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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
T977Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, IN · Acute care−0.07%3211.5%10.8%15.3%1.05202 min1.051,733Compare
T977Merit Health CentralJackson, MS · Acute care−0.07%3—11.6%—15.3%0.9291 min0.91473Compare
T977Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care−0.07%3212.7%12.0%15.3%1.19228 min1.031,593Compare
T977Newberry County Memorial HospitalNewberry, SC · Acute care−0.07%34—13.1%14.7%0.87110 min1.0190Compare
T977Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care−0.07%3311.9%11.2%14.3%0.99136 min1.03111Compare
T977University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care−0.07%3312.8%10.7%15.5%1.48291 min0.99511Compare
T977West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV · Acute care−0.07%3412.1%9.4%15.2%2.06190 min1.03531Compare
T977Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care−0.07%23——14.9%1.02—1.01327Compare
T977Saint Alphonsus Medical Center OntarioOntario, OR · Acute care−0.07%23—10.2%14.5%0.95112 min0.9149Compare
T977Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care−0.07%24—13.1%15.7%0.98123 min0.9566Compare
T977Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · Acute care−0.07%1—13.1%10.9%15.9%1.57331 min1.09—Compare
T977Insight Hospital And Medical Center ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care−0.07%12—9.5%15.1%1.12170 min1.07494Compare
T977Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care−0.07%12—10.2%14.9%1.18261 min1.02639Compare
T977Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care−0.07%12—9.8%16.3%1.20200 min0.99431Compare
T977St Barnabas HospitalBronx, NY · Acute care−0.07%12—11.1%15.1%1.28301 min0.98446Compare
T977Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute care−0.07%————14.8%1.16148 min0.9989Compare
T977Madison Memorial HospitalRexburg, ID · Acute care−0.07%—3——14.5%0.96144 min1.0181Compare
T977Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital KaufmanKaufman, TX · Acute care−0.07%—4——14.9%0.98149 min0.9891Compare
T1019AdventHealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · Acute care−0.08%5312.2%8.7%14.2%0.87149 min0.97362Compare
T1019Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.08%53—10.3%15.2%0.98—0.90507Compare
T1019Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.08%54—7.7%15.8%0.79—0.97285Compare
T1019M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care−0.08%5310.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
T1019Pelham Medical CenterGreer, SC · Acute care−0.08%54—9.2%14.9%0.92177 min1.0348Compare
T1019Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care−0.08%5311.0%8.4%15.1%0.90291 min0.97366Compare
T1019Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall, TX · Acute care−0.08%54—9.3%14.6%0.90185 min0.9661Compare
T1019UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care−0.08%5411.4%10.6%14.9%0.92268 min0.95724Compare
T1019AdventHealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach, FL · Acute care−0.08%439.9%11.1%15.2%0.83141 min0.97109Compare
T1019Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care−0.08%44—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
T1019Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And NoviSouthfield, MI · Acute care−0.08%4211.1%8.9%14.2%0.62196 min0.95434Compare
T1019Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care−0.08%44—10.9%15.7%0.95127 min0.8471Compare
T1019Bluffton Regional Medical CenterBluffton, IN · Acute care−0.08%4——10.0%15.1%0.99122 min0.9579Compare
T1019Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care−0.08%44—10.4%14.3%0.95150 min0.8554Compare
T1019Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care−0.08%44—11.4%14.7%0.96162 min0.9462Compare
T1019Good Samaritan Medical Center LLCLafayette, CO · Acute care−0.08%4410.3%8.8%14.5%0.95176 min1.00234Compare
T1019Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers, FL · Acute care−0.08%4310.7%9.6%14.6%1.08270 min0.98699Compare
T1019Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care−0.08%4412.4%10.8%14.1%0.97183 min0.96539Compare
T1019Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor, FL · Acute care−0.08%4414.6%11.8%15.3%0.94205 min1.01300Compare
T1019Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalDefiance, OH · Acute care−0.08%44—12.3%14.6%0.99127 min0.9123Compare
T1019Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · Acute care−0.08%4310.5%11.3%14.7%0.96168 min1.04148Compare
T1019Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care−0.08%44—11.6%13.9%0.89208 min1.00230Compare
T1019Plainview HospitalPlainview, NY · Acute care−0.08%4310.0%9.9%14.8%0.93245 min1.09204Compare
T1019SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care−0.08%43—13.7%14.0%0.88138 min0.9050Compare
T1019Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMount Sterling, KY · Acute care−0.08%44—11.2%15.2%1.04134 min1.0263Compare
T1019St Josephs Hospital And Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.08%4310.6%10.4%15.1%1.27175 min1.03586Compare
T1019Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care−0.08%4210.0%10.8%15.4%0.96122 min1.08408Compare
T1019UPMC SomersetSomerset, PA · Acute care−0.08%4411.8%12.2%14.7%0.94220 min0.95111Compare
T1019Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care−0.08%4412.8%9.7%14.7%1.60256 min0.91131Compare
T1019Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care−0.08%34—12.8%15.2%0.98128 min0.9499Compare
T1019Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.08%3311.8%8.9%13.9%1.24236 min0.97317Compare
T1019Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · Acute care−0.08%3411.5%11.6%14.3%0.96180 min1.2347Compare

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).