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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
T695Northwell Hospital Glen CoveGlen Cove, NY · Acute care−0.02%5410.4%9.1%15.0%0.85145 min1.14247Compare
T695Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care−0.02%54—10.0%14.4%0.85156 min0.9375Compare
T695Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · Acute care−0.02%5412.8%10.1%15.3%0.83220 min1.00261Compare
T695Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care−0.02%5412.7%13.1%13.7%0.77158 min0.99222Compare
T695St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care−0.02%5412.0%9.8%14.5%1.12226 min1.05538Compare
T695University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · Acute care−0.02%5311.0%7.9%14.3%1.33102 min0.96858Compare
T695Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care−0.02%4410.9%11.0%14.3%0.82122 min0.8184Compare
T695Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care−0.02%43—9.7%14.6%0.94131 min0.9383Compare
T695Kaiser Foundation Hospital WestsideHillsboro, OR · Acute care−0.02%44——15.0%0.93—0.85122Compare
T695Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute care−0.02%4312.0%12.8%14.7%1.05202 min0.94203Compare
T695Memorial Hospital And Health Care CenterJasper, IN · Acute care−0.02%4411.3%14.4%13.7%1.09202 min0.99123Compare
T695Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care−0.02%4310.8%10.9%14.2%0.93206 min0.95912Compare
T695Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeColumbia, SC · Acute care−0.02%43—9.1%13.5%0.80162 min0.98—Compare
T695ProMedica Toledo HospitalToledo, OH · Acute care−0.02%4311.0%9.5%14.7%1.23180 min1.03794Compare
T695Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · Acute care−0.02%4311.8%12.0%14.5%0.85152 min0.98171Compare
T695Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care−0.02%4312.3%13.0%12.5%0.68174 min0.96140Compare
T695Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · Acute care−0.02%4211.7%9.4%14.8%1.16214 min1.00462Compare
T695SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison, WI · Acute care−0.02%4410.3%14.5%14.4%0.90190 min0.93440Compare
T695Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care−0.02%4312.2%9.4%14.6%1.38183 min0.97525Compare
T695Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care−0.02%4310.8%10.4%14.7%0.93170 min0.961,135Compare
T695Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill, LA · Acute care−0.02%4——11.3%14.8%—99 min0.9848Compare
T695St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care−0.02%438.7%10.1%13.9%0.85165 min1.02265Compare
T695St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care−0.02%4311.2%10.2%13.7%0.89205 min0.95297Compare
T695University Of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City, MI · Acute care−0.02%45—9.6%15.2%0.9991 min0.93103Compare
T695Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · Acute care−0.02%33—10.5%15.3%0.97224 min0.99177Compare
T695Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.02%3212.5%11.8%14.5%0.95158 min1.09595Compare
T695Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care−0.02%3411.0%12.9%15.5%1.00143 min0.94198Compare
T695FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care−0.02%3412.1%11.9%14.6%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
T695HCA Florida University HospitalDavie, FL · Acute care−0.02%32—9.7%16.4%1.18129 min0.99165Compare
T695Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care−0.02%3211.7%9.5%14.5%1.11235 min0.99894Compare
T695Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care−0.02%34—12.0%14.7%1.00176 min0.94170Compare
T695Ivinson Memorial HospitalLaramie, WY · Acute care−0.02%34—11.0%14.5%0.91142 min0.9799Compare
T695Jackson County Memorial Hospital AuthorityAltus, OK · Acute care−0.02%34—10.2%14.7%0.96108 min1.0249Compare
T695Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LALos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.02%33—9.2%15.6%0.91—1.02293Compare
T695Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/OntarioFontana, CA · Acute care−0.02%34——15.5%0.98—0.93438Compare
T695Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · Acute care−0.02%34—9.6%16.0%0.93160 min1.0124Compare
T695Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute care−0.02%3311.3%10.4%15.2%1.18264 min1.02396Compare
T695MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care−0.02%33—8.3%14.7%1.13365 min1.00535Compare
T695Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care−0.02%3313.6%9.9%14.1%1.04229 min1.01478Compare
T695St Francis HospitalWilmington, DE · Acute care−0.02%3213.1%9.1%14.8%0.88192 min0.98395Compare
T695St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care−0.02%3312.3%12.4%14.2%0.83211 min0.97340Compare
T695Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care−0.02%3414.8%13.3%14.3%0.90171 min1.04194Compare
T695UPMC McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA · Acute care−0.02%32—12.4%15.1%0.96205 min1.02198Compare
T695Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care−0.02%22—12.1%13.9%0.87259 min1.01359Compare
T695Banner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper, WY · Acute care−0.02%2213.3%15.5%14.8%1.21190 min1.04217Compare
T695Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care−0.02%2414.9%17.3%14.2%0.93228 min0.96258Compare
T695Flushing Hospital Medical CenterFlushing, NY · Acute care−0.02%22—9.2%15.6%1.02220 min1.25293Compare
T695Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care−0.02%2314.6%15.1%14.5%1.14228 min0.98410Compare
T695George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care−0.02%2210.5%7.7%15.3%1.34345 min0.98371Compare
T695Saint Anthony HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.02%23——16.5%0.95181 min1.02176Compare

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).