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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
T2294OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · Acute care−0.56%3312.9%10.8%14.9%0.93124 min0.98268Compare
T2294Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · Acute care−0.56%33—12.3%15.5%1.06216 min0.88143Compare
T2294Warren General HospitalWarren, PA · Acute care−0.56%33—12.1%15.2%0.97194 min0.91—Compare
T2294Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS · Acute care−0.56%2411.8%13.7%15.0%1.08224 min1.00537Compare
T2294Great River Medical CenterBlytheville, AR · Acute care−0.56%2———15.1%0.97130 min1.16168Compare
T2306Dupont Hospital LLCFort Wayne, IN · Acute care−0.57%43—9.5%15.4%0.90126 min1.04131Compare
T2306Ascension St Vincent's RiversideJacksonville, FL · Acute care−0.57%3213.9%9.3%14.6%0.81162 min1.01584Compare
T2306Citizens Medical CenterColumbia, LA · Acute care−0.57%35—10.8%15.6%0.99124 min0.9640Compare
T2306HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.57%3313.3%9.5%14.6%1.26194 min1.02204Compare
T2306Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood, FL · Acute care−0.57%3210.6%7.8%16.6%1.00157 min1.041,079Compare
T2306Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · Acute care−0.57%3310.3%8.8%15.3%1.07286 min0.93282Compare
T2306Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · Acute care−0.57%3311.2%7.9%15.7%0.82160 min1.04245Compare
T2306The Medical Center Of Southeast TexasPort Arthur, TX · Acute care−0.57%3312.2%11.1%15.2%1.07190 min1.11216Compare
T2306Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care−0.57%34—16.2%15.8%1.02239 min0.9983Compare
T2306Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care−0.57%2212.4%10.8%15.1%1.23269 min1.04595Compare
T2306Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care−0.57%2313.4%10.2%15.4%1.06216 min0.98600Compare
T2306Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach, SC · Acute care−0.57%2311.7%11.6%15.8%0.94130 min0.96369Compare
T2306Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso, IN · Acute care−0.57%2212.5%13.0%14.9%0.72138 min1.05301Compare
T2306Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac, MI · Acute care−0.57%2311.4%9.4%15.2%1.06200 min0.99395Compare
T2306Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · Acute care−0.57%1210.9%9.9%14.9%1.62222 min0.98479Compare
T2306Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care−0.57%1312.5%11.5%16.9%1.79166 min0.99504Compare
T2306Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - North Las VegasNorth Las Vegas, NV · Acute care−0.57%————15.0%—91 min0.8432Compare
T2306University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · Acute care−0.57%—3—10.3%14.8%0.97141 min0.8947Compare
T2324Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich, CT · Acute care−0.58%5310.7%6.5%14.7%0.92176 min0.94206Compare
T2324Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie, TX · Acute care−0.58%4410.6%12.6%15.6%1.05212 min1.09134Compare
T2324FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care−0.58%4410.6%11.4%15.0%0.93201 min0.92395Compare
T2324Kettering Health MiamisburgMiamisburg, OH · Acute care−0.58%44—9.0%14.8%1.03108 min1.04190Compare
T2324Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SC · Acute care−0.58%4310.7%11.3%15.0%0.93234 min1.03845Compare
T2324Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · Acute care−0.58%4310.2%10.5%14.9%1.06114 min1.07281Compare
T2324Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care−0.58%4412.2%10.7%15.9%0.98197 min0.98263Compare
T2324ACMH HospitalKittanning, PA · Acute care−0.58%33—13.3%15.0%1.23195 min0.92154Compare
T2324Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.58%3311.9%11.1%15.5%1.04160 min0.94344Compare
T2324Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · Acute care−0.58%3311.6%8.8%16.5%1.08261 min1.03314Compare
T2324Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland, NY · Acute care−0.58%33—13.2%15.3%0.92182 min0.95181Compare
T2324McLaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI · Acute care−0.58%33—11.0%15.1%0.94126 min0.85151Compare
T2324Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalTiffin, OH · Acute care−0.58%34—9.7%15.2%0.90128 min0.91120Compare
T2324Saint Joseph HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care−0.58%3213.2%10.2%15.2%1.35128 min1.00468Compare
T2324St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care−0.58%3212.6%8.8%14.9%1.00124 min0.97300Compare
T2324HCA Florida Northwest HospitalMargate, FL · Acute care−0.58%2112.4%8.4%16.7%0.88149 min1.01289Compare
T2324Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · Acute care−0.58%2313.5%11.8%15.9%0.88180 min1.03215Compare
T2324Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · Acute care−0.58%2211.7%8.1%16.7%0.98189 min1.12517Compare
T2342Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care−0.59%4310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
T2342Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House, NJ · Acute care−0.59%3—10.9%10.8%15.9%1.47222 min1.03242Compare
T2342Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie, IN · Acute care−0.59%3312.7%11.7%15.2%0.89254 min1.01379Compare
T2342Miami Valley HospitalDayton, OH · Acute care−0.59%3211.2%9.1%16.0%0.72159 min1.02970Compare
T2342Ochsner Medical Center-HancockBay Saint Louis, MS · Acute care−0.59%34—10.9%16.1%0.92147 min0.87104Compare
T2342Presence Mercy Medical CenterAurora, IL · Acute care−0.59%3211.1%10.3%14.4%0.97189 min0.93315Compare
T2342St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.59%3312.3%13.0%14.6%1.03158 min0.96362Compare
T2342Crouse HospitalSyracuse, NY · Acute care−0.59%2211.1%12.3%14.9%1.17220 min0.97466Compare
T2342Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion, IL · Acute care−0.59%2413.3%15.3%16.6%0.99162 min1.0992Compare

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).