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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
T2649HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe, TX · Acute care−0.94%2212.3%9.8%16.9%1.24158 min1.15328Compare
T2649Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford, TX · Acute care−0.94%2311.6%11.7%15.0%0.91136 min1.08103Compare
T2653Holy Cross Hospital - Salt LakeSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care−0.95%3———14.5%0.88146 min1.08158Compare
T2653Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana, IL · Acute care−0.95%2312.7%11.2%15.9%0.79214 min0.96316Compare
T2653Good Samaritan HospitalVincennes, IN · Acute care−0.95%2311.1%13.0%14.2%0.89119 min1.16165Compare
T2653St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · Acute care−0.95%2411.8%9.7%17.6%1.07178 min0.92149Compare
T2653Community Hospital Of Huntington ParkHuntington Park, CA · Acute care−0.95%12—9.6%15.8%0.92209 min1.0881Compare
T2658Bon Secours Southampton Memorial HospitalFranklin, VA · Acute care−0.96%33—12.9%15.2%0.93152 min0.84221Compare
T2658Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care−0.96%33—12.7%15.1%0.94124 min0.93168Compare
T2658Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township, MI · Acute care−0.96%3212.5%8.4%13.9%0.94155 min0.94153Compare
T2658Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · Acute care−0.96%3211.3%8.2%17.1%0.93256 min0.97667Compare
T2658Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalBowling Green, KY · Acute care−0.96%2312.5%10.6%15.8%0.81148 min1.08211Compare
T2658Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland, FL · Acute care−0.96%1314.2%8.9%16.7%1.55155 min1.00892Compare
T2664South County Hospital IncWakefield, RI · Acute care−0.97%4411.5%11.9%14.6%1.25197 min0.95100Compare
T2664Lima Memorial Health SystemLima, OH · Acute care−0.97%3312.6%10.5%16.1%1.00164 min0.98285Compare
T2664SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia, IL · Acute care−0.97%33—13.0%14.0%0.89167 min0.92125Compare
T2664Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello, AR · Acute care−0.97%23—9.5%18.1%0.96122 min1.0060Compare
T2664Highland Community HospitalPicayune, MS · Acute care−0.97%1——11.4%15.8%0.96124 min1.1160Compare
T2664HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part Of HCA FloridSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care−0.97%————14.9%————Compare
T2670AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · Acute care−0.98%4311.9%10.3%15.0%0.99182 min1.09148Compare
T2670Parkview Huntington HospitalHuntington, IN · Acute care−0.98%44—10.0%15.2%0.98122 min0.9036Compare
T2670University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria, OH · Acute care−0.98%4311.2%12.5%15.7%0.88187 min1.04400Compare
T2670Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey, IL · Acute care−0.98%2211.7%7.9%16.1%1.08140 min1.03582Compare
T2670Northwest Health - StarkeKnox, IN · Acute care−0.98%1——12.8%15.5%—114 min1.0853Compare
T2675AdventHealth North PinellasTarpon Springs, FL · Acute care−0.99%4312.0%10.8%14.9%0.84132 min1.02168Compare
T2675Broward Health Coral SpringsCoral Springs, FL · Acute care−0.99%4310.7%8.7%15.2%0.82188 min1.05243Compare
T2675Franciscan Health Michigan CityMichigan City, IN · Acute care−0.99%3411.7%11.0%15.3%0.89140 min0.99310Compare
T2675Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterWoodbridge, VA · Acute care−0.99%3312.5%9.8%15.4%0.91166 min0.95183Compare
T2675AdventHealth Lake WalesLake Wales, FL · Acute care−0.99%23—10.3%15.0%1.04126 min0.98118Compare
T2675Carolina Pines Regional Medical CenterHartsville, SC · Acute care−0.99%2411.0%15.4%16.6%1.12142 min1.01116Compare
T2675Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care−0.99%24—11.7%15.5%0.96127 min0.96146Compare
T2675Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care−0.99%2411.8%9.3%17.2%1.32208 min1.03415Compare
T2675HCA Florida Oak Hill HospitalBrooksville, FL · Acute care−0.99%1213.8%12.2%16.4%0.76163 min1.03350Compare
T2684Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care−1.00%3410.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
T2684West Chester HospitalWest Chester, OH · Acute care−1.00%3311.1%10.3%15.4%0.83219 min1.00162Compare
T2684Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling, WV · Acute care−1.00%2211.7%10.8%15.5%0.98203 min0.99277Compare
T2687Silver Cross Hospital And Medical CentersNew Lenox, IL · Acute care−1.01%5313.1%12.4%14.9%1.11224 min0.97304Compare
T2687Mary Immaculate HospitalNewport News, VA · Acute care−1.01%4311.4%14.3%14.8%0.76174 min1.00110Compare
T2687AdventHealth Heart Of FloridaDavenport, FL · Acute care−1.01%3213.7%10.9%15.5%0.95130 min0.98268Compare
T2687Harlan ARH HospitalHarlan, KY · Acute care−1.01%23—13.8%16.5%0.97196 min0.95150Compare
T2687Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care−1.01%2312.4%10.5%16.1%1.20267 min0.98158Compare
T2687McLaren FlintFlint, MI · Acute care−1.01%2212.5%10.2%16.0%1.00178 min1.00368Compare
T2687St Peter's HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care−1.01%239.9%9.3%14.8%1.20341 min0.95482Compare
T2687UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler, TX · Acute care−1.01%2212.7%11.1%15.4%1.15156 min1.07432Compare
T2687St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute care−1.01%1311.8%12.3%15.1%1.67148 min1.00355Compare
T2696Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care−1.02%3312.4%11.2%15.4%0.99188 min0.99298Compare
T2696Winter Haven HospitalWinter Haven, FL · Acute care−1.02%3312.0%13.5%14.8%1.06193 min1.00508Compare
T2696Novant Health Hilton Head Medical CenterHilton Head Island, SC · Acute care−1.02%2213.2%9.8%15.4%0.88166 min1.0293Compare
T2696Wyandotte Hospital And Medical CenterWyandotte, MI · Acute care−1.02%2213.8%12.9%15.5%1.16169 min1.04345Compare
T2700St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · Acute care−1.03%5410.7%8.3%15.0%0.92140 min0.97214Compare

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).