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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
T1937Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · Acute care−0.37%2312.0%14.2%15.8%1.20170 min0.98166Compare
T1937Sunrise Hospital And Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care−0.37%2213.1%8.5%15.4%1.04165 min1.18834Compare
T1937The University Of Vermont Health Network - ChamplPlattsburgh, NY · Acute care−0.37%2312.3%12.4%16.4%2.02223 min0.98300Compare
T1937Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care−0.37%2311.7%12.4%14.8%1.18227 min1.03357Compare
T1937Penn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela, PA · Acute care−0.37%1212.3%11.5%14.8%1.36173 min0.97210Compare
T1956Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterWilliamsburg, VA · Acute care−0.38%5410.7%9.3%13.1%0.78165 min0.93145Compare
T1956Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute care−0.38%4411.7%11.0%15.2%1.06126 min1.02109Compare
T1956Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care−0.38%43—11.9%14.6%0.92198 min0.90108Compare
T1956Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Acute care−0.38%4311.3%9.5%14.6%0.87212 min0.99423Compare
T1956PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care−0.38%4310.9%9.5%16.5%0.86242 min0.99199Compare
T1956Saint James HospitalPontiac, IL · Acute care−0.38%43—14.8%14.4%0.94126 min0.9281Compare
T1956St David's Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.38%4311.2%8.4%15.0%1.05160 min1.06625Compare
T1956Flagler HospitalSaint Augustine, FL · Acute care−0.38%3311.3%10.8%15.9%0.95166 min1.08335Compare
T1956HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, CO · Acute care−0.38%3211.1%9.9%15.1%0.91126 min1.01157Compare
T1956Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble, TX · Acute care−0.38%3313.1%10.3%15.0%1.12235 min0.99257Compare
T1956Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald CoastMiramar Beach, FL · Acute care−0.38%3412.3%12.2%14.6%0.88177 min0.9458Compare
T1956Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care−0.38%3312.2%11.1%14.3%0.83145 min0.97124Compare
T1956Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care−0.38%3311.9%10.9%15.2%0.81205 min0.95150Compare
T1956Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care−0.38%23—8.3%15.1%0.99127 min1.03205Compare
T1956HCA Florida Mercy HospitalPlantation, FL · Acute care−0.38%2211.4%9.0%16.1%1.13134 min1.10488Compare
T1956Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care−0.38%24—17.8%16.0%0.93188 min1.10185Compare
T1956Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · Acute care−0.38%2311.6%11.0%15.1%1.22174 min1.02238Compare
T1956HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care−0.38%2214.4%10.8%14.0%0.80180 min0.96178Compare
T1956Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care−0.38%2311.2%10.7%16.0%1.01—0.94396Compare
T1956Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin, OR · Acute care−0.38%2313.6%11.2%14.7%0.94177 min0.87150Compare
T1956MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care−0.38%2310.4%11.0%15.7%1.48205 min0.98713Compare
T1956Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead, NY · Acute care−0.38%2311.8%12.8%15.9%1.02218 min1.00122Compare
T1956Sovah Health DanvilleDanville, VA · Acute care−0.38%2213.1%11.7%14.4%0.95202 min1.01250Compare
T1956Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care−0.38%22—12.4%15.8%0.95164 min0.96214Compare
T1956Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma, AZ · Acute care−0.38%2313.4%12.3%14.8%0.91192 min1.04369Compare
T1956Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer, LA · Acute care−0.38%13—11.8%16.6%—84 min1.0247Compare
T1956Paris Regional Medical CenterParis, TX · Acute care−0.38%1213.4%11.6%15.4%0.79124 min1.06368Compare
T1983Franciscan Health MooresvilleMooresville, IN · Acute care−0.39%54—11.2%14.4%0.83126 min0.9382Compare
T1983Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia, GA · Acute care−0.39%5512.3%10.8%15.2%0.92134 min0.8987Compare
T1983Baptist HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care−0.39%4312.5%9.5%14.8%1.01201 min1.05569Compare
T1983Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station, TX · Acute care−0.39%4412.8%10.9%14.9%0.86208 min0.99146Compare
T1983Parkland Medical CenterDerry, NH · Acute care−0.39%4310.5%7.7%15.5%0.87120 min0.9486Compare
T1983Broward Health Imperial PointFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care−0.39%32—10.9%14.7%1.03142 min1.09204Compare
T1983Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care−0.39%3412.1%13.4%15.2%0.96139 min1.07197Compare
T1983Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · Acute care−0.39%34—10.3%14.6%0.98132 min0.86122Compare
T1983Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care−0.39%3211.9%14.6%14.6%0.81136 min1.03319Compare
T1983Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches, TX · Acute care−0.39%3412.9%10.5%15.9%0.94156 min0.99150Compare
T1983T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · Acute care−0.39%3311.6%13.8%16.3%1.00194 min1.06180Compare
T1983Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care−0.39%3210.2%8.7%15.8%1.46234 min1.001,096Compare
T1983The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care−0.39%34—14.5%15.2%0.94144 min0.9665Compare
T1983Wayne General HospitalWaynesboro, MS · Acute care−0.39%3——12.1%15.8%0.98132 min0.8680Compare
T1983Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care−0.39%2311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86146 min—553Compare
T1983Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · Acute care−0.39%2313.2%14.9%15.3%1.18157 min0.98380Compare
T1983Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care−0.39%2312.6%11.1%15.1%0.90190 min1.05166Compare
T1983Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care−0.39%2212.3%13.9%15.4%1.18206 min1.03286Compare

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).