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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
T1350Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia, OH · Acute care−0.16%5——9.7%15.6%—109 min0.9741Compare
T1350Lakeview HospitalBountiful, UT · Acute care−0.16%54—11.1%14.4%0.87124 min1.00117Compare
T1350M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care−0.16%5311.4%10.3%13.3%0.90188 min0.92184Compare
T1350Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care−0.16%5411.4%11.6%14.8%1.04188 min1.03260Compare
T1350Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · Acute care−0.16%5410.0%9.0%14.1%0.81176 min0.97301Compare
T1350Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.16%4412.8%11.1%15.3%0.95277 min1.021,737Compare
T1350Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville, AR · Acute care−0.16%43—10.0%14.9%—90 min0.8542Compare
T1350Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute care−0.16%439.3%7.0%15.0%1.51189 min0.951,267Compare
T1350HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon, IL · Acute care−0.16%4412.8%11.0%15.1%0.98162 min1.00260Compare
T1350Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, IN · Acute care−0.16%4311.5%14.2%14.3%0.81210 min0.99191Compare
T1350The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care−0.16%4311.8%8.1%16.0%0.85295 min0.99782Compare
T1350AdventHealth SebringSebring, FL · Acute care−0.16%3310.8%11.6%14.5%0.96147 min1.02204Compare
T1350Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden, UT · Acute care−0.16%3311.4%17.2%14.6%0.79111 min1.03227Compare
T1350Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care−0.16%3212.4%9.8%—0.96208 min1.01205Compare
T1350Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care−0.16%3311.8%13.2%15.6%0.97147 min1.00263Compare
T1350St Luke's Patients Medical CenterPasadena, TX · Acute care−0.16%32—10.8%14.6%0.91146 min1.0361Compare
T1350Sterling Regional MedCenterSterling, CO · Acute care−0.16%33—10.5%15.0%0.9597 min0.9125Compare
T1350University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · Acute care−0.16%3311.7%12.2%15.9%0.88250 min1.07771Compare
T1350Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic, CT · Acute care−0.16%33—11.2%15.2%0.93138 min0.94130Compare
T1350Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha CountyStarkville, MS · Acute care−0.16%23—11.3%15.0%0.94133 min1.0696Compare
T1350Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, TX · Acute care−0.16%23—11.2%14.9%0.97180 min1.4240Compare
T1350McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer, MI · Acute care−0.16%2212.0%14.3%14.6%1.18186 min0.94183Compare
T1350OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon, IL · Acute care−0.16%2312.4%12.2%14.6%1.21180 min0.9680Compare
T1350St. Mary's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care−0.16%2211.6%14.0%14.3%0.97176 min0.98400Compare
T1350Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL · Acute care−0.16%2110.9%8.3%15.4%0.88189 min1.00388Compare
T1350Altus Lumberton HospitalLumberton, TX · Acute care−0.16%————14.8%——0.594Compare
T1350Deaconess Illinois CrossroadsMount Vernon, IL · Acute care−0.16%—4——15.6%0.97140 min1.1156Compare
T1350Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, AL · Acute care−0.16%————15.2%—110 min0.8438Compare
T1350Highland Hills Medical CenterSenatobia, MS · Acute care−0.16%————14.7%—125 min0.8249Compare
T1350South Shore HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.16%————16.7%0.95224 min1.02137Compare
T1381St Elizabeth Dearborn HospitalLawrenceburg, IN · Acute care−0.17%5411.3%10.3%14.6%0.90154 min1.0478Compare
T1381White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY · Acute care−0.17%5312.1%8.1%14.3%0.77167 min1.06292Compare
T1381Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care−0.17%4312.5%8.2%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
T1381Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, IL · Acute care−0.17%4311.5%9.0%14.5%1.07195 min0.96210Compare
T1381Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care−0.17%4312.0%9.7%14.3%0.88157 min0.96672Compare
T1381Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, IN · Acute care−0.17%4312.2%9.1%14.7%0.72197 min1.03—Compare
T1381Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care−0.17%4411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
T1381Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue, NY · Acute care−0.17%429.6%8.7%14.2%0.87261 min1.09306Compare
T1381M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care−0.17%43—10.1%14.4%0.82158 min0.9086Compare
T1381Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care−0.17%4413.0%9.4%15.2%0.84234 min1.02779Compare
T1381Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care−0.17%4311.7%11.7%15.5%1.12153 min1.05353Compare
T1381Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.17%4312.5%12.6%14.6%0.97197 min0.99160Compare
T1381Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginElgin, IL · Acute care−0.17%4211.3%10.0%14.3%0.85139 min—277Compare
T1381Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care−0.17%44—9.6%14.0%1.05136 min0.9652Compare
T1381UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care−0.17%4311.1%8.2%15.8%0.85194 min0.94235Compare
T1381University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.17%4311.2%9.7%15.2%0.98328 min1.00631Compare
T1381Webster General Hospital/ Swing BedEupora, MS · Acute care−0.17%44—13.9%14.3%—83 min0.9143Compare
T1381Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro, PA · Acute care−0.17%4411.7%11.5%15.2%0.95145 min0.8957Compare
T1381Adventist Health HanfordHanford, CA · Acute care−0.17%3312.4%13.5%15.1%0.76180 min0.99235Compare
T1381CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown, KY · Acute care−0.17%33—10.7%15.1%0.94149 min0.8740Compare

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).