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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
1351Baptist Hospital Of MiamiMiami, FL · Acute care−0.095312.0%8.8%15.1%1.03236 min1.02948Compare
1352Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood, AZ · Acute care−0.094311.8%11.5%15.3%1.08165 min0.9998Compare
1353Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care−0.0943—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min0.8186Compare
T1354Community Hospital Of Anderson And Madison CountyAnderson, IN · Acute care−0.093313.1%13.1%14.3%0.89154 min1.01137Compare
T1354Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield, OH · Acute care−0.093311.8%11.1%14.6%0.86162 min0.99271Compare
1356Oakbend Medical CenterRichmond, TX · Acute care−0.0932—10.7%16.1%1.16105 min1.12168Compare
1357Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care−0.0943—8.8%14.2%1.08171 min0.96164Compare
1358Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care−0.093312.3%12.7%14.2%0.84132 min1.13495Compare
1359Memorial HospitalGonzales, TX · Acute care−0.09————15.3%0.9870 min1.1728Compare
1360Saint James HospitalPontiac, IL · Acute care−0.0943—14.8%14.4%0.94126 min0.9281Compare
1361Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · Acute care−0.094310.7%9.4%14.7%0.87202 min1.01269Compare
1362AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care−0.094310.2%10.2%14.7%0.99174 min1.06593Compare
1363Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.092211.9%11.0%14.7%1.11160 min1.06283Compare
1364Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care−0.093412.3%12.3%14.6%0.91188 min1.02335Compare
T1365Hillsdale HospitalHillsdale, MI · Acute care−0.0934—10.3%14.9%1.35180 min0.8786Compare
T1365Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay, FL · Acute care−0.093214.0%13.0%15.3%0.82202 min1.04152Compare
1367Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · Acute care−0.0923—10.8%16.0%1.12190 min1.06134Compare
1368Stafford Hospital, LLCStafford, VA · Acute care−0.094311.8%11.7%15.8%0.95179 min0.87100Compare
1369McLeod Health ClarendonManning, SC · Acute care−0.0934—12.4%15.4%0.94212 min0.9481Compare
T1370Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care−0.093213.1%11.4%14.0%0.94231 min1.12679Compare
T1370Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care−0.0923——15.3%0.91—1.02108Compare
1372Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care−0.0923—8.3%15.1%0.99127 min1.03205Compare
1373Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care−0.093411.0%12.9%15.5%1.00143 min0.94198Compare
1374Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka, KS · Acute care−0.084312.6%11.9%14.3%0.91221 min1.06586Compare
1375Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · Acute care−0.085411.2%9.8%14.2%0.87141 min0.9056Compare
1376Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)Beaver Dam, WI · Acute care−0.0823—15.6%14.9%0.95183 min0.86125Compare
1377Asante Three Rivers Medical CenterGrants Pass, OR · Acute care−0.083411.8%10.5%14.7%0.81203 min0.87150Compare
T1378New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care−0.08539.6%6.9%13.6%0.40224 min0.992,262Compare
T1378Penn State Health St. JosephReading, PA · Acute care−0.083311.4%10.9%15.6%0.83232 min1.05180Compare
1380SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care−0.083312.2%10.1%15.1%0.91157 min1.00362Compare
1381Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care−0.0843——14.7%0.99125 min1.05150Compare
1382Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · Acute care−0.083310.9%12.2%15.2%1.02148 min0.99302Compare
1383Asante Ashland Community HospitalAshland, OR · Acute care−0.08—4—9.7%14.3%0.92144 min0.8249Compare
1384University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care−0.085411.6%9.7%13.1%0.72264 min—238Compare
1385Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care−0.084312.5%8.2%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
T1386Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA · Acute care−0.084312.4%10.2%14.9%0.84178 min0.94274Compare
T1386Insight Hospital And Medical Center TrumbullWarren, OH · Acute care−0.082—11.3%11.9%15.7%0.84189 min1.04—Compare
T1388Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care−0.083213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23230 min—248Compare
T1388Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care−0.082213.4%12.4%15.0%0.99204 min1.02551Compare
T1390Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, TX · Acute care−0.084311.5%9.6%15.2%0.95152 min0.95297Compare
T1390Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care−0.084310.8%10.4%14.7%0.93170 min0.961,135Compare
1392Mercy Health - Clermont HospitalBatavia, OH · Acute care−0.0843—8.5%14.5%0.85144 min0.96157Compare
1393HCA Florida Fawcett HospitalPort Charlotte, FL · Acute care−0.081112.3%13.0%16.6%0.77113 min0.99265Compare
1394AdventHealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · Acute care−0.085312.2%8.7%14.2%0.87149 min0.97362Compare
1395Altru HospitalGrand Forks, ND · Acute care−0.083213.0%12.3%13.9%0.91177 min1.02267Compare
1396Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care−0.074311.1%10.5%15.3%0.92194 min1.04700Compare
1397Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care−0.073312.4%11.2%15.4%0.99188 min0.99298Compare
1398Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care−0.073312.2%10.5%14.6%1.23114 min0.83162Compare
1399St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care−0.0754—9.8%15.9%1.01144 min1.09178Compare
1400SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.073211.8%8.7%16.3%1.15166 min1.06690Compare

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).