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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
T1585Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care−0.23%33—12.5%14.5%0.95177 min1.07125Compare
T1585The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care−0.23%3312.3%9.4%14.3%1.34191 min0.93585Compare
T1585West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care−0.23%3312.5%16.2%15.0%0.95147 min1.10318Compare
T1585Grant Medical CenterColumbus, OH · Acute care−0.23%2313.1%8.7%15.7%1.13158 min0.97645Compare
T1585MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care−0.23%2312.0%10.5%15.3%1.09284 min1.11570Compare
T1585Three Rivers HealthThree Rivers, MI · Acute care−0.23%23—12.2%15.0%0.97146 min0.9960Compare
T1585University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care−0.23%2313.2%9.2%16.0%1.32189 min1.01710Compare
T1585Westside Regional Medical CenterPlantation, FL · Acute care−0.23%2212.2%10.9%17.0%0.90121 min1.06250Compare
T1585Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care−0.23%1111.9%10.1%15.7%1.29139 min0.95320Compare
T1585HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston, NY · Acute care−0.23%1211.5%10.0%15.2%1.11222 min1.07222Compare
T1611Centra Bedford Memorial HospitalBedford, VA · Acute care−0.24%54—12.0%13.9%0.94216 min0.94161Compare
T1611Doctors HospitalCoral Gables, FL · Acute care−0.24%53—7.5%15.6%0.97158 min0.97281Compare
T1611Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, IL · Acute care−0.24%5411.0%5.7%14.7%1.08221 min0.95222Compare
T1611Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care−0.24%5310.2%8.8%14.0%0.92234 min1.00565Compare
T1611Alameda HospitalAlameda, CA · Acute care−0.24%43—10.3%14.8%0.89153 min0.96145Compare
T1611CJW Medical CenterRichmond, VA · Acute care−0.24%4211.5%10.2%15.2%1.10167 min1.01758Compare
T1611Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care−0.24%43—9.3%14.6%0.99207 min0.96122Compare
T1611The Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI · Acute care−0.24%4310.5%11.8%15.8%0.79294 min0.96247Compare
T1611UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas, TX · Acute care−0.24%4410.3%7.0%15.9%1.13300 min0.98826Compare
T1611Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care−0.24%3312.3%10.4%13.7%0.94167 min0.98422Compare
T1611Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care−0.24%3311.5%10.1%13.9%0.76197 min1.02571Compare
T1611Evergreen Medical CenterEvergreen, AL · Acute care−0.24%34—10.3%15.6%—118 min0.9344Compare
T1611Hays Medical CenterHays, KS · Acute care−0.24%3312.0%10.3%14.9%1.24112 min1.05206Compare
T1611Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo, HI · Acute care−0.24%3310.8%10.1%14.1%1.41148 min0.89142Compare
T1611Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care−0.24%3311.9%10.4%15.2%1.41210 min1.02407Compare
T1611Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care−0.24%3414.6%15.1%15.9%0.84170 min0.9899Compare
T1611Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA · Acute care−0.24%34—10.3%15.4%1.00151 min0.8453Compare
T1611Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan, WY · Acute care−0.24%3311.2%13.9%13.9%1.07114 min0.9288Compare
T1611St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.24%3310.9%10.6%15.2%0.98138 min1.06363Compare
T1611The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care−0.24%3413.4%12.1%14.4%0.99200 min0.96429Compare
T1611UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care−0.24%33—15.5%15.2%0.92162 min0.8449Compare
T1611White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care−0.24%3313.2%12.6%14.7%2.03134 min0.99224Compare
T1611Clifton Springs Hospital And ClinicClifton Springs, NY · Acute care−0.24%23—11.3%16.1%1.25168 min0.84154Compare
T1611Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne, MI · Acute care−0.24%2111.8%10.2%15.4%1.16148 min1.03259Compare
T1611Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.24%2211.8%8.2%15.3%1.21289 min0.95481Compare
T1611Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care−0.24%2313.8%14.8%14.9%0.81208 min0.91168Compare
T1611Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care−0.24%23—13.6%15.6%0.88170 min0.96106Compare
T1611Choctaw Memorial HospitalHugo, OK · Acute care−0.24%1——10.4%15.2%—144 min1.2534Compare
T1611SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.24%1212.8%11.5%15.6%1.14335 min1.06438Compare
T1640Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · Acute care−0.25%5311.8%9.6%15.5%0.71204 min1.06372Compare
T1640NMC HealthNewton, KS · Acute care−0.25%5411.7%11.1%14.1%0.80141 min1.0199Compare
T1640Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY · Acute care−0.25%4411.8%12.7%14.8%1.36184 min1.02349Compare
T1640Gulf Breeze HospitalGulf Breeze, FL · Acute care−0.25%44—9.3%14.8%0.97174 min1.0577Compare
T1640Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care−0.25%43—10.6%15.5%0.95142 min0.9577Compare
T1640St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · Acute care−0.25%4311.2%10.4%14.8%0.79229 min0.97250Compare
T1640Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care−0.25%4312.8%10.6%15.3%0.95215 min1.04140Compare
T1640Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI · Acute care−0.25%3212.2%9.6%14.6%1.02170 min1.01305Compare
T1640Blanchard Valley HospitalFindlay, OH · Acute care−0.25%3413.3%13.4%14.4%1.02187 min1.02239Compare
T1640Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · Acute care−0.25%3313.2%15.9%15.5%0.88215 min0.9988Compare
T1640Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City, OK · Acute care−0.25%3314.4%12.2%14.3%0.84148 min1.07876Compare

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).