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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
T1740Concord HospitalConcord, NH · Acute care−0.29%3313.5%12.6%15.2%0.96243 min1.00295Compare
T1740Duncan Regional Hospital, IncDuncan, OK · Acute care−0.29%3311.9%9.7%15.3%0.93149 min1.00110Compare
T1740HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale, AZ · Acute care−0.29%3310.9%11.0%15.2%0.91191 min1.02341Compare
T1740Kenmore Mercy HospitalKenmore, NY · Acute care−0.29%3312.8%15.2%14.4%0.95236 min1.02184Compare
T1740La Palma Intercommunity HospitalLa Palma, CA · Acute care−0.29%3210.8%10.3%16.5%0.87204 min1.18140Compare
T1740HCA Florida Citrus HospitalInverness, FL · Acute care−0.29%2213.5%10.5%16.8%0.86162 min1.00204Compare
T1740St James HospitalButte, MT · Acute care−0.29%2410.2%11.7%14.8%1.16153 min0.9098Compare
T1740Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care−0.29%2210.0%9.8%16.9%0.89169 min1.13320Compare
T1740Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield, KY · Acute care−0.29%13—12.5%15.3%1.07132 min1.0693Compare
T1740Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care−0.29%12—12.5%15.5%0.98265 min1.05376Compare
T1740Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care−0.29%1213.0%10.8%15.3%0.93248 min1.04397Compare
T1740Hillcrest Hospital HenryettaHenryetta, OK · Acute care−0.29%————14.7%0.9995 min0.7941Compare
T1763Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton, TX · Acute care−0.30%5412.3%9.3%14.5%0.89158 min1.05255Compare
T1763Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · Acute care−0.30%5412.1%12.3%14.8%0.90151 min0.93276Compare
T1763Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care−0.30%4412.2%12.8%14.9%1.01133 min0.92132Compare
T1763HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care−0.30%4211.9%9.1%14.9%1.0575 min1.02508Compare
T1763Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care−0.30%4410.9%9.8%13.9%0.79156 min0.92116Compare
T1763Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care−0.30%4312.9%10.2%15.0%0.96111 min0.98621Compare
T1763Prisma Health Laurens County HospitalClinton, SC · Acute care−0.30%43—10.6%13.8%0.94148 min0.9376Compare
T1763Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth, OH · Acute care−0.30%4412.6%10.4%15.3%0.85226 min0.99237Compare
T1763UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · Acute care−0.30%4412.7%9.8%14.9%0.86231 min1.06240Compare
T1763AdventHealthmanchesterManchester, KY · Acute care−0.30%34—12.9%14.7%1.31130 min0.9749Compare
T1763Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc, MI · Acute care−0.30%3214.0%11.9%15.2%1.02231 min0.94410Compare
T1763Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care−0.30%3410.7%9.5%15.4%0.78275 min0.96596Compare
T1763Highland HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care−0.30%33—9.7%15.5%0.97304 min0.91261Compare
T1763Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care−0.30%3312.2%10.6%16.2%0.92136 min1.08483Compare
T1763Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care−0.30%3311.4%10.0%14.2%1.02192 min1.03493Compare
T1763SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.30%3211.8%8.7%16.3%1.15166 min1.06690Compare
T1763Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · Acute care−0.30%3310.9%12.2%15.2%1.02148 min0.99302Compare
T1763UCF Lake Nona HospitalOrlando, FL · Acute care−0.30%33—10.9%14.7%1.18138 min0.9064Compare
T1763Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care−0.30%2312.9%10.9%14.1%0.92180 min1.07395Compare
T1763Uniontown HospitalUniontown, PA · Acute care−0.30%2313.1%11.3%14.5%0.93186 min0.93190Compare
T1763Los Alamos Medical CenterLos Alamos, NM · Acute care−0.30%—3—10.0%15.2%0.98168 min0.8353Compare
T1784UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care−0.31%5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
T1784Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney, TX · Acute care−0.31%4412.0%8.5%15.5%0.77218 min1.06192Compare
T1784Doctors HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care−0.31%4311.0%9.0%15.1%0.92178 min0.96262Compare
T1784Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · Acute care−0.31%4411.8%10.0%15.5%1.01183 min0.95315Compare
T1784Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield, OH · Acute care−0.31%4210.7%11.4%14.7%0.86146 min1.04254Compare
T1784UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.31%4411.1%10.5%14.4%0.79197 min0.98346Compare
T1784Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care−0.31%429.9%9.4%14.1%1.00262 min0.95694Compare
T1784Atmore Community HospitalAtmore, AL · Acute care−0.31%3——10.1%15.5%0.99126 min1.0149Compare
T1784Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · Acute care−0.31%3312.3%9.2%15.3%0.93181 min0.94282Compare
T1784Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · Acute care−0.31%3211.5%9.4%15.7%0.90222 min0.96161Compare
T1784Unity Medical CenterManchester, TN · Acute care−0.31%35——14.8%0.96132 min1.1549Compare
T1784Wetzel County HospitalNew Martinsville, WV · Acute care−0.31%35—13.5%15.3%—133 min0.9958Compare
T1784Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City, NV · Acute care−0.31%2412.2%10.8%14.0%1.07167 min0.95211Compare
T1784Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange, CA · Acute care−0.31%2———15.2%0.98151 min1.4284Compare
T1784Crossgates River Oaks HospitalBrandon, MS · Acute care−0.31%2———15.1%0.9095 min0.97134Compare
T1784De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria, TX · Acute care−0.31%2214.1%11.6%14.5%0.83128 min1.16278Compare
T1784Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute care−0.31%2313.3%14.2%14.4%0.79179 min1.03747Compare

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).