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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
T1983Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care−0.39%2411.8%16.1%15.3%0.96122 min1.03171Compare
T1983University Medical CenterLubbock, TX · Acute care−0.39%2313.1%10.7%14.6%1.09189 min1.16503Compare
T1983Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin, GA · Acute care−0.39%2211.4%11.6%15.4%0.97192 min1.00160Compare
T1983Midland Memorial HospitalMidland, TX · Acute care−0.39%1314.5%15.1%14.9%1.12193 min1.15540Compare
T1983Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast KansasGalena, KS · Acute care−0.39%————14.3%0.90—1.0048Compare
T1983Wadley Regional Medical CenterTexarkana, TX · Acute care−0.39%—————————Compare
T2007Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · Acute care−0.40%5310.5%7.0%14.8%1.07215 min1.03197Compare
T2007Sentara Princess Anne HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care−0.40%5410.9%9.8%14.9%0.81165 min0.91160Compare
T2007Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care−0.40%4310.6%9.5%14.1%1.18132 min0.91157Compare
T2007Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San MarcosSan Marcos, TX · Acute care−0.40%4311.0%10.1%14.2%0.85143 min1.15302Compare
T2007Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care−0.40%4310.8%8.9%15.6%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
T2007Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma, MI · Acute care−0.40%44—13.6%14.3%0.88200 min0.93142Compare
T2007Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care−0.40%4211.6%10.8%14.1%0.77145 min1.00547Compare
T2007Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care−0.40%44—12.5%14.4%1.13128 min0.9093Compare
T2007Bon Secours St Francis Medical CenterMidlothian, VA · Acute care−0.40%3313.8%13.2%14.8%0.94128 min0.99130Compare
T2007Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care−0.40%3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.99232 min1.01310Compare
T2007Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care−0.40%3412.2%11.4%15.3%0.93158 min0.92109Compare
T2007Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta, OH · Acute care−0.40%3412.6%11.3%15.9%1.15149 min0.97204Compare
T2007McLaren Greater LansingLansing, MI · Acute care−0.40%3311.6%13.1%14.7%1.18261 min0.92363Compare
T2007Medical City LewisvilleLewisville, TX · Acute care−0.40%3312.4%12.1%15.4%0.90122 min1.10202Compare
T2007MetroHealth SystemCleveland, OH · Acute care−0.40%3311.7%8.3%15.6%1.37156 min0.96702Compare
T2007OhioHealth O'Bleness HospitalAthens, OH · Acute care−0.40%34—10.3%15.4%1.03202 min0.90114Compare
T2007Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care−0.40%3211.2%9.0%16.0%0.87188 min1.07237Compare
T2007Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · Acute care−0.40%3212.7%11.3%15.3%0.98252 min1.11240Compare
T2007Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.40%3313.6%9.1%14.4%1.23164 min1.02505Compare
T2007Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · Acute care−0.40%3313.2%10.8%13.8%1.36212 min0.92340Compare
T2007Saint John HospitalLeavenworth, KS · Acute care−0.40%33—11.8%15.5%—126 min0.8876Compare
T2007West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton, FL · Acute care−0.40%3111.4%9.2%16.0%0.91137 min1.00195Compare
T2007HCA Florida Lehigh HospitalLehigh Acres, FL · Acute care−0.40%21—9.8%15.1%0.93136 min0.9553Compare
T2007Starr County Memorial HospitalRio Grande City, TX · Acute care−0.40%2———15.1%—188 min1.0148Compare
T2007Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care−0.40%22—13.2%15.5%1.21170 min0.9958Compare
T2032Baptist Hospital Of MiamiMiami, FL · Acute care−0.41%5312.0%8.8%15.1%1.03236 min1.02948Compare
T2032Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care−0.41%548.5%7.6%14.6%0.73242 min0.98468Compare
T2032AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−0.41%4211.3%11.1%14.9%0.90141 min1.08224Compare
T2032CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · Acute care−0.41%4411.0%10.2%14.7%0.98138 min1.03165Compare
T2032Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care−0.41%4412.0%10.5%14.2%1.14183 min1.00222Compare
T2032Lonesome Pine HospitalBig Stone Gap, VA · Acute care−0.41%44—12.7%15.7%1.10131 min1.00178Compare
T2032Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care−0.41%44—9.7%14.2%1.00143 min0.99140Compare
T2032University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care−0.41%42——14.4%0.96150 min0.88304Compare
T2032Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington, TN · Acute care−0.41%34—10.7%17.0%—149 min0.95100Compare
T2032Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - FriscoFrisco, TX · Acute care−0.41%34——15.1%1.11112 min1.0825Compare
T2032Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care−0.41%3310.6%10.0%15.9%0.90129 min1.05597Compare
T2032Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross, GA · Acute care−0.41%3310.9%11.5%16.7%0.88127 min0.99237Compare
T2032Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.41%23—8.6%14.7%1.12141 min0.9065Compare
T2032Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro, KY · Acute care−0.41%2312.8%13.0%14.6%1.10208 min0.97469Compare
T2032The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care−0.41%2312.0%14.3%15.3%1.08215 min1.06382Compare
T2032Palestine Regional Medical CenterPalestine, TX · Acute care−0.41%13—15.6%15.5%1.05136 min1.10161Compare
T2048Franciscan Health CrawfordsvilleCrawfordsville, IN · Acute care−0.42%55—9.7%14.9%0.97102 min1.03103Compare
T2048Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care−0.42%5310.9%8.1%15.1%0.67265 min0.88224Compare
T2048AdventHealth LittletonLittleton, CO · Acute care−0.42%4310.7%9.5%15.1%1.09166 min1.00231Compare

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).