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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
T2048Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care−0.42%4311.8%7.5%16.3%0.83218 min0.9281Compare
T2048Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care−0.42%4411.7%10.2%15.8%0.97165 min0.99553Compare
T2048Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care−0.42%4212.5%9.5%15.1%0.94229 min1.08328Compare
T2048Marion General HospitalMarion, OH · Acute care−0.42%4410.1%10.8%16.4%0.82187 min1.00389Compare
T2048Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, TX · Acute care−0.42%4311.5%9.6%15.2%0.95152 min0.95297Compare
T2048AdventHealth CarrollwoodTampa, FL · Acute care−0.42%3312.7%12.0%15.0%0.88139 min1.02119Compare
T2048Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.42%3312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
T2048Georgetown Community HospitalGeorgetown, KY · Acute care−0.42%33—10.0%15.6%0.92139 min0.9675Compare
T2048Our Lady Of Fatima HospitalNorth Providence, RI · Acute care−0.42%33—9.3%15.9%0.88193 min1.02312Compare
T2048Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin, TX · Acute care−0.42%3212.4%11.0%16.4%1.06147 min1.00117Compare
T2048Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care−0.42%23—10.7%15.7%0.95215 min0.9697Compare
T2048Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care−0.42%23—13.3%15.5%0.92121 min1.1492Compare
T2048Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care−0.42%219.9%10.4%14.2%1.05228 min0.99212Compare
T2048Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · Acute care−0.42%2211.6%8.8%15.9%0.84179 min1.08427Compare
T2048Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care−0.42%2313.4%11.6%16.1%0.90248 min0.89314Compare
T2048Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TX · Acute care−0.42%2210.7%10.9%15.0%1.13176 min0.97214Compare
T2048Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care−0.42%1311.7%10.6%15.9%1.09232 min1.01794Compare
T2068HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care−0.43%5312.0%10.0%13.9%0.7399 min1.04374Compare
T2068Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay, TX · Acute care−0.43%5410.7%9.1%15.2%0.84155 min1.08178Compare
T2068North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care−0.43%5311.9%9.1%15.9%0.84271 min0.91415Compare
T2068Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · Acute care−0.43%4411.7%10.6%14.4%0.96183 min1.09371Compare
T2068Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care−0.43%43—12.0%14.6%0.91170 min1.0350Compare
T2068UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care−0.43%4311.6%11.4%14.8%0.96200 min0.95332Compare
T2068AdventHealth TampaTampa, FL · Acute care−0.43%3212.5%9.4%15.3%1.20145 min1.04626Compare
T2068Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin, TX · Acute care−0.43%3310.4%9.6%14.3%0.83184 min1.01521Compare
T2068Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont, TX · Acute care−0.43%3312.5%10.6%15.8%0.99207 min1.03483Compare
T2068Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute care−0.43%3——15.2%14.8%0.94124 min1.0067Compare
T2068OhioHealth Mansfield HospitalMansfield, OH · Acute care−0.43%3311.0%8.6%15.2%1.08130 min0.98358Compare
T2068Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay, OR · Acute care−0.43%2313.0%14.6%15.2%1.15157 min0.87172Compare
T2068Bethesda Hospital EastBoynton Beach, FL · Acute care−0.43%2211.8%11.7%15.9%1.05188 min1.02481Compare
T2068Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn, NY · Acute care−0.43%2211.1%10.4%16.4%0.88200 min1.11464Compare
T2068Christus Spohn Hospital BeevilleBeeville, TX · Acute care−0.43%22—10.8%15.4%0.98146 min1.1669Compare
T2068McLaren Port HuronPort Huron, MI · Acute care−0.43%2312.4%14.8%15.2%0.87231 min0.94163Compare
T2068MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care−0.43%2312.7%15.6%14.3%1.00193 min0.96350Compare
T2068Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care−0.43%23—14.4%16.2%1.06140 min0.95124Compare
T2068Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · Acute care−0.43%1212.5%12.0%15.8%0.94186 min1.05225Compare
T2068McLaren MacombMount Clemens, MI · Acute care−0.43%1211.3%10.9%15.2%1.21172 min1.02288Compare
T2068Foundation Surgical Hospital Of San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · Acute care−0.43%————14.2%0.92—0.9320Compare
T2089St Francis Hospital - The Heart CenterRoslyn, NY · Acute care−0.44%5410.5%7.9%15.2%1.10224 min0.99364Compare
T2089Euclid HospitalEuclid, OH · Acute care−0.44%43—8.6%15.0%0.87153 min1.02148Compare
T2089Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care−0.44%4311.1%10.5%14.1%0.79263 min1.06301Compare
T2089South Texas Health SystemEdinburg, TX · Acute care−0.44%4210.3%11.4%15.9%1.18106 min1.05870Compare
T2089St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care−0.44%4410.5%10.2%15.1%1.23166 min0.95532Compare
T2089Colleton Medical CenterWalterboro, SC · Acute care−0.44%34—12.2%14.9%1.07124 min0.95135Compare
T2089Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids, MI · Acute care−0.44%34—10.4%14.9%0.97148 min0.8674Compare
T2089Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−0.44%3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.02258 min0.96275Compare
T2089Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care−0.44%34—10.9%16.1%1.07143 min1.03116Compare
T2089SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care−0.44%3312.2%10.1%15.1%0.91157 min1.00362Compare
T2089St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham, IL · Acute care−0.44%34—12.9%15.3%0.95137 min0.94146Compare
T2089UVA Health Prince William Medical CenterManassas, VA · Acute care−0.44%3313.5%12.0%15.1%0.81193 min1.04170Compare

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).