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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
T941Oaklawn HospitalMarshall, MI · Acute care−0.06%44—12.3%14.1%0.92159 min0.8794Compare
T941Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville, TX · Acute care−0.06%4411.1%11.5%15.0%1.59162 min0.97124Compare
T941Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · Acute care−0.06%4311.2%11.6%14.2%0.99178 min0.96—Compare
T941St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick, NY · Acute care−0.06%4411.6%11.9%14.9%0.92162 min0.9460Compare
T941St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care−0.06%4212.1%13.6%15.1%0.89202 min0.95110Compare
T941UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.06%4410.1%6.6%14.0%1.05276 min0.961,019Compare
T941University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · Acute care−0.06%4410.4%10.2%14.4%1.00278 min1.01622Compare
T941Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington, WV · Acute care−0.06%3312.1%12.5%15.2%1.04223 min1.08322Compare
T941Community Hospital Of Anderson And Madison CountyAnderson, IN · Acute care−0.06%3313.1%13.1%14.3%0.89154 min1.01137Compare
T941Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care−0.06%32——16.1%1.14153 min1.16347Compare
T941Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · Acute care−0.06%3312.0%12.0%14.9%0.94174 min0.97354Compare
T941Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL · Acute care−0.06%3——14.3%14.9%—96 min1.04—Compare
T941Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care−0.06%3411.0%11.9%15.8%1.12150 min0.95236Compare
T941Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw, MI · Acute care−0.06%3313.2%11.9%15.0%1.02165 min1.01268Compare
T941Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care−0.06%3212.9%13.6%13.7%1.01204 min0.94769Compare
T941St Peters HealthHelena, MT · Acute care−0.06%3412.6%12.7%14.3%1.48179 min0.8999Compare
T941Three Rivers Medical CenterLouisa, KY · Acute care−0.06%35—13.9%15.2%0.96164 min0.8890Compare
T941Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care−0.06%23—10.1%15.1%2.09325 min0.98526Compare
T941Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup, NM · Acute care−0.06%22—10.5%14.8%0.96—0.8085Compare
T941Independence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion, PA · Acute care−0.06%24—11.0%15.6%0.96166 min0.9546Compare
T941McLaren OaklandPontiac, MI · Acute care−0.06%2212.9%8.7%15.2%0.91103 min1.04308Compare
T941Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care−0.06%2310.2%8.3%14.9%1.07149 min1.051,337Compare
T941AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLCGreensburg, PA · Acute care−0.06%—4——14.6%—96 min0.6210Compare
T941Bertrand Chaffee HospitalSpringville, NY · Acute care−0.06%—3——15.2%0.99145 min0.8249Compare
T941Pine Ridge IHS HospitalPine Ridge, SD · Acute care−0.06%————15.2%——0.7345Compare
T941The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.06%————15.0%—180 min1.01230Compare
T977Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston, FL · Acute care−0.07%539.6%6.9%15.9%0.94219 min0.93236Compare
T977Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb, IL · Acute care−0.07%5311.3%7.6%14.2%0.80197 min1.0098Compare
T977Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care−0.07%5310.5%7.6%16.4%0.71370 min0.94727Compare
T977Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care−0.07%5312.2%9.8%14.8%0.68310 min0.96362Compare
T977St Johns Medical CenterJackson, WY · Acute care−0.07%55—10.0%14.0%1.20109 min0.8153Compare
T977Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne, TX · Acute care−0.07%54—12.2%14.5%0.94137 min1.00137Compare
T977Texas Health Hospital MansfieldMansfield, TX · Acute care−0.07%54—10.6%15.3%0.95157 min1.1459Compare
T977Ascension Seton WilliamsonRound Rock, TX · Acute care−0.07%4212.5%11.5%14.4%0.78179 min1.15277Compare
T977Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco, TX · Acute care−0.07%4412.4%14.2%14.7%0.84255 min1.04260Compare
T977Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care−0.07%4311.9%11.4%14.9%1.11254 min1.02319Compare
T977Brookings Health SystemBrookings, SD · Acute care−0.07%44—11.5%13.7%0.9897 min0.9149Compare
T977Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · Acute care−0.07%4313.0%8.7%14.9%1.70211 min0.98146Compare
T977Christus Jasper Memorial HospitalJasper, TX · Acute care−0.07%4——10.3%15.0%—168 min1.0759Compare
T977Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care−0.07%4211.5%8.9%14.1%1.14149 min0.94212Compare
T977MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care−0.07%4412.2%11.4%14.5%0.96123 min0.86147Compare
T977Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland, MI · Acute care−0.07%4412.1%10.6%14.9%1.14153 min0.96230Compare
T977Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno, NV · Acute care−0.07%4310.6%9.2%14.9%0.81140 min0.89380Compare
T977Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden CampusSaint Marys, GA · Acute care−0.07%44—10.0%15.1%0.96156 min0.9340Compare
T977St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care−0.07%44—12.5%14.5%0.95132 min0.9796Compare
T977UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care−0.07%4212.2%10.3%14.7%0.90318 min1.02415Compare
T977Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care−0.07%34—11.5%15.4%0.87109 min1.0985Compare
T977Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care−0.07%3211.6%11.4%13.8%1.11197 min1.06703Compare
T977Ascension St Vincent CarmelCarmel, IN · Acute care−0.07%33—11.8%14.1%0.82181 min0.97107Compare
T977Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.07%3213.6%9.9%14.3%0.92176 min1.061,807Compare

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).