Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Hawaii by total beds
23 Hawaii hospitals ranked by total beds in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Tripler AMC (Ft Shafter), The Queens Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Total beds | 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 | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Tripler AMC (Ft Shafter) | 1,000 | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | — | 191 min, 24th percentile | — | Compare Tripler AMC (Ft Shafter) |
| 2 | The Queens Medical Center | 585 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | Compare The Queens Medical Center |
| 3 | Kaiser Foundation Hospital | 250 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | 0.82, 98th percentile | Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital |
| 4 | Kapiolani Medical Center For Women & Children | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Kapiolani Medical Center For Women & Children |
| 5 | Maui Memorial Medical Center | 213 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | Compare Maui Memorial Medical Center |
| 6 | Kuakini Medical Center | 212 | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | Compare Kuakini Medical Center |
| 7 | Adventist Health Castle | 160 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Castle |
| 8 | Straub Clinic And Hospital | 159 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | Compare Straub Clinic And Hospital |
| 9 | Hilo Benioff Medical Center | 142 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.41, 4th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | Compare Hilo Benioff Medical Center |
| 10 | Pali Momi Medical Center | 116 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | Compare Pali Momi Medical Center |
| 11 | Wilcox Memorial Hospital | 71 | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.82, 98th percentile | Compare Wilcox Memorial Hospital |
| 12 | Kona Community Hospital | 60 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 0.85, 95th percentile | Compare Kona Community Hospital |
| 13 | North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc | 33 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 135 min, 61st percentile | 0.85, 95th percentile | Compare North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc |
| T14 | Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital | 25 | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 79 min, 98th percentile | — | Compare Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital |
| T14 | Kohala Hospital | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 min, 97th percentile | — | Compare Kohala Hospital |
| 16 | Shriners Hospital For Children | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Shriners Hospital For Children |
| 17 | Kau Hospital | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 min, 98th percentile | — | Compare Kau Hospital |
| 18 | Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 min, 100th percentile | — | Compare Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital |
| 19 | Molokai General Hospital | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 min, 96th percentile | — | Compare Molokai General Hospital |
| T20 | Honoka'A Hospital And Skilled Nursing | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 min, 100th percentile | — | Compare Honoka'A Hospital And Skilled Nursing |
| T20 | Kahuku Medical Center | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 min, 98th percentile | — | Compare Kahuku Medical Center |
| 22 | Kula Hospital | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 min, 100th percentile | — | Compare Kula Hospital |
| 23 | Lanai Community Hospital | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 min, 98th percentile | — | Compare Lanai Community 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
- 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).