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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
T1690North Vista HospitalNorth Las Vegas, NV · Acute care−0.27%32—8.5%15.8%0.85131 min1.14177Compare
T1690P H S Indian Hospital At Belcourt-Quentin N BurdickBelcourt, ND · Acute care−0.27%3———15.3%——0.7346Compare
T1690Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care−0.27%3212.0%11.2%14.8%1.20217 min0.9890Compare
T1690St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care−0.27%3311.3%12.0%14.6%1.05226 min1.00376Compare
T1690Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care−0.27%34—11.6%14.7%0.95104 min0.9556Compare
T1690Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale, AZ · Acute care−0.27%2212.2%10.2%14.2%1.09132 min1.02217Compare
T1690Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · Acute care−0.27%2214.8%9.9%15.0%1.04182 min1.01637Compare
T1690Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care−0.27%24—19.3%15.1%0.97159 min1.0058Compare
T1690High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care−0.27%2311.1%10.4%15.5%0.93247 min0.95354Compare
T1690UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · Acute care−0.27%2—11.7%8.3%15.7%0.88158 min1.11—Compare
T1690Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care−0.27%11—9.0%14.6%0.87213 min1.09433Compare
T1690Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · Acute care−0.27%13—12.5%15.5%1.14—0.97150Compare
T1713AdventHealth Palm CoastPalm Coast, FL · Acute care−0.28%5311.5%8.2%13.8%0.88160 min0.9399Compare
T1713Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · Acute care−0.28%4411.2%9.5%15.7%0.93299 min1.00370Compare
T1713Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.28%4311.9%10.9%15.4%0.69166 min1.04292Compare
T1713Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA · Acute care−0.28%43—9.1%15.8%0.87196 min1.10120Compare
T1713St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend, WI · Acute care−0.28%44—12.4%14.1%1.16211 min0.92121Compare
T1713UPMC EastMonroeville, PA · Acute care−0.28%4311.1%10.2%15.0%0.88245 min1.00155Compare
T1713Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, VA · Acute care−0.28%4410.6%11.3%14.0%1.09240 min0.99342Compare
T1713York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care−0.28%4511.3%13.0%14.8%0.92166 min0.9579Compare
T1713Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester, MI · Acute care−0.28%3212.6%11.4%15.2%1.04187 min1.00290Compare
T1713Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · Acute care−0.28%3211.8%12.4%16.1%0.92140 min1.09807Compare
T1713Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care−0.28%3212.3%13.4%14.2%1.20219 min0.97867Compare
T1713Franciscan Health Crown PointCrown Point, IN · Acute care−0.28%3313.1%11.4%15.4%0.93186 min1.01208Compare
T1713HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland, TX · Acute care−0.28%3212.2%11.1%15.2%1.00134 min0.9953Compare
T1713Marion General HospitalMarion, IN · Acute care−0.28%3312.4%10.5%14.6%1.17132 min0.9899Compare
T1713Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care−0.28%3311.8%11.1%14.3%0.77299 min1.01866Compare
T1713Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care−0.28%3310.3%7.8%15.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
T1713Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs, NY · Acute care−0.28%3411.7%12.6%14.7%1.08296 min0.89171Compare
T1713UPHS Marquette DLP HospitalMarquette, MI · Acute care−0.28%3411.6%11.0%13.9%1.10188 min1.01289Compare
T1713UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care−0.28%3314.7%13.9%13.5%1.01182 min0.97674Compare
T1713HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston, TX · Acute care−0.28%2212.6%9.9%15.6%1.14147 min1.07423Compare
T1713Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaButler, PA · Acute care−0.28%2313.7%13.0%14.9%1.25194 min0.94294Compare
T1713Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care−0.28%23—11.3%15.1%0.95154 min0.8894Compare
T1713Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · Acute care−0.28%2310.5%10.4%16.0%1.37275 min0.98507Compare
T1713Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NE · Acute care−0.28%2413.1%12.7%14.9%1.08126 min0.9590Compare
T1713Highland HospitalOakland, CA · Acute care−0.28%1311.8%13.3%14.5%1.06182 min1.00613Compare
T1713Weirton Medical Center, IncWeirton, WV · Acute care−0.28%1212.5%11.2%16.9%0.97150 min1.00238Compare
T1713Stones River HospitalWoodbury, TN · Acute care−0.28%——————86 min—55Compare
T1740Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon, OH · Acute care−0.29%5410.8%7.9%15.2%0.90247 min0.94126Compare
T1740Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra, CA · Acute care−0.29%4311.4%10.7%14.7%0.95133 min1.18144Compare
T1740CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston, TX · Acute care−0.29%44—11.0%14.5%0.95134 min0.9766Compare
T1740Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg, TN · Acute care−0.29%44—9.8%15.2%0.98177 min1.13225Compare
T1740Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · Acute care−0.29%4210.1%9.8%15.6%0.98200 min1.00356Compare
T1740IU Health West HospitalAvon, IN · Acute care−0.29%4313.1%10.3%13.7%0.83253 min0.97—Compare
T1740The Villages Regional HospitalThe Villages, FL · Acute care−0.29%4311.3%9.5%13.9%0.69160 min1.04315Compare
T1740UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care−0.29%44—11.7%14.9%0.95187 min0.92108Compare
T1740Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.29%3211.5%10.9%14.8%0.95199 min1.10377Compare
T1740Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care−0.29%3312.5%15.8%15.6%1.10163 min0.93234Compare
T1740Banner Ironwood Medical CenterQueen Creek, AZ · Acute care−0.29%33—12.7%15.3%0.93221 min0.9153Compare

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).