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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
T1077Bates County Memorial HospitalButler, MO · Acute care−0.09%3———15.0%0.9895 min0.8860Compare
T1077Coral Gables HospitalCoral Gables, FL · Acute care−0.09%33—8.5%15.8%0.92127 min1.17245Compare
T1077Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City, TN · Acute care−0.09%34—12.1%14.2%0.97178 min0.9580Compare
T1077Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls, NY · Acute care−0.09%3312.7%13.5%14.6%1.38260 min0.93442Compare
T1077John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care−0.09%3412.6%12.4%14.8%1.01246 min0.99204Compare
T1077KershawHealthCamden, SC · Acute care−0.09%33—13.4%14.6%1.11160 min1.10119Compare
T1077Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville, TN · Acute care−0.09%33—11.8%14.9%0.97130 min1.2391Compare
T1077Medical City AllianceFort Worth, TX · Acute care−0.09%3312.0%9.3%15.9%1.01107 min0.97140Compare
T1077Medical City PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care−0.09%3212.1%11.0%16.5%1.06141 min1.11611Compare
T1077Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos Banos, CA · Acute care−0.09%33—14.5%15.3%0.94152 min1.0048Compare
T1077Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care−0.09%3412.2%16.6%13.9%1.14247 min1.01308Compare
T1077UChicago Medicine AdventHealth BolingbrookBolingbrook, IL · Acute care−0.09%3311.8%9.7%15.3%0.89173 min1.05138Compare
T1077Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · Acute care−0.09%3211.9%12.3%16.5%0.99198 min1.10383Compare
T1077West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis, TN · Acute care−0.09%34—13.4%14.0%0.97191 min1.01142Compare
T1077Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care−0.09%239.9%12.0%14.2%1.05233 min1.00264Compare
T1077Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care−0.09%2412.5%11.4%14.6%1.21125 min0.99166Compare
T1077John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.09%2212.1%8.3%15.0%0.91293 min0.98918Compare
T1077Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care−0.09%2311.7%11.7%15.5%1.06144 min0.94143Compare
T1077San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care−0.09%22—11.3%15.2%1.49213 min1.01152Compare
T1077Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City, AZ · Acute care−0.09%2211.7%9.9%14.9%0.83127 min0.90139Compare
T1077Wynn HospitalUtica, NY · Acute care−0.09%1212.1%12.3%15.6%1.50211 min1.08372Compare
T1077Faith Community HospitalJacksboro, TX · Acute care−0.09%————14.8%1.04124 min1.2441Compare
T1123AHN Wexford HospitalWexford, PA · Acute care−0.10%5510.7%9.0%15.3%0.97184 min0.96100Compare
T1123Banner Goldfield Medical CenterApache Junction, AZ · Acute care−0.10%53—9.0%15.3%—146 min0.7820Compare
T1123Memorial Hospital MiramarMiramar, FL · Acute care−0.10%54—10.3%14.7%0.95170 min1.00178Compare
T1123Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth, TX · Acute care−0.10%5410.4%9.5%13.8%0.95186 min1.00630Compare
T1123Ascension St John Broken ArrowBroken Arrow, OK · Acute care−0.10%44—8.7%15.3%0.90175 min0.9862Compare
T1123Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale, AZ · Acute care−0.10%4214.1%10.5%14.0%1.22234 min1.05561Compare
T1123CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE · Acute care−0.10%4411.8%10.0%14.3%0.86120 min1.03130Compare
T1123Coshocton Regional Medical CenterCoshocton, OH · Acute care−0.10%43—9.9%15.0%1.02149 min0.94165Compare
T1123Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City, OK · Acute care−0.10%43—11.9%14.2%0.77151 min1.17385Compare
T1123CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · Acute care−0.10%3310.9%11.7%15.5%0.83128 min1.03356Compare
T1123CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · Acute care−0.10%3211.7%10.0%14.7%1.02173 min1.06615Compare
T1123Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care−0.10%3412.4%10.5%14.1%0.89121 min1.0047Compare
T1123Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care−0.10%3314.6%13.2%13.2%1.53180 min0.97388Compare
T1123Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care−0.10%3212.6%13.7%14.9%0.89216 min0.9770Compare
T1123Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care−0.10%3313.8%11.4%14.9%0.98186 min0.93247Compare
T1123MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia, SC · Acute care−0.10%3313.9%11.0%14.9%1.27134 min1.02258Compare
T1123MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · Acute care−0.10%3210.4%7.0%14.4%0.71377 min1.02818Compare
T1123Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care−0.10%3413.0%10.5%14.9%1.12136 min0.92230Compare
T1123Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH · Acute care−0.10%3312.8%9.5%14.6%0.96317 min0.98971Compare
T1123Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care−0.10%3311.6%9.4%15.1%0.89231 min0.99142Compare
T1123St Luke's Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care−0.10%32—8.7%15.5%0.98161 min1.16100Compare
T1123Swedish HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.10%3212.5%10.7%14.7%0.81254 min1.08284Compare
T1123Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care−0.10%23—11.3%14.6%0.91179 min0.8560Compare
T1123Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville, NY · Acute care−0.10%23—12.3%15.0%1.27169 min0.8574Compare
T1123Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · Acute care−0.10%2412.6%13.4%15.7%0.85163 min0.98307Compare
T1123San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington, NM · Acute care−0.10%2211.0%13.6%15.2%0.86190 min0.98240Compare
T1123The Hospitals Of Providence - Memorial CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.10%2212.3%11.0%15.3%0.90157 min1.04486Compare
T1123UPMC ChautauquaJamestown, NY · Acute care−0.10%2311.6%11.8%16.0%0.89171 min0.9695Compare

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).