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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
T1019Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg, VA · Acute care−0.08%3310.5%11.0%13.6%1.64234 min0.98519Compare
T1019Fort Duncan Medical CenterEagle Pass, TX · Acute care−0.08%33—11.0%15.0%0.89177 min1.20101Compare
T1019Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care−0.08%33—11.4%14.6%0.97166 min0.9065Compare
T1019Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip, NY · Acute care−0.08%3314.9%11.2%14.9%1.43224 min1.08437Compare
T1019Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis, OR · Acute care−0.08%3413.5%14.7%13.4%0.77207 min0.86188Compare
T1019Hillsdale HospitalHillsdale, MI · Acute care−0.08%34—10.3%14.9%1.35180 min0.8786Compare
T1019MUSC Health Marion Medical CenterMullins, SC · Acute care−0.08%34—9.8%14.9%—118 min0.95124Compare
T1019Northern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock, NM · Acute care−0.08%33—11.6%15.2%0.96—0.9469Compare
T1019OHSU Hospital And ClinicsPortland, OR · Acute care−0.08%3311.3%10.6%14.0%1.31224 min0.97704Compare
T1019Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care−0.08%3210.5%7.2%14.7%0.64206 min0.99447Compare
T1019Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · Acute care−0.08%3311.6%13.1%14.2%0.99138 min0.9581Compare
T1019St Anthonys HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care−0.08%3411.1%10.6%15.6%0.82202 min1.03448Compare
T1019St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · Acute care−0.08%34—11.5%14.8%0.93122 min0.87185Compare
T1019Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · Acute care−0.08%3212.0%9.3%14.1%0.88180 min0.98111Compare
T1019Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon, MI · Acute care−0.08%3311.4%13.5%12.9%0.85220 min0.92382Compare
T1019Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care−0.08%2210.2%8.8%15.1%1.16181 min0.91912Compare
T1019Community First Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care−0.08%2—11.4%8.6%15.7%0.98235 min1.18299Compare
T1019Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · Acute care−0.08%2311.6%15.7%14.7%0.97172 min0.79162Compare
T1019HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, CO · Acute care−0.08%23—12.4%15.4%1.12121 min1.01680Compare
T1019Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.08%2312.1%9.8%15.8%0.86—0.97241Compare
T1019Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.08%2312.5%11.0%16.5%0.97286 min0.88676Compare
T1019Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care−0.08%22—8.8%14.5%1.40198 min0.98411Compare
T1019Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care−0.08%1——11.0%14.0%—113 min0.9948Compare
T1019LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health PavErie, PA · Acute care−0.08%14—12.8%15.4%1.16131 min1.15144Compare
T1019Valleywise Health Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.08%13—9.5%15.3%1.20197 min1.12758Compare
T1019Caldwell Memorial Hospital, IncColumbia, LA · Acute care−0.08%————15.5%——1.1047Compare
T1077Corewell Health Zeeland HospitalZeeland, MI · Acute care−0.09%55—12.3%14.4%0.97143 min0.8657Compare
T1077Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights, OH · Acute care−0.09%5310.1%7.1%15.2%0.59200 min0.99532Compare
T1077Holy Cross Hospital-DavisLayton, UT · Acute care−0.09%5211.7%13.0%15.1%0.84106 min1.00220Compare
T1077The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care−0.09%5410.8%10.5%15.6%0.93145 min0.90100Compare
T1077University Of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS · Acute care−0.09%5410.3%7.4%14.1%0.97307 min0.991,045Compare
T1077Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, NY · Acute care−0.09%45—13.4%14.3%1.28136 min0.8795Compare
T1077Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalLakewood, CO · Acute care−0.09%4310.5%13.2%15.0%1.03212 min1.04237Compare
T1077Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.09%4311.4%9.1%14.7%0.80217 min0.98475Compare
T1077Covenant Hospital PlainviewPlainview, TX · Acute care−0.09%43—10.7%14.4%0.93156 min0.99100Compare
T1077Grove City Medical CenterGrove City, PA · Acute care−0.09%44—11.6%14.1%0.97150 min0.8167Compare
T1077Integris Canadian Valley HospitalYukon, OK · Acute care−0.09%43—10.9%14.7%0.89144 min1.0375Compare
T1077Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · Acute care−0.09%44—12.9%14.8%1.08204 min0.8943Compare
T1077LMHLawrence, KS · Acute care−0.09%4410.3%13.8%13.9%0.85208 min0.92157Compare
T1077Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care−0.09%45—9.9%15.1%0.96125 min1.00147Compare
T1077MUSC Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, SC · Acute care−0.09%4312.3%13.2%15.5%0.83134 min1.07217Compare
T1077Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care−0.09%43—12.5%14.9%0.87142 min0.91131Compare
T1077Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care−0.09%4312.3%8.2%14.6%1.05252 min1.031,220Compare
T1077Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care−0.09%4310.9%10.0%14.3%1.11230 min0.971,000Compare
T1077Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care−0.09%4412.1%7.9%15.4%1.19197 min1.00881Compare
T1077St Luke's Hospital At The VintageHouston, TX · Acute care−0.09%4311.9%10.4%15.0%0.90209 min1.09102Compare
T1077Timpanogos Regional HospitalOrem, UT · Acute care−0.09%4311.7%14.6%15.0%0.94103 min1.08122Compare
T1077University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care−0.09%4412.6%10.4%13.9%0.87266 min0.97450Compare
T1077Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care−0.09%32—11.7%14.3%0.96136 min—270Compare
T1077Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care−0.09%34—12.5%15.1%0.90162 min0.9399Compare

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).