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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
201Adventist Health CastleKailua, HI · Acute care−0.854411.6%11.2%15.1%0.81156 min0.91160Compare
202Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterWichita, KS · Acute care−0.85—4——14.3%0.95—0.9828Compare
203Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care−0.854310.4%8.0%15.6%0.78215 min1.09435Compare
204Christus Spohn Hospital AliceAlice, TX · Acute care−0.853411.6%9.6%14.4%0.93164 min1.10135Compare
205Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care−0.853313.2%10.5%15.1%0.74196 min1.04628Compare
206Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon, GA · Acute care−0.8543—11.2%15.0%0.95192 min1.00103Compare
207Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care−0.852211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
208Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital FortworthFort Worth, TX · Acute care−0.85—4——14.8%0.96110 min0.9334Compare
209Saint Joseph EastLexington, KY · Acute care−0.8523—8.3%15.2%0.88131 min0.94217Compare
210Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · Acute care−0.8542—9.5%14.9%0.85223 min0.98249Compare
211Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−0.844311.0%6.7%15.7%0.75183 min1.09515Compare
212Unity Medical CenterManchester, TN · Acute care−0.8435——14.8%0.96132 min1.1549Compare
213Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care−0.845312.7%9.8%13.5%0.89184 min0.93141Compare
214George Regional Health SystemLucedale, MS · Acute care−0.8414——15.7%1.03132 min0.9548Compare
215White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY · Acute care−0.845312.1%8.1%14.3%0.77167 min1.06292Compare
216Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care−0.8444—11.4%14.7%0.96162 min0.9462Compare
217Hillcrest Hospital ClaremoreClaremore, OK · Acute care−0.8443—12.9%14.5%0.93134 min0.9149Compare
218HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care−0.844312.9%10.7%15.6%0.73108 min1.03155Compare
219Intermountain Health Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield, UT · Acute care−0.8445——14.3%0.96129 min0.9142Compare
220St Joseph Health System, LLCFort Wayne, IN · Acute care−0.8343—11.0%14.8%0.96121 min1.16191Compare
221OSS Orthopaedic HospitalYork, PA · Acute care−0.83—5——13.8%0.87—0.7530Compare
222Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care−0.8333—12.7%15.1%0.94124 min0.93168Compare
223Palestine Regional Medical CenterPalestine, TX · Acute care−0.8313—15.6%15.5%1.05136 min1.10161Compare
224Kettering Health TroyTroy, OH · Acute care−0.8355—10.2%15.1%0.96127 min0.9228Compare
225Reston Hospital CenterReston, VA · Acute care−0.833211.4%9.8%15.1%0.69132 min1.03187Compare
226Centura St. Catherine-Dodge CityDodge City, KS · Acute care−0.833311.5%13.3%14.1%0.96114 min0.9599Compare
227Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City, AZ · Acute care−0.832211.7%9.9%14.9%0.83127 min0.90139Compare
228Sentara Careplex HospitalHampton, VA · Acute care−0.834310.9%10.0%14.8%0.88134 min0.95224Compare
229Legent Orthopedic + SpineSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.82—5——14.4%0.87—0.98—Compare
230Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care−0.8233—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min1.43193Compare
231Garden City HospitalGarden City, MI · Acute care−0.822111.1%9.5%16.3%0.88114 min1.04323Compare
232HCA Florida Blake HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care−0.822212.4%10.6%16.4%0.92127 min1.06383Compare
233St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care−0.825411.9%10.7%15.3%0.89228 min1.07231Compare
234HCA Florida Oak Hill HospitalBrooksville, FL · Acute care−0.811213.8%12.2%16.4%0.76163 min1.03350Compare
235Smyth County Community HospitalMarion, VA · Acute care−0.8133—13.2%14.7%0.97141 min0.97170Compare
236Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care−0.8144—9.7%14.2%1.00143 min0.99140Compare
237AdventHealth AvistaLouisville, CO · Acute care−0.8144—13.2%13.8%0.97166 min0.96114Compare
238Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care−0.8142—11.4%13.9%0.97136 min0.9380Compare
239FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · Acute care−0.813411.4%12.1%15.3%0.87186 min1.05203Compare
240Oklahoma Center For Orthopaedic & Multi-SpOklahoma City, OK · Acute care−0.81————15.3%0.96—0.936Compare
241Arizona Spine And Joint HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care−0.81—4——14.8%0.87—0.8523Compare
242Northwest Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care−0.812113.6%13.9%14.7%0.76224 min1.01300Compare
243Loretto HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.81————15.3%0.97228 min1.18176Compare
244Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care−0.81539.8%8.9%13.4%0.88235 min1.01569Compare
245Paintsville ARH HospitalPaintsville, KY · Acute care−0.8123—14.0%15.5%0.97165 min0.9672Compare
246Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care−0.8123—12.3%14.9%0.93172 min0.9588Compare
T247Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville, TN · Acute care−0.804313.4%10.6%15.6%0.84159 min0.95148Compare
T247Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care−0.80—5——13.2%0.87—0.7330Compare
249Integris Miami HospitalMiami, OK · Acute care−0.8044—12.3%14.8%0.9792 min0.95117Compare
250St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care−0.8044—13.3%15.1%0.90133 min0.9576Compare

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).