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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
T2450St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PA · Acute care−0.69%44—7.9%15.9%0.91145 min0.8949Compare
T2450Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLCJunction City, KS · Acute care−0.69%44—10.0%14.1%0.9886 min0.8292Compare
T2450Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care−0.69%3313.8%10.1%14.9%0.92182 min0.94603Compare
T2450Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · Acute care−0.69%3311.5%13.0%15.8%1.00165 min1.06242Compare
T2450Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care−0.69%3312.1%10.9%15.9%0.85135 min1.04230Compare
T2450Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care−0.69%3212.9%13.0%15.3%1.50219 min0.92267Compare
T2450Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care−0.69%3311.7%11.1%15.3%0.96177 min1.17926Compare
T2450Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care−0.69%2213.1%9.7%15.2%1.30124 min1.01492Compare
T2450Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−0.69%2211.3%9.6%15.9%1.58201 min1.07346Compare
T2450Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care−0.69%2311.7%12.3%15.7%0.93275 min1.01339Compare
T2450Merit Health River RegionVicksburg, MS · Acute care−0.69%2212.3%8.9%16.0%0.99123 min1.07354Compare
T2450Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care−0.69%2212.7%11.1%16.0%0.82161 min1.04168Compare
T2450Wellington Regional Medical CenterWellington, FL · Acute care−0.69%2211.6%13.5%16.4%0.91175 min1.00235Compare
T2464AdventHealth OcalaOcala, FL · Acute care−0.70%4311.6%12.3%15.4%0.78150 min1.01385Compare
T2464Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · Acute care−0.70%3310.2%8.8%15.8%1.08295 min0.96365Compare
T2464Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care−0.70%23—12.3%14.9%0.93172 min0.9588Compare
T2464Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista, AZ · Acute care−0.70%2213.4%11.0%15.3%0.97201 min1.03100Compare
T2464Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake, WI · Acute care−0.70%24—9.3%14.7%1.13168 min0.8675Compare
T2464Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care−0.70%24—13.4%15.3%1.06104 min1.0949Compare
T2464St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson, MS · Acute care−0.70%2314.3%13.6%15.0%1.09250 min1.02571Compare
T2471HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care−0.71%4312.9%10.7%15.6%0.73108 min1.03155Compare
T2471Mercy Hospital AdaAda, OK · Acute care−0.71%43—9.9%15.6%0.84137 min1.00159Compare
T2471Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care−0.71%4411.6%9.2%15.0%0.91170 min1.0489Compare
T2471Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · Acute care−0.71%429.8%6.1%14.3%0.92272 min1.011,028Compare
T2471Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care−0.71%3313.2%10.2%16.2%0.95168 min0.94247Compare
T2471Bon Secours Community HospitalPort Jervis, NY · Acute care−0.71%22—11.5%15.0%0.93164 min0.89141Compare
T2471Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA · Acute care−0.71%2212.0%12.2%15.3%1.10176 min1.03486Compare
T2471DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care−0.71%2312.8%11.8%14.8%0.94237 min0.96787Compare
T2479HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical CenterScottsdale, AZ · Acute care−0.72%5311.7%8.6%14.3%0.87169 min0.94120Compare
T2479Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care−0.72%5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
T2479St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · Acute care−0.72%5410.6%8.4%15.2%1.07132 min1.04621Compare
T2479CHI St Luke's Health BrazosportLake Jackson, TX · Acute care−0.72%4310.6%11.5%15.1%0.91152 min1.04165Compare
T2479St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care−0.72%4410.2%9.2%14.7%0.93212 min1.01493Compare
T2479St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care−0.72%34—9.6%15.8%0.95154 min0.9240Compare
T2479University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna, OH · Acute care−0.72%3311.9%9.5%15.5%0.86218 min0.95302Compare
T2479Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care−0.72%2312.3%9.3%16.0%1.40205 min1.03663Compare
T2479Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care−0.72%12—9.7%14.5%1.07177 min1.01166Compare
T2479Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston, WV · Acute care−0.72%1312.9%9.9%15.8%1.68205 min0.97266Compare
T2489Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights, OH · Acute care−0.73%53—8.4%15.3%0.81192 min1.00349Compare
T2489Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · Acute care−0.73%4310.2%9.5%15.6%0.81252 min1.03450Compare
T2489Ascension St Vincent's Clay CountyMiddleburg, FL · Acute care−0.73%3311.6%11.4%14.3%0.92188 min0.89134Compare
T2489USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care−0.73%3212.9%12.0%14.4%1.09212 min0.95349Compare
T2493Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care−0.74%5411.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
T2493Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk, OH · Acute care−0.74%4312.3%11.1%15.6%0.92124 min0.95112Compare
T2493Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.74%3211.0%7.7%16.1%0.86241 min1.18345Compare
T2493St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care−0.74%3212.4%8.9%15.4%0.73217 min1.10566Compare
T2493Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care−0.74%2311.3%11.4%15.2%1.10188 min0.93162Compare
T2493Memorial Hospital And ManorBainbridge, GA · Acute care−0.74%13——15.4%0.97162 min0.8880Compare
T2499Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond, VA · Acute care−0.75%4211.3%11.3%15.2%0.60148 min1.06340Compare
T2499Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care−0.75%4312.1%11.6%16.2%1.05253 min0.97164Compare

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).