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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
T2144Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana, TX · Acute care−0.47%3414.1%13.3%14.8%0.84147 min1.07724Compare
T2144El Campo Memorial HospitalEl Campo, TX · Acute care−0.47%33—11.9%14.7%0.99124 min1.1349Compare
T2144Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care−0.47%339.4%9.3%14.5%1.44230 min0.94986Compare
T2144Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care−0.47%3315.9%10.7%13.7%0.67175 min0.94227Compare
T2144Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain, OH · Acute care−0.47%2213.4%11.4%15.3%1.10155 min1.16317Compare
T2144Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care−0.47%2213.2%13.9%15.1%1.19208 min0.92521Compare
T2144United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia, NY · Acute care−0.47%23—12.7%14.7%0.90167 min0.94166Compare
T2144Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care−0.47%1213.6%11.3%15.7%1.48227 min1.05424Compare
T2159Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care−0.48%5410.3%6.9%14.6%0.64204 min0.99340Compare
T2159South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights, OH · Acute care−0.48%53—7.7%14.9%1.00166 min0.96180Compare
T2159Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove, IL · Acute care−0.48%4310.9%8.6%14.9%1.16187 min0.98366Compare
T2159Ascension St Vincent's St Johns CountySt. Johns, FL · Acute care−0.48%43—8.6%15.2%0.94118 min0.9756Compare
T2159Holy Cross HospitalFt Lauderdale, FL · Acute care−0.48%4210.9%10.1%14.8%1.14159 min1.06557Compare
T2159The Jewish Hospital-Mercy HealthCincinnati, OH · Acute care−0.48%4412.1%10.2%15.6%0.80140 min1.03209Compare
T2159Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care−0.48%44—12.7%14.6%0.97140 min0.97104Compare
T2159North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory, MS · Acute care−0.48%34—14.4%14.5%0.90161 min0.9995Compare
T2159Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute care−0.48%3310.9%10.7%14.7%0.98200 min1.00328Compare
T2159Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care−0.48%3212.7%10.0%14.3%0.91209 min1.11384Compare
T2159UPMC HamotErie, PA · Acute care−0.48%3313.6%12.1%15.5%1.03193 min1.06343Compare
T2159BSA HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care−0.48%2313.2%11.4%14.8%1.19215 min1.06445Compare
T2159Elliot HospitalManchester, NH · Acute care−0.48%2414.2%12.9%15.4%1.31291 min1.01296Compare
T2159Hudson Regional HospitalSecaucus, NJ · Acute care−0.48%22—13.9%15.3%1.15166 min1.11200Compare
T2159Kansas Medical Center LLCAndover, KS · Acute care−0.48%2312.8%13.8%15.1%0.78162 min1.0358Compare
T2159Norman RegionalNorman, OK · Acute care−0.48%2214.2%14.8%15.7%0.97131 min0.95387Compare
T2159Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville, GA · Acute care−0.48%2213.6%10.6%14.9%0.94184 min1.01200Compare
T2159Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.48%2211.3%8.9%16.9%1.05234 min0.99148Compare
T2159The Hospitals Of Providence - East CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care−0.48%2213.8%13.7%15.1%0.91158 min1.02238Compare
T2159Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care−0.48%13—17.5%15.5%0.96167 min1.05194Compare
T2159Memorial Hospital Of CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · Acute care−0.48%1312.0%10.4%16.1%1.19161 min1.07140Compare
T2159Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow, NY · Acute care−0.48%1111.1%11.4%16.7%1.23164 min1.09530Compare
T2181Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · Acute care−0.49%5410.0%12.9%14.1%0.84210 min1.03431Compare
T2181NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · Acute care−0.49%5310.6%8.1%15.0%0.58273 min0.97466Compare
T2181Bellevue HospitalBellevue, OH · Acute care−0.49%44—14.1%14.3%0.96127 min0.9670Compare
T2181Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown, WV · Acute care−0.49%4312.6%10.8%15.5%0.85185 min1.08189Compare
T2181PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care−0.49%4411.3%8.9%16.3%1.08237 min0.96547Compare
T2181Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care−0.49%4311.1%7.7%15.2%0.93154 min1.01257Compare
T2181Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock, AR · Acute care−0.49%3411.5%10.3%15.5%1.01238 min0.94110Compare
T2181Bay Park Community HospitalOregon, OH · Acute care−0.49%33—10.1%15.8%0.92131 min0.9792Compare
T2181Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · Acute care−0.49%329.9%11.1%15.3%0.98170 min1.05366Compare
T2181HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX · Acute care−0.49%3110.1%8.8%15.8%0.91118 min1.10620Compare
T2181Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX · Acute care−0.49%3312.4%9.9%14.8%1.02243 min1.001,515Compare
T2181Parkview Dekalb HospitalAuburn, IN · Acute care−0.49%33—11.7%15.4%0.97118 min0.9245Compare
T2181Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care−0.49%3411.9%9.3%15.1%0.96192 min0.95117Compare
T2181Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, PA · Acute care−0.49%2311.4%11.6%16.1%1.00211 min0.99294Compare
T2181Huntsville Memorial HospitalHuntsville, TX · Acute care−0.49%23—9.9%15.4%1.05194 min1.13144Compare
T2181Avoyelles HospitalMarksville, LA · Acute care−0.49%1——14.4%15.1%0.9777 min1.2237Compare
T2181Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · Acute care−0.49%1114.1%10.3%15.4%0.81162 min0.96196Compare
T2181University Of Mississippi Medical Center- GrenadaGrenada, MS · Acute care−0.49%14—12.0%15.2%0.96114 min1.23156Compare
T2199Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL · Acute care−0.50%4311.5%9.1%14.1%0.85216 min1.00638Compare
T2199Ascension St Vincent's SouthsideJacksonville, FL · Acute care−0.50%4211.3%11.6%14.5%0.94126 min1.11295Compare

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).