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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
T2342Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care−0.59%14—13.9%15.0%0.96141 min0.8465Compare
T2342Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant, WV · Acute care−0.59%14—11.1%15.1%0.98104 min1.00201Compare
T2342Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CompanyWeston, WV · Acute care−0.59%13——15.9%1.0798 min1.0570Compare
T2354AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · Acute care−0.60%4311.2%9.1%14.6%0.99170 min0.97201Compare
T2354St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · Acute care−0.60%4413.5%11.5%15.8%0.74161 min1.01281Compare
T2354Ascension Sacred Heart GulfPort Saint Joe, FL · Acute care−0.60%3——11.0%15.4%—105 min—19Compare
T2354Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY · Acute care−0.60%3310.5%10.8%14.5%0.92191 min0.99201Compare
T2354Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.60%3413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
T2354St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care−0.60%3311.1%8.7%16.3%0.86218 min1.14385Compare
T2354Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville, IN · Acute care−0.60%2314.2%11.1%15.3%1.08186 min1.05558Compare
T2354Henderson HospitalHenderson, NV · Acute care−0.60%2211.3%9.6%16.4%0.88160 min1.05166Compare
T2354Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare, MI · Acute care−0.60%24—13.5%15.8%0.97152 min0.8764Compare
T2354National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · Acute care−0.60%2213.8%13.1%15.8%1.07153 min1.18161Compare
T2354Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care−0.60%2211.8%10.1%16.1%1.08137 min1.07346Compare
T2365UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care−0.61%4311.5%10.1%14.6%1.16215 min1.05737Compare
T2365Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care−0.61%3312.2%11.4%14.3%1.08205 min1.03110Compare
T2365Memorial Hospital At GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care−0.61%3314.1%13.2%15.6%1.07157 min1.16445Compare
T2365Mercy Medical CenterCanton, OH · Acute care−0.61%3312.0%8.3%15.4%0.95265 min1.00520Compare
T2365Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita, AZ · Acute care−0.61%3211.9%12.5%14.3%0.88183 min0.9118Compare
T2365Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · Acute care−0.61%3313.9%9.5%16.3%1.08202 min1.07440Compare
T2365St James HospitalHornell, NY · Acute care−0.61%34—10.2%15.8%0.97148 min0.95157Compare
T2365Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian, MS · Acute care−0.61%2310.8%11.7%15.7%0.99185 min1.05260Compare
T2365Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · Acute care−0.61%23—10.8%16.0%1.12190 min1.06134Compare
T2365Geneva General HospitalGeneva, NY · Acute care−0.61%22—10.8%16.9%1.15190 min0.84132Compare
T2365Insight Hospital And Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater, MI · Acute care−0.61%24—15.8%14.8%0.95150 min0.91110Compare
T2365Insight Hospital And Medical Center TrumbullWarren, OH · Acute care−0.61%2—11.3%11.9%15.7%0.84189 min1.04—Compare
T2365Licking Memorial HospitalNewark, OH · Acute care−0.61%2312.0%10.3%16.1%1.00185 min1.00227Compare
T2365Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills, TX · Acute care−0.61%2312.1%11.4%15.3%1.08127 min1.02140Compare
T2365Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care−0.61%2212.2%8.6%16.0%0.84206 min1.03202Compare
T2365Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScranton, PA · Acute care−0.61%2311.5%11.2%15.5%0.93187 min1.08308Compare
T2365Memorial Hospital BiloxiBiloxi, MS · Acute care−0.61%11—11.5%15.6%1.01153 min1.02—Compare
T2382Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · Acute care−0.62%5411.0%7.1%15.0%0.87194 min1.00177Compare
T2382Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · Acute care−0.62%4311.5%9.3%14.8%0.88161 min1.07225Compare
T2382Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care−0.62%44—9.1%15.3%0.94205 min0.7241Compare
T2382Chelsea HospitalChelsea, MI · Acute care−0.62%44—11.0%14.6%1.11196 min0.8483Compare
T2382HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster, TX · Acute care−0.62%4212.9%8.1%16.2%1.06118 min1.06528Compare
T2382MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · Acute care−0.62%4312.2%12.2%14.9%0.71220 min1.02144Compare
T2382Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLCOklahoma City, OK · Acute care−0.62%4511.5%13.5%15.8%0.96154 min1.0197Compare
T2382St Clair HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.62%4311.4%10.9%15.5%0.84200 min0.94328Compare
T2382Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care−0.62%3411.6%15.2%15.7%0.92206 min1.06258Compare
T2382Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLCLas Cruces, NM · Acute care−0.62%3412.2%12.3%15.6%0.94151 min0.9746Compare
T2382Halifax Health Medical CenterDaytona Beach, FL · Acute care−0.62%2212.2%10.1%15.8%1.23165 min1.03709Compare
T2382White Rock Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care−0.62%2——11.1%16.4%1.13203 min1.04232Compare
T2382Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−0.62%2312.2%7.5%15.2%1.12300 min0.91367Compare
T2395Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · Acute care−0.63%5311.4%7.1%14.3%1.03224 min1.01363Compare
T2395Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care−0.63%4413.3%11.1%14.9%0.74202 min0.96240Compare
T2395Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · Acute care−0.63%4310.3%8.5%15.4%1.17230 min1.02744Compare
T2395St Josephs HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care−0.63%4313.8%10.5%16.6%0.86187 min1.011,367Compare
T2395United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls, TX · Acute care−0.63%3413.1%11.3%15.6%1.34172 min1.18565Compare
T2395HCA Florida Osceola HospitalKissimmee, FL · Acute care−0.63%2212.7%8.8%17.1%1.26115 min1.06407Compare

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).