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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
T1545Sentara Obici HospitalSuffolk, VA · Acute care−0.22%4410.8%8.8%15.5%0.84153 min0.89168Compare
T1545Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington, TX · Acute care−0.22%43—10.5%15.3%1.03150 min1.05369Compare
T1545The Medical Center Of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · Acute care−0.22%4210.1%9.5%13.5%1.35134 min1.01281Compare
T1545UPMC HanoverHanover, PA · Acute care−0.22%4312.6%8.9%15.9%1.14225 min1.01100Compare
T1545Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · Acute care−0.22%4310.8%9.3%14.3%1.02254 min1.01590Compare
T1545Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care−0.22%32—11.6%14.4%0.96140 min0.98186Compare
T1545Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care−0.22%3312.0%11.9%14.9%1.03160 min0.94241Compare
T1545Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care−0.22%3311.5%9.9%14.3%0.86210 min0.93108Compare
T1545Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care−0.22%33—10.3%14.7%0.99146 min0.85136Compare
T1545Centura St. Catherine-Dodge CityDodge City, KS · Acute care−0.22%3311.5%13.3%14.1%0.96114 min0.9599Compare
T1545Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care−0.22%31—10.8%15.6%0.94134 min1.26150Compare
T1545Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care−0.22%3412.8%11.0%13.8%1.11101 min0.98133Compare
T1545Johnston Memorial HospitalAbingdon, VA · Acute care−0.22%3312.4%12.1%15.1%0.95192 min1.00116Compare
T1545Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care−0.22%3312.3%14.8%14.4%0.81254 min1.02480Compare
T1545Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon, OH · Acute care−0.22%3313.3%12.7%14.2%1.08198 min0.97111Compare
T1545Lake Granbury Medical CenterGranbury, TX · Acute care−0.22%3212.3%11.4%14.8%0.92126 min0.9959Compare
T1545Longmont United HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care−0.22%3311.6%9.7%14.3%0.92153 min1.00186Compare
T1545Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.22%3210.8%10.4%14.8%1.20191 min1.02240Compare
T1545Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls, OH · Acute care−0.22%34—10.5%14.6%1.03160 min0.97258Compare
T1545Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalTullahoma, TN · Acute care−0.22%3312.1%11.6%15.1%0.95168 min0.99135Compare
T1545Whitesburg ARH HospitalWhitesburg, KY · Acute care−0.22%34—11.7%14.9%0.94160 min0.9190Compare
T1545Merit Health NatchezNatchez, MS · Acute care−0.22%22—12.1%15.5%1.15175 min1.17179Compare
T1545Pottstown HospitalPottstown, PA · Acute care−0.22%2211.2%10.8%15.4%1.36195 min1.00219Compare
T1545Stephens County HospitalToccoa, GA · Acute care−0.22%24—9.9%15.3%0.97130 min0.8999Compare
T1545Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute care−0.22%2214.5%16.0%15.0%1.11209 min1.18369Compare
T1545Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care−0.22%1———16.1%0.93181 min1.40178Compare
T1545Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson, NY · Acute care−0.22%12—14.6%14.5%2.17243 min0.98124Compare
T1545Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · Acute care−0.22%1312.5%13.2%15.3%0.91198 min1.10300Compare
T1545North Shore Medical CenterMiami, FL · Acute care−0.22%1111.8%10.8%17.5%0.89180 min1.14816Compare
T1545Carilion Tazewell Community HospitalTazewell, VA · Acute care−0.22%—4—11.8%15.2%—139 min0.90238Compare
T1545Glen Rose Medical CenterGlen Rose, TX · Acute care−0.22%————14.7%—104 min1.0216Compare
T1545Integris Community Hospital - Council CrossingOklahoma City, OK · Acute care−0.22%————14.9%—64 min0.9132Compare
T1545Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, AL · Acute care−0.22%—5——14.3%—116 min0.7846Compare
T1545Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care−0.22%—4——14.6%0.85—1.0215Compare
T1585Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL · Acute care−0.23%5411.0%8.9%15.1%0.72230 min1.00361Compare
T1585West Kendall Baptist HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care−0.23%53—7.9%15.0%0.88179 min0.92203Compare
T1585AdventHealth Palm Coast ParkwayPalm Coast, FL · Acute care−0.23%4410.9%7.5%14.6%0.92164 min0.88100Compare
T1585AdventHealth PorterDenver, CO · Acute care−0.23%4311.2%9.0%14.4%0.92199 min0.93368Compare
T1585Cumberland Medical CenterCrossville, TN · Acute care−0.23%4312.1%11.4%15.1%0.86204 min0.95189Compare
T1585Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care−0.23%44—10.4%15.4%1.03158 min1.1196Compare
T1585Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park, KS · Acute care−0.23%4410.6%10.4%14.6%0.92110 min1.06202Compare
T1585Ascension Seton HaysKyle, TX · Acute care−0.23%3311.3%9.4%14.4%0.79163 min1.06154Compare
T1585Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.23%3314.2%10.3%15.2%0.88240 min1.05421Compare
T1585Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care−0.23%3210.9%10.7%16.2%0.92183 min1.06609Compare
T1585Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care−0.23%33——13.7%0.94137 min1.04155Compare
T1585East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · Acute care−0.23%3312.7%10.2%15.6%0.93130 min1.04150Compare
T1585John Randolph Medical CenterHopewell, VA · Acute care−0.23%3311.4%9.5%15.2%0.94132 min1.05147Compare
T1585Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care−0.23%3310.0%9.2%15.0%0.85178 min0.90573Compare
T1585Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalSumter, SC · Acute care−0.23%3312.6%10.2%14.8%0.86170 min0.95283Compare
T1585Reston Hospital CenterReston, VA · Acute care−0.23%3211.4%9.8%15.1%0.69132 min1.03187Compare

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).