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Hospitals in Hawaii with the lowest serious complications

11 Hawaii hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Pali Momi Medical Center, Adventist Health Castle, Kona Community Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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11 hospitals ranked in Hawaii by serious complications; 12 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	162 min	1.00
1	Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	116	Compare Pali Momi Medical Center
2	Adventist Health CastleKailua, HI · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	160	Compare Adventist Health Castle
3	Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	179 min, 30th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	60	Compare Kona Community Hospital
4	North Hawaii Community Hospital, IncKamuela, HI · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	135 min, 61st percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	33	Compare North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc
5	Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	—	0.82, 98th percentile	250	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital
6	Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	0.82, 98th percentile	71	Compare Wilcox Memorial Hospital
7	Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	212	Compare Kuakini Medical Center
T8	Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care	1.17, 12th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	122 min, 72nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	159	Compare Straub Clinic And Hospital
T8	Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku, HI · Acute care	1.17, 12th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	213	Compare Maui Memorial Medical Center
10	The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care	1.34, 5th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	191 min, 24th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	585	Compare The Queens Medical Center
11	Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo, HI · Acute care	1.41, 4th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	142	Compare Hilo Benioff Medical Center

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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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.
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).