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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
T1381Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis, IN · Acute care−0.17%3312.6%9.4%15.0%0.91232 min0.98343Compare
T1381North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · Acute care−0.17%35—13.9%14.9%0.99180 min0.9178Compare
T1381Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · Acute care−0.17%3312.3%10.6%15.1%0.92196 min0.91191Compare
T1381Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock, TX · Acute care−0.17%3312.9%11.3%15.0%1.09133 min1.05209Compare
T1381Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · Acute care−0.17%3210.4%9.3%16.4%1.12182 min1.01714Compare
T1381University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care−0.17%3311.3%13.2%15.2%0.79222 min1.01596Compare
T1381Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care−0.17%32—9.2%15.4%0.92155 min0.95267Compare
T1381Carrollton Regional Medical CenterCarrollton, TX · Acute care−0.17%2211.7%12.1%16.5%0.89205 min1.12216Compare
T1381Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.17%22—11.1%15.5%1.23357 min0.98953Compare
T1381Holy Cross HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.17%21—9.5%15.7%0.93173 min0.99311Compare
T1381Hurley Medical CenterFlint, MI · Acute care−0.17%2211.9%10.2%15.6%0.85190 min0.96383Compare
T1381Hutchinson Regional Medical Center IncHutchinson, KS · Acute care−0.17%2315.5%15.6%14.1%1.24181 min0.95199Compare
T1381Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care−0.17%2313.7%11.7%14.6%1.00150 min0.98194Compare
T1381Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care−0.17%1112.0%13.2%15.7%1.51228 min1.051,120Compare
T1381George Regional Health SystemLucedale, MS · Acute care−0.17%14——15.7%1.03132 min0.9548Compare
T1381Oak Valley Hospital DistrictOakdale, CA · Acute care−0.17%1———15.9%0.98140 min0.83144Compare
T1381Olean General HospitalOlean, NY · Acute care−0.17%1210.3%12.3%15.5%0.94140 min0.94186Compare
T1418Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care−0.18%54—10.1%15.4%0.77220 min0.96113Compare
T1418Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care−0.18%5411.5%9.0%14.0%0.74172 min0.96621Compare
T1418Lone Peak HospitalDraper, UT · Acute care−0.18%54—9.3%14.7%1.02109 min0.9461Compare
T1418Sentara RMH Medical CenterHarrisonburg, VA · Acute care−0.18%5310.1%11.1%14.9%0.86172 min0.94238Compare
T1418Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care−0.18%5412.5%9.1%14.7%0.91132 min0.94208Compare
T1418Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PflugervillePflugerville, TX · Acute care−0.18%44—11.7%14.8%0.97138 min1.0546Compare
T1418Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · Acute care−0.18%4310.7%9.4%14.7%0.87202 min1.01269Compare
T1418Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff, AZ · Acute care−0.18%4311.6%7.2%15.0%1.00214 min1.05264Compare
T1418Mountain West Medical CenterTooele, UT · Acute care−0.18%44—9.6%14.4%0.97145 min0.9044Compare
T1418Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care−0.18%439.7%11.4%14.5%0.88204 min0.9475Compare
T1418Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care−0.18%4312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
T1418SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac, WI · Acute care−0.18%4410.8%15.5%15.0%1.06150 min0.88151Compare
T1418Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care−0.18%4412.3%8.8%14.3%0.85247 min1.03240Compare
T1418Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care−0.18%4212.8%14.5%13.4%1.53132 min0.93173Compare
T1418UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.18%4211.8%9.6%15.2%0.96166 min0.99275Compare
T1418Beebe Medical CenterLewes, DE · Acute care−0.18%3212.5%11.0%14.9%3.07174 min1.00155Compare
T1418Berkeley Medical CenterMartinsburg, WV · Acute care−0.18%3212.7%10.5%15.1%1.00167 min0.92241Compare
T1418Cape Coral HospitalCape Coral, FL · Acute care−0.18%3314.0%9.5%15.6%0.73221 min0.98303Compare
T1418Doctors Hosptal At RenaissanceEdinburg, TX · Acute care−0.18%3312.3%10.1%15.6%0.88219 min1.09518Compare
T1418Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care−0.18%3411.7%12.8%16.0%1.13114 min0.90158Compare
T1418HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena, TX · Acute care−0.18%3213.4%12.0%15.6%0.87122 min1.11481Compare
T1418Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs, CT · Acute care−0.18%33—12.8%16.0%0.97182 min0.9892Compare
T1418Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care−0.18%3311.6%11.2%15.3%0.90206 min0.8764Compare
T1418Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care−0.18%3311.6%10.0%14.1%1.05231 min0.95554Compare
T1418Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAyer, MA · Acute care−0.18%—————————Compare
T1418Saint Thomas Highlands HospitalSparta, TN · Acute care−0.18%—4——14.9%0.99167 min—60Compare
T1444Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care−0.19%54—8.9%13.9%0.97124 min0.90181Compare
T1444Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch, MI · Acute care−0.19%54—14.1%14.9%0.99193 min0.9488Compare
T1444Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble FallsMarble Falls, TX · Acute care−0.19%44—11.4%14.1%0.90160 min1.0146Compare
T1444Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care−0.19%4412.7%9.7%15.1%1.00206 min1.06160Compare
T1444Boulder Community HealthBoulder, CO · Acute care−0.19%449.5%7.5%13.6%1.27135 min0.92181Compare
T1444Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care−0.19%4410.0%9.7%14.1%1.48166 min0.94286Compare
T1444Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care−0.19%44——15.2%0.95129 min0.9870Compare

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).