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Hospitals with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

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2,919 hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty; 2,500 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher 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 average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T631Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care−0.01%4212.4%9.8%14.5%0.77272 min1.041,196Compare
T631Community Memorial HospitalSouth Hill, VA · Acute care−0.01%44—11.4%14.5%0.97185 min0.9670Compare
T631Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · Acute care−0.01%4412.1%10.6%15.2%0.82190 min1.01242Compare
T631Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care−0.01%4410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
T631Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care−0.01%44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T631Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care−0.01%4311.9%11.0%14.6%1.13190 min0.93170Compare
T631Grady Memorial HospitalDelaware, OH · Acute care−0.01%44—13.1%15.2%0.89154 min0.92130Compare
T631Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville, KY · Acute care−0.01%4310.8%11.9%14.3%0.89149 min1.10111Compare
T631Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care−0.01%4413.9%9.2%14.3%1.11170 min0.96389Compare
T631Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · Acute care−0.01%4310.9%12.6%14.0%1.18175 min0.8870Compare
T631Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care−0.01%4311.8%9.3%14.9%1.00146 min—402Compare
T631Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.01%439.5%7.9%14.5%0.90312 min0.99445Compare
T631Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center - PlymouthPlymouth, IN · Acute care−0.01%43—13.0%13.7%0.96138 min0.9558Compare
T631Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care−0.01%44—11.5%14.6%0.95120 min0.9148Compare
T631Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care−0.01%4313.9%12.7%14.4%0.94141 min0.95120Compare
T631Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care−0.01%4311.0%11.1%13.6%0.94186 min0.99—Compare
T631Thedacare Regional Medical Center - NeenahNeenah, WI · Acute care−0.01%4412.1%14.1%14.8%1.08142 min0.95182Compare
T631Abrazo Scottsdale CampusPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.01%32—10.0%14.5%0.89154 min0.97136Compare
T631BMH-Golden TriangleColumbus, MS · Acute care−0.01%3413.7%11.1%15.1%1.20138 min0.97328Compare
T631Cape Canaveral HospitalCocoa Beach, FL · Acute care−0.01%3311.1%11.5%14.9%0.97170 min1.04150Compare
T631Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute care−0.01%3312.5%10.5%14.1%1.00272 min1.01752Compare
T631Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX · Acute care−0.01%3313.3%9.7%13.5%0.74164 min1.13470Compare
T631FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · Acute care−0.01%3411.4%12.1%15.3%0.87186 min1.05203Compare
T631Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township, MI · Acute care−0.01%3210.5%11.1%14.5%0.80306 min0.97361Compare
T631Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.01%3211.2%11.3%15.3%1.09193 min1.04211Compare
T631Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care−0.01%33—9.5%15.7%1.18158 min1.04172Compare
T631Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridian, MS · Acute care−0.01%3413.9%13.9%14.7%0.99169 min1.13215Compare
T631UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care−0.01%3213.2%10.5%14.5%1.05210 min1.12398Compare
T631Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care−0.01%3311.9%7.9%14.3%1.02192 min0.91108Compare
T631Dameron HospitalStockton, CA · Acute care−0.01%2212.0%13.5%14.8%0.89152 min1.05211Compare
T631Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst, NY · Acute care−0.01%2211.5%8.6%16.0%1.13278 min1.07545Compare
T631Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City, IL · Acute care−0.01%2——11.8%15.4%0.96140 min1.00406Compare
T631Hi-Desert Medical CenterJoshua Tree, CA · Acute care−0.01%22—11.1%15.2%0.97154 min0.9259Compare
T631Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City, OK · Acute care−0.01%23—10.6%14.4%1.08128 min1.00140Compare
T631Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care−0.01%2412.6%—14.6%0.97—0.87475Compare
T631Magee General HospitalMagee, MS · Acute care−0.01%2——11.4%14.9%—84 min1.1064Compare
T631Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care−0.01%23—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
T631Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care−0.01%2414.0%14.3%14.9%1.49182 min0.94120Compare
T631Palmetto General HospitalHialeah, FL · Acute care−0.01%2211.8%11.4%15.3%0.92203 min1.08360Compare
T631Valley View Medical CenterFort Mohave, AZ · Acute care−0.01%23—14.2%15.2%0.99152 min0.8684Compare
T631Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care−0.01%1212.0%12.4%15.3%1.22266 min1.00732Compare
T631Carney HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care−0.01%—————————Compare
T631Loretto HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.01%————15.3%0.97228 min1.18176Compare
T631Thorek Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.01%————16.4%1.13174 min1.01218Compare
T695Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care−0.02%54—12.0%14.8%0.95112 min0.8569Compare
T695Centura Health-St Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, CO · Acute care−0.02%5310.5%12.1%15.0%0.83160 min0.98236Compare
T695Genesis HospitalZanesville, OH · Acute care−0.02%549.4%11.4%14.2%1.12210 min0.90298Compare
T695Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown, TX · Acute care−0.02%5410.9%7.7%13.9%0.77216 min1.02230Compare
T695MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · Acute care−0.02%539.6%9.5%13.7%1.04176 min0.98325Compare
T695Medina HospitalMedina, OH · Acute care−0.02%5311.9%9.0%15.0%1.02186 min1.05157Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).