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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
151Saint Francis Hospital South, LLCTulsa, OK · Acute care−0.925311.8%7.5%13.8%0.92168 min0.93104Compare
152Riverside Shore Memorial HospitalOnancock, VA · Acute care−0.923411.7%12.7%15.6%0.94141 min0.9252Compare
153Lake Huron Medical CenterPort Huron, MI · Acute care−0.9142—8.2%14.6%0.86168 min0.88119Compare
154St Joseph's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care−0.913210.9%11.3%14.7%0.87165 min1.07486Compare
155Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen, TX · Acute care−0.914411.5%9.9%14.6%0.84136 min1.0729Compare
156North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care−0.912213.7%13.0%15.9%1.14147 min1.01338Compare
157Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo, UT · Acute care−0.915410.3%12.3%13.3%0.77178 min0.98395Compare
158AdventHealth CarrollwoodTampa, FL · Acute care−0.913312.7%12.0%15.0%0.88139 min1.02119Compare
159Matagorda Regional Medical CenterBay City, TX · Acute care−0.9154—9.0%14.2%0.94114 min1.0358Compare
160Sharon HospitalSharon, CT · Acute care−0.9054—11.3%14.3%0.94130 min0.9278Compare
161Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale, LA · Acute care−0.903——11.6%14.4%0.94117 min1.0449Compare
T162Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond, VA · Acute care−0.904211.3%11.3%15.2%0.60148 min1.06340Compare
T162LMHLawrence, KS · Acute care−0.904410.3%13.8%13.9%0.85208 min0.92157Compare
164Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood, TX · Acute care−0.901214.2%12.0%15.4%0.91180 min1.10216Compare
165Ascension St Vincent's St Johns CountySt. Johns, FL · Acute care−0.9043—8.6%15.2%0.94118 min0.9756Compare
166Centra Bedford Memorial HospitalBedford, VA · Acute care−0.9054—12.0%13.9%0.94216 min0.94161Compare
167Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care−0.9044—10.9%15.1%0.94119 min1.0270Compare
168Houston Methodist The Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX · Acute care−0.905410.1%7.6%13.6%0.55214 min1.01293Compare
169Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care−0.8942—8.9%15.4%0.88103 min1.34178Compare
170Sioux Falls Specialty HospitalSioux Falls, SD · Acute care−0.89—5——14.9%0.86—0.9433Compare
171University Of Texas Health Science Center At TylerTyler, TX · Acute care−0.8945—11.7%14.5%—153 min1.05284Compare
172Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care−0.8954—12.7%13.3%1.04134 min0.9297Compare
173Henry County Memorial HospitalNew Castle, IN · Acute care−0.8944—11.3%14.9%0.95148 min1.0690Compare
174Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care−0.8944——15.2%0.95129 min0.9870Compare
175Daviess Community HospitalWashington, IN · Acute care−0.8933—12.9%14.6%0.94119 min1.0780Compare
T176Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer, AK · Acute care−0.893411.8%15.3%15.0%1.00134 min0.8274Compare
T176Reynolds Memorial Hospital, IncGlen Dale, WV · Acute care−0.892411.6%11.9%15.0%0.94162 min0.97127Compare
178HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care−0.885312.0%10.0%13.9%0.7399 min1.04374Compare
179Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute care−0.883——15.2%14.8%0.94124 min1.0067Compare
180Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care−0.8833—14.5%15.3%0.94152 min1.0048Compare
181Phelps HospitalSleepy Hollow, NY · Acute care−0.8843—10.2%13.8%1.08202 min1.03235Compare
182Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton, TX · Acute care−0.885412.3%9.3%14.5%0.89158 min1.05255Compare
183Brigham City Community HospitalBrigham City, UT · Acute care−0.87—3——14.7%0.9593 min0.9752Compare
184Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care−0.874412.6%13.5%14.8%0.97156 min1.02105Compare
185St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton, PA · Acute care−0.8754—10.0%15.9%0.86149 min0.9356Compare
186HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball, TX · Acute care−0.873212.8%8.8%15.6%0.79118 min1.12289Compare
187Rock Regional Hospital, LLCDerby, KS · Acute care−0.8744—9.5%14.3%0.95104 min0.98—Compare
188New York-Presbyterian/QueensFlushing, NY · Acute care−0.875310.7%6.9%13.6%0.62280 min1.08535Compare
189Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee, IL · Acute care−0.874312.9%12.0%14.0%0.90137 min0.97182Compare
T190Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula, OH · Acute care−0.863411.4%10.9%16.8%1.01194 min1.05249Compare
T190Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care−0.863312.2%11.1%14.3%0.83145 min0.97124Compare
192Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care−0.8644—11.5%14.6%0.95120 min0.9148Compare
193Ascension St Vincent KokomoKokomo, IN · Acute care−0.8643—11.6%14.5%0.95172 min0.96167Compare
194Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, IncPittsburg, KS · Acute care−0.863411.7%15.5%14.8%0.97138 min—102Compare
195South Miami HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care−0.864311.8%10.2%15.3%0.76196 min1.08436Compare
196Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalNew Albany, OH · Acute care−0.86—4——13.7%0.86106 min0.9342Compare
197Merit Health MadisonCanton, MS · Acute care−0.8634—11.2%15.8%0.95136 min0.9567Compare
198Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · Acute care−0.855410.8%11.3%14.2%0.96202 min1.06128Compare
T199CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston, TX · Acute care−0.8544—11.0%14.5%0.95134 min0.9766Compare
T199Sterling Regional MedCenterSterling, CO · Acute care−0.8533—10.5%15.0%0.9597 min0.9125Compare

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).