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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
T2499Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · Acute care−0.75%4410.2%11.6%15.2%0.75242 min0.94178Compare
T2499Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West, AZ · Acute care−0.75%3211.1%9.1%15.1%0.75230 min0.96394Compare
T2499Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · Acute care−0.75%3312.1%11.1%15.6%1.14195 min0.93268Compare
T2499Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson, NV · Acute care−0.75%3212.3%11.0%15.2%1.02172 min1.17326Compare
T2499F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua, NY · Acute care−0.75%24—13.0%16.2%0.98222 min0.90113Compare
T2499HCA Florida Blake HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care−0.75%2212.4%10.6%16.4%0.92127 min1.06383Compare
T2499Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care−0.75%2310.8%11.5%14.7%0.99174 min1.06308Compare
T2499Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens, FL · Acute care−0.75%2110.8%8.9%15.9%1.07138 min0.99199Compare
T2499St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington, IL · Acute care−0.75%2311.3%12.3%15.0%0.78196 min0.96180Compare
T2499North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care−0.75%1312.9%11.0%15.8%1.18204 min0.93518Compare
T2499Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA · Acute care−0.75%1413.6%19.6%16.4%1.04174 min1.02119Compare
T2512Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels, TX · Acute care−0.76%4312.8%10.9%15.3%0.90136 min1.11128Compare
T2512Franciscan Health MunsterMunster, IN · Acute care−0.76%3412.5%10.7%15.3%0.87150 min0.9963Compare
T2512HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale, AZ · Acute care−0.76%3310.7%9.2%15.4%1.06180 min0.99425Compare
T2512Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care−0.76%2311.8%14.6%15.6%1.03174 min1.04338Compare
T2512HCA Florida Putnam HospitalPalatka, FL · Acute care−0.76%2311.5%11.9%16.1%0.97126 min1.0099Compare
T2512Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health CenterLewiston, NY · Acute care−0.76%23—15.2%15.3%0.98156 min0.97179Compare
T2512SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care−0.76%2311.5%12.3%16.7%0.97204 min0.95335Compare
T2512Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care−0.76%1212.7%9.0%15.7%0.86208 min1.16362Compare
T2520Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · Acute care−0.77%3311.7%9.4%15.7%1.47259 min1.00161Compare
T2520HCA Florida Brandon HospitalBrandon, FL · Acute care−0.77%3212.2%7.2%16.7%0.80114 min0.99479Compare
T2520Lake HealthConcord, OH · Acute care−0.77%3312.4%11.3%16.5%0.69168 min1.01399Compare
T2520McLeod Medical Center - DillonDillon, SC · Acute care−0.77%34—11.8%15.2%1.00170 min0.8792Compare
T2520North Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care−0.77%3210.7%10.1%14.4%0.85163 min1.01511Compare
T2520Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care−0.77%3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.02263 min0.93410Compare
T2520Banner Heart HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care−0.77%2313.1%10.6%14.4%0.98—1.00111Compare
T2520Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE · Acute care−0.77%2213.4%11.9%15.0%1.16268 min1.04304Compare
T2520Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · Acute care−0.77%23—9.7%15.5%1.05194 min0.8773Compare
T2520HCA Florida Capital HospitalTallahassee, FL · Acute care−0.77%2210.9%10.9%16.2%0.98123 min1.01288Compare
T2520Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care−0.77%2310.6%11.8%16.3%1.08192 min1.001,730Compare
T2520OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville, IL · Acute care−0.77%23—10.5%16.2%1.04182 min0.93210Compare
T2520Raleigh General HospitalBeckley, WV · Acute care−0.77%2211.6%12.0%15.7%1.00194 min1.03300Compare
T2520Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · Acute care−0.77%24—12.5%14.4%1.04156 min0.8271Compare
T2520Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care−0.77%1312.4%11.4%16.0%0.97146 min1.16210Compare
T2520Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care−0.77%11—8.6%16.3%0.86138 min1.10180Compare
T2536Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care−0.78%42—8.9%15.4%0.88103 min1.34178Compare
T2536Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · Acute care−0.78%3311.6%10.3%15.7%0.79163 min0.96159Compare
T2536Memorial Hospital WestPembroke Pines, FL · Acute care−0.78%349.8%9.4%16.0%1.12200 min0.97366Compare
T2536St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care−0.78%3310.5%10.5%16.2%0.84182 min1.05286Compare
T2536Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · Acute care−0.78%2212.3%12.1%15.0%0.90194 min0.98173Compare
T2536DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care−0.78%2311.4%14.6%15.1%1.02164 min0.99134Compare
T2536Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care−0.78%2211.6%10.7%15.3%1.12240 min0.94276Compare
T2536PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.78%2212.5%9.3%15.9%1.13230 min1.18408Compare
T2536Tampa General Hospital BrooksvilleBrooksville, FL · Acute care−0.78%1112.7%12.9%16.8%0.85164 min1.04244Compare
T2545St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care−0.79%54—9.8%15.9%1.01144 min1.09178Compare
T2545Roane Medical CenterHarriman, TN · Acute care−0.79%44—10.2%15.5%0.90174 min0.87105Compare
T2545Stafford Hospital, LLCStafford, VA · Acute care−0.79%4311.8%11.7%15.8%0.95179 min0.87100Compare
T2545Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care−0.79%3313.1%12.5%15.1%0.76234 min1.00517Compare
T2545UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care−0.79%3211.1%8.6%15.5%0.97253 min1.04150Compare
T2545HCA Florida Palms West HospitalLoxahatchee, FL · Acute care−0.79%2211.0%10.5%17.4%1.03125 min0.96207Compare

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).