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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
T2600Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi, CA · Acute care−0.87%3311.8%10.7%15.0%0.98188 min1.00190Compare
T2600Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · Acute care−0.87%3411.3%10.9%16.2%1.03187 min1.0291Compare
T2600Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care−0.87%24—8.8%14.4%0.87178 min1.0671Compare
T2600Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care−0.87%1315.4%12.9%16.0%1.74226 min0.95340Compare
T2605Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · Acute care−0.88%4411.9%12.0%16.2%0.90157 min0.97217Compare
T2605Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care−0.88%4311.6%11.5%15.7%0.88144 min0.9291Compare
T2605University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care−0.88%4311.0%9.8%14.8%0.85221 min1.00375Compare
T2605Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care−0.88%3212.0%13.1%14.7%0.94164 min0.99147Compare
T2605HCA Florida Englewood HospitalEnglewood, FL · Acute care−0.88%3211.9%11.3%15.3%0.83156 min1.01100Compare
T2605HCA Florida West HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care−0.88%3312.0%10.5%15.5%0.88117 min1.02515Compare
T2605Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care−0.88%3413.2%21.9%14.3%0.91120 min0.9795Compare
T2605Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn, MI · Acute care−0.88%2212.6%9.1%15.5%1.00202 min1.05623Compare
T2605HCA Florida Trinity HospitalTrinity, FL · Acute care−0.88%2211.1%8.8%15.7%0.85125 min1.01340Compare
T2605Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care−0.88%—3——14.5%0.95136 min0.99239Compare
T2605OneCore HealthOklahoma City, OK · Acute care−0.88%————14.8%1.01—0.958Compare
T2616Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe, MI · Acute care−0.89%4310.4%9.2%13.8%0.77162 min0.92311Compare
T2616Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care−0.89%44—10.6%15.5%0.98143 min1.1290Compare
T2616AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen, TX · Acute care−0.89%3412.6%12.9%15.9%0.86148 min1.00232Compare
T2616Community HospitalMunster, IN · Acute care−0.89%3312.3%10.4%15.4%0.99140 min1.10437Compare
T2616Memorial HealthcareOwosso, MI · Acute care−0.89%33—14.3%14.9%1.04181 min0.90115Compare
T2616University Hospital And Medical CenterTamarac, FL · Acute care−0.89%2211.9%12.0%16.3%0.85133 min1.16211Compare
T2622St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PA · Acute care−0.90%5310.4%7.4%15.2%0.86170 min0.9298Compare
T2622Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care−0.90%44—10.9%15.1%0.94119 min1.0270Compare
T2622UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care−0.90%4312.5%8.5%14.6%0.95136 min0.96173Compare
T2622Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · Acute care−0.90%3310.9%7.6%15.8%0.92229 min0.97695Compare
T2622Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · Acute care−0.90%3411.0%11.8%15.3%1.18128 min1.01228Compare
T2622Nacogdoches Memorial HospitalNacogdoches, TX · Acute care−0.90%23—10.3%15.4%0.97174 min1.08231Compare
T2622White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · Acute care−0.90%2313.3%11.5%16.9%0.85182 min1.04571Compare
T2622Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · Acute care−0.90%1214.0%10.5%15.7%1.30206 min1.18254Compare
T2622Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care−0.90%1210.7%12.0%15.1%0.93191 min0.95317Compare
T2631Mountain View HospitalPayson, UT · Acute care−0.91%5411.1%11.3%15.0%0.89117 min1.02126Compare
T2631Trinity Rock IslandRock Island, IL · Acute care−0.91%3211.2%12.7%15.4%0.99172 min1.03314Compare
T2631Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care−0.91%2212.4%13.3%15.7%1.43174 min0.96502Compare
T2631Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care−0.91%12—11.6%16.4%1.19187 min1.00150Compare
T2631St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care−0.91%1113.0%13.0%16.3%1.23150 min1.04519Compare
T2636Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care−0.92%449.4%8.6%16.4%0.82146 min1.01574Compare
T2636HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.92%44—10.1%15.2%0.95200 min0.9670Compare
T2636Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown, KY · Acute care−0.92%3314.3%13.7%15.3%1.18183 min1.03300Compare
T2636Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care−0.92%34—13.5%15.1%0.97168 min1.0481Compare
T2636University Of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston, TX · Acute care−0.92%3311.8%8.6%16.0%1.09190 min1.061,236Compare
T2636HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH · Acute care−0.92%2312.1%9.0%16.6%0.78274 min1.01306Compare
T2642Saint Francis Hospital South, LLCTulsa, OK · Acute care−0.93%5311.8%7.5%13.8%0.92168 min0.93104Compare
T2642Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care−0.93%4312.3%8.5%15.6%0.91140 min0.99497Compare
T2642HCA Florida Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee, FL · Acute care−0.93%3310.5%8.1%16.2%0.85120 min1.00100Compare
T2642Medical City ArlingtonArlington, TX · Acute care−0.93%2211.3%8.6%16.2%0.91131 min1.04420Compare
T2642The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care−0.93%2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.59261 min0.92142Compare
T2642UT Health East Texas Athens HospitalAthens, TX · Acute care−0.93%2412.0%14.8%16.2%0.94155 min1.08127Compare
T2642St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · Acute care−0.93%1414.4%12.3%15.4%3.16211 min1.06440Compare
T2649Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett, TX · Acute care−0.94%4312.5%11.7%15.6%0.88142 min1.02148Compare
T2649Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care−0.94%3410.8%10.0%15.3%1.74168 min0.85175Compare

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).