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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
T1784Yalobusha General HospitalWater Valley, MS · Acute care−0.31%————15.4%——0.9332Compare
T1802SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · Acute care−0.32%5310.0%9.1%14.7%1.06223 min1.03728Compare
T1802Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth, TX · Acute care−0.32%4312.2%8.3%15.8%1.23233 min1.02538Compare
T1802Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · Acute care−0.32%4311.6%10.0%14.8%0.95195 min0.98297Compare
T1802Mease Dunedin HospitalDunedin, FL · Acute care−0.32%44—10.3%14.6%1.08149 min1.00507Compare
T1802Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.32%439.9%8.4%15.8%1.17138 min1.041,048Compare
T1802Methodist Hospital For SurgeryAddison, TX · Acute care−0.32%44——14.4%0.96121 min1.0332Compare
T1802Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · Acute care−0.32%4412.0%12.4%14.3%0.98199 min1.07358Compare
T1802St Mark's HospitalSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care−0.32%4310.2%11.0%14.0%0.88109 min1.04294Compare
T1802Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care−0.32%439.6%8.1%15.5%0.85241 min0.92505Compare
T1802UPMC LititzLititz, PA · Acute care−0.32%4311.5%14.0%15.0%0.89164 min0.98148Compare
T1802West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care−0.32%4312.2%10.2%15.3%1.03182 min0.89149Compare
T1802Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart, AR · Acute care−0.32%3——10.0%15.0%0.98106 min0.98—Compare
T1802Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care−0.32%3412.1%12.2%14.6%0.95186 min0.9174Compare
T1802Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care−0.32%33—10.9%14.6%0.97186 min0.9061Compare
T1802Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care−0.32%3511.2%13.5%14.7%0.97171 min0.9561Compare
T1802Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson, MI · Acute care−0.32%3213.2%11.2%15.3%0.75213 min0.93412Compare
T1802Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · Acute care−0.32%3311.6%9.7%16.1%0.87187 min1.06255Compare
T1802Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care−0.32%3312.0%8.6%15.2%0.95136 min0.9377Compare
T1802Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care−0.32%3312.2%8.6%15.6%0.88169 min0.94139Compare
T1802Trident Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care−0.32%339.6%9.5%14.9%0.81126 min1.01497Compare
T1802UPMC JamesonNew Castle, PA · Acute care−0.32%3310.5%13.0%15.4%0.94169 min1.03175Compare
T1802Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira, NY · Acute care−0.32%2211.6%15.2%15.8%2.28212 min0.94266Compare
T1802Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · Acute care−0.32%2312.6%14.1%14.8%1.03216 min0.97304Compare
T1802Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care−0.32%2312.3%10.4%14.9%1.17185 min1.00669Compare
T1802Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · Acute care−0.32%23—9.9%15.4%0.9589 min1.1686Compare
T1802Southwestern Medical CenterLawton, OK · Acute care−0.32%22—9.2%15.3%0.92135 min1.02199Compare
T1802Trios HealthKennewick, WA · Acute care−0.32%2212.1%16.9%14.1%1.05167 min0.9871Compare
T1802Warren Memorial HospitalFront Royal, VA · Acute care−0.32%2412.2%10.2%15.5%1.09156 min0.87196Compare
T1802Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, FL · Acute care−0.32%1111.4%8.9%16.0%1.05144 min1.02536Compare
T1802St Bernard HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.32%1———15.8%0.95231 min1.03210Compare
T1832Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.33%5411.6%8.8%14.8%0.71262 min0.97494Compare
T1832Mount Pleasant HospitalMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care−0.33%54—9.8%14.0%0.90132 min0.9785Compare
T1832Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care−0.33%5310.3%7.1%13.6%0.91244 min0.91102Compare
T1832Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · Acute care−0.33%4312.7%9.4%15.4%0.90209 min1.02345Compare
T1832Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · Acute care−0.33%4310.4%8.0%15.6%0.78215 min1.09435Compare
T1832Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care−0.33%4413.0%9.9%14.8%1.29208 min0.9484Compare
T1832UPMC HorizonGreenville, PA · Acute care−0.33%44—15.4%15.9%0.96156 min0.95201Compare
T1832UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.33%4311.0%7.6%15.1%1.40234 min1.011,577Compare
T1832AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission, KS · Acute care−0.33%3311.2%10.7%14.5%1.07134 min0.99504Compare
T1832Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care−0.33%34—10.3%14.9%0.90177 min0.95110Compare
T1832Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care−0.33%3312.3%10.6%16.2%0.98170 min0.9688Compare
T1832Madison HealthLondon, OH · Acute care−0.33%34—12.0%15.0%1.00122 min0.83107Compare
T1832St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care−0.33%3311.7%12.5%15.4%0.86158 min1.03231Compare
T1832Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · Acute care−0.33%3312.4%9.5%15.7%1.26255 min0.93241Compare
T1832Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup, GA · Acute care−0.33%33—12.6%15.4%0.95188 min1.1088Compare
T1832CHI St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan, TX · Acute care−0.33%2314.4%10.5%14.9%0.90158 min1.07316Compare
T1832Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, NY · Acute care−0.33%2411.2%11.9%15.6%1.18142 min0.96109Compare
T1832Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care−0.33%23—12.5%15.6%0.9784 min0.8360Compare
T1832Great Falls Clinic HospitalGreat Falls, MT · Acute care−0.33%2413.9%14.0%15.0%1.04140 min0.8820Compare

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).