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Hospitals with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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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
T825Clay County Medical CorporationWest Point, MS · Acute care−0.04%34—11.9%14.7%0.95110 min0.9060Compare
T825King's Daughters Medical Center-BrookhavenBrookhaven, MS · Acute care−0.04%34—15.8%15.3%0.97140 min1.01122Compare
T825Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care−0.04%3314.0%11.3%14.7%1.09170 min0.97554Compare
T825McLeod Health ClarendonManning, SC · Acute care−0.04%34—12.4%15.4%0.94212 min0.9481Compare
T825Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty, TX · Acute care−0.04%3313.3%12.1%15.2%0.86251 min0.99294Compare
T825Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena, MI · Acute care−0.04%34—15.6%14.2%0.93229 min0.97150Compare
T825Norton Clark HospitalJeffersonville, IN · Acute care−0.04%3212.4%11.3%15.6%0.92194 min1.09241Compare
T825Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley, CA · Acute care−0.04%32—10.8%15.0%1.15191 min0.8799Compare
T825Providence Milwaukie HospitalMilwaukie, OR · Acute care−0.04%3312.3%13.8%14.4%1.02174 min0.9177Compare
T825Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel, NY · Acute care−0.04%34—10.0%14.4%0.88170 min1.00164Compare
T825Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester, TN · Acute care−0.04%3312.1%9.7%14.5%1.26145 min1.01152Compare
T825St Mary's Regional Medical CenterEnid, OK · Acute care−0.04%3411.5%14.7%14.4%0.99135 min1.04229Compare
T825Titus Regional Medical CenterMount Pleasant, TX · Acute care−0.04%3411.9%10.7%15.2%0.98198 min0.98165Compare
T825Abrazo Central CampusPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.04%21—10.5%15.4%0.95154 min1.08206Compare
T825Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken, SC · Acute care−0.04%2212.9%12.6%14.2%1.21162 min0.95273Compare
T825Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care−0.04%23—12.7%15.3%0.9576 min1.43104Compare
T825Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · Acute care−0.04%23——15.3%0.91—1.02108Compare
T825O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Acute care−0.04%2214.2%11.8%16.3%1.50202 min1.08910Compare
T825Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis, NM · Acute care−0.04%23—13.1%14.9%0.96192 min0.88106Compare
T825Wagoner Community HospitalWagoner, OK · Acute care−0.04%2——11.0%15.0%0.97111 min0.89100Compare
T825Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care−0.04%2311.4%11.9%14.8%1.04204 min1.10505Compare
T825Brooks-TLC Hospital System, IncDunkirk, NY · Acute care−0.04%14—14.3%15.3%0.97156 min0.9865Compare
T825Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care−0.04%11—10.7%15.2%0.90157 min1.35117Compare
T825HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston, TX · Acute care−0.04%1211.2%8.8%15.6%0.89104 min1.00302Compare
T825Mad River Community HospitalArcata, CA · Acute care−0.04%13—11.2%14.9%1.02122 min0.9180Compare
T825Marion General HospitalColumbia, MS · Acute care−0.04%1———15.4%—126 min1.0479Compare
T825Appling HealthcareBaxley, GA · Acute care−0.04%————15.3%—106 min0.9049Compare
T825Legacy Silverton Medical CenterSilverton, OR · Acute care−0.04%—4——14.7%1.04142 min0.8248Compare
T825San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo, CA · Acute care−0.04%—3——14.4%0.97170 min0.91103Compare
T825The Core Institute Specialty HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.04%—4——14.3%0.89—0.9632Compare
T881French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care−0.05%5311.3%13.7%13.3%0.71164 min0.93135Compare
T881Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice, FL · Acute care−0.05%5411.0%8.2%15.4%0.70235 min1.02212Compare
T881St. George Regional HospitalSt George, UT · Acute care−0.05%5410.4%11.5%13.5%0.81147 min0.94334Compare
T881Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · Acute care−0.05%5311.1%11.6%14.1%0.96200 min1.00305Compare
T881Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · Acute care−0.05%5411.2%9.8%14.2%0.87141 min0.9056Compare
T881Van Wert County HospitalVan Wert, OH · Acute care−0.05%54—11.0%14.5%0.93153 min0.92—Compare
T881Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care−0.05%5411.6%8.7%15.3%0.85206 min0.97336Compare
T881Anmed HealthAnderson, SC · Acute care−0.05%4411.1%12.4%14.9%0.77246 min1.11533Compare
T881Ascension St Vincent FishersFishers, IN · Acute care−0.05%43——15.2%0.96133 min1.0046Compare
T881Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL · Acute care−0.05%4212.8%10.6%13.5%0.76216 min1.01332Compare
T881Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · Acute care−0.05%4311.7%11.1%14.9%0.81194 min1.07155Compare
T881Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care−0.05%4311.8%11.3%14.5%0.90235 min0.94279Compare
T881Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg, TX · Acute care−0.05%44—16.0%14.4%0.91156 min1.0184Compare
T881Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care−0.05%42—9.4%14.0%0.92205 min0.99120Compare
T881M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care−0.05%4313.1%11.0%13.8%0.80190 min0.86150Compare
T881Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · Acute care−0.05%4311.7%10.3%13.7%0.87159 min0.99424Compare
T881Monument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish, SD · Acute care−0.05%43—10.0%14.2%0.95144 min0.9244Compare
T881North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield, AL · Acute care−0.05%4———13.8%0.96130 min1.0071Compare
T881Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · Acute care−0.05%44—10.5%15.6%0.96135 min1.2266Compare
T881Parkview Whitley HospitalColumbia City, IN · Acute care−0.05%44—12.0%14.6%0.98120 min0.8930Compare

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).