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Hospitals in Hawaii with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

12 Hawaii hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Straub Clinic And Hospital, Pali Momi Medical Center, Kuakini Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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12 hospitals ranked in Hawaii by hospital-wide readmission rate; 11 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	15.0%		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care	13.8%, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	122 min, 72nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	159	Compare Straub Clinic And Hospital
2	Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care	13.9%, 94th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	116	Compare Pali Momi Medical Center
T3	Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care	14.1%, 91st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	212	Compare Kuakini Medical Center
T3	Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo, HI · Acute care	14.1%, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	1.41, 4th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	142	Compare Hilo Benioff Medical Center
T3	Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku, HI · Acute care	14.1%, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	213	Compare Maui Memorial Medical Center
6	The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care	14.3%, 86th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	1.34, 5th percentile	191 min, 24th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	585	Compare The Queens Medical Center
T7	North Hawaii Community Hospital, IncKamuela, HI · Acute care	14.4%, 83rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	135 min, 61st percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	33	Compare North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc
T7	Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · Acute care	14.4%, 83rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	0.82, 98th percentile	71	Compare Wilcox Memorial Hospital
T9	Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.3%, 44th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	179 min, 30th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	60	Compare Kona Community Hospital
T9	Kauai Veterans Memorial HospitalWaimea, HI · Critical access	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	79 min, 98th percentile	—	25	Compare Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital
11	Adventist Health CastleKailua, HI · Acute care	15.1%, 40th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	160	Compare Adventist Health Castle
12	Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care	15.3%, 28th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	—	0.82, 98th percentile	250	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital

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-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.
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.
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).