412.0%13.0%14.2%1.15169 min0.98115Compare
1228Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care−0.1544—9.1%15.3%0.94205 min0.7241Compare
1229Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.153413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
1230Parkview Regional HospitalMexia, TX · Acute care−0.15———9.4%14.9%0.9689 min0.9459Compare
1231Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care−0.155412.7%13.1%13.7%0.77158 min0.99222Compare
1232Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY · Acute care−0.153310.5%10.8%14.5%0.92191 min0.99201Compare
1233Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington, TX · Acute care−0.1543—10.5%15.3%1.03150 min1.05369Compare
1234HCA Florida University HospitalDavie, FL · Acute care−0.1532—9.7%16.4%1.18129 min0.99165Compare
T1235Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute care−0.153310.9%10.7%14.7%0.98200 min1.00328Compare
T1235St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.153210.9%8.8%15.3%0.74243 min0.95409Compare
1237Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care−0.153212.7%12.0%15.3%1.19228 min1.031,593Compare
1238Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · Acute care−0.152412.6%13.4%15.7%0.85163 min0.98307Compare
1239Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro, GA · Acute care−0.15—4——14.7%0.97120 min1.0140Compare
1240ProMedica Charles And Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian, MI · Acute care−0.153311.7%13.4%14.2%1.02172 min0.9188Compare
1241Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.1512—11.5%15.3%1.01306 min0.98222Compare
1242Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLCManhattan, KS · Acute care−0.15————14.5%0.97—0.9613Compare
1243St Bernard HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.151———15.8%0.95231 min1.03210Compare
1244M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care−0.155310.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
1245Christus Spohn Hospital KlebergKingsville, TX · Acute care−0.1524—10.5%14.9%1.04188 min1.0196Compare
1246Memorial Hospital At GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care−0.153314.1%13.2%15.6%1.07157 min1.16445Compare
1247Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · Acute care−0.154311.6%10.0%14.8%0.95195 min0.98297Compare
1248VCU Health Tappahannock HospitalTappahannock, VA · Acute care−0.1544—9.9%15.2%0.93186 min0.9667Compare
1249Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−0.153314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
1250Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph, MI · Acute care−0.154313.0%12.0%14.0%0.79153 min0.93313Compare

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).