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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
T2229Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical CenterHoboken, NJ · Acute care−0.52%12—11.6%14.9%1.43222 min1.17333Compare
T2229Tops Surgical Specialty HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care−0.52%—4——14.4%0.95—0.9815Compare
T2253Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care−0.53%4312.2%11.4%14.6%0.80190 min0.9875Compare
T2253Berger HospitalCircleville, OH · Acute care−0.53%34—12.8%15.0%0.89201 min0.8894Compare
T2253Bon Secours Maryview Medical CenterPortsmouth, VA · Acute care−0.53%3311.7%13.1%14.8%0.82164 min1.01346Compare
T2253Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care−0.53%3——12.8%14.7%1.17192 min0.9250Compare
T2253Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care−0.53%3412.3%12.6%14.4%1.11185 min0.93120Compare
T2253Summa Health SystemAkron, OH · Acute care−0.53%3310.7%10.1%15.1%1.32186 min1.021,093Compare
T2253Tawas St Joseph HospitalTawas City, MI · Acute care−0.53%33—10.1%14.8%—113 min0.9160Compare
T2253Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care−0.53%23—12.7%15.4%0.94139 min0.96114Compare
T2253Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care−0.53%2311.2%13.2%15.2%0.95146 min0.99284Compare
T2253Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · Acute care−0.53%2313.1%10.1%15.8%0.88121 min1.02160Compare
T2253St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care−0.53%2212.4%9.8%15.7%1.03176 min1.05291Compare
T2264Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · Acute care−0.54%4310.3%9.0%15.0%1.17169 min0.981,229Compare
T2264Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute care−0.54%4313.6%11.8%15.1%1.07221 min0.96197Compare
T2264John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · Acute care−0.54%4310.4%8.0%14.0%1.02145 min0.97303Compare
T2264Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL · Acute care−0.54%4311.2%12.2%15.8%1.00181 min1.03687Compare
T2264Sentara Careplex HospitalHampton, VA · Acute care−0.54%4310.9%10.0%14.8%0.88134 min0.95224Compare
T2264Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care−0.54%4311.9%10.5%14.9%1.02174 min1.07339Compare
T2264King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · Acute care−0.54%3313.4%11.5%15.2%1.13232 min1.00455Compare
T2264Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care−0.54%3313.3%9.2%15.1%1.16161 min0.92240Compare
T2264St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · Acute care−0.54%3313.9%12.2%13.9%1.06225 min0.99335Compare
T2264Ascension St Vincent AndersonAnderson, IN · Acute care−0.54%22—12.8%15.8%0.99215 min0.95195Compare
T2264Keralty HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care−0.54%2—11.3%—16.3%0.93210 min1.39125Compare
T2264Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care−0.54%2311.9%11.0%16.8%0.84194 min1.05250Compare
T2264Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby, PA · Acute care−0.54%2211.7%7.8%15.0%1.36223 min1.04183Compare
T2264Jackson HospitalMarianna, FL · Acute care−0.54%14—12.5%15.7%1.09147 min1.05100Compare
T2264Middlesboro ARH HospitalMiddlesboro, KY · Acute care−0.54%13—14.8%15.6%0.97166 min1.0996Compare
T2264Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp, AL · Acute care−0.54%1——13.4%15.4%1.06130 min1.0499Compare
T2264Parkview Regional HospitalMexia, TX · Acute care−0.54%———9.4%14.9%0.9689 min0.9459Compare
T2281Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY · Acute care−0.55%5311.3%8.3%15.8%0.75194 min0.98408Compare
T2281Inova Fair Oaks HospitalFairfax, VA · Acute care−0.55%5411.5%9.6%14.3%0.87172 min0.93182Compare
T2281Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care−0.55%5311.3%7.8%14.7%1.36177 min0.94380Compare
T2281Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care−0.55%4312.3%10.8%14.4%0.78159 min0.98226Compare
T2281Southern Hills Hospital And Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care−0.55%4311.6%7.1%16.0%0.91114 min1.09246Compare
T2281University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care−0.55%4312.4%12.2%15.0%0.98149 min0.99234Compare
T2281Fauquier HospitalWarrenton, VA · Acute care−0.55%3312.5%13.0%15.0%1.17162 min1.0497Compare
T2281Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick, RI · Acute care−0.55%3311.6%10.5%16.4%1.08262 min1.03359Compare
T2281Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care−0.55%3411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
T2281Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth, NH · Acute care−0.55%3310.9%13.1%15.4%0.94132 min1.02209Compare
T2281Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care−0.55%2213.9%10.7%14.6%0.89168 min1.08339Compare
T2281Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care−0.55%22—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
T2281Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care−0.55%—38.8%9.4%15.9%0.90268 min1.03625Compare
T2294Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - DallasDallas, TX · Acute care−0.56%5410.2%9.3%15.2%0.83—0.9761Compare
T2294Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care−0.56%4314.5%10.7%15.3%0.87138 min0.96185Compare
T2294Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · Acute care−0.56%4310.5%12.1%15.6%0.66297 min1.04195Compare
T2294Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care−0.56%4211.7%10.1%15.0%0.84178 min1.11460Compare
T2294Santa Rosa Medical CenterMilton, FL · Acute care−0.56%4212.4%10.7%15.3%0.88122 min0.96129Compare
T2294Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · Acute care−0.56%3311.5%11.3%15.0%0.82128 min0.97116Compare
T2294Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care−0.56%3412.0%14.0%16.4%1.05159 min1.02140Compare

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).