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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
T2700HCA Healthone RoseDenver, CO · Acute care−1.03%4310.8%10.6%14.6%0.90130 min1.02422Compare
T2700Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · Acute care−1.03%4311.5%9.8%15.5%1.04181 min0.961,190Compare
T2700Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee, OK · Acute care−1.03%3310.8%7.9%14.7%1.12208 min0.99325Compare
T2700Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown, TN · Acute care−1.03%2314.2%10.7%15.7%0.98198 min0.96167Compare
T2700Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark, NY · Acute care−1.03%23—9.6%16.3%1.12205 min0.86120Compare
T2700St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia, MI · Acute care−1.03%2212.6%11.2%15.8%0.97241 min0.96273Compare
T2707Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−1.04%43—11.1%15.7%1.21200 min1.02363Compare
T2707Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas, NV · Acute care−1.04%4411.9%11.3%15.4%1.22167 min1.12147Compare
T2707Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton, MI · Acute care−1.04%3311.8%13.3%15.6%0.95198 min1.01195Compare
T2707Orlando Health South Lake HospitalClermont, FL · Acute care−1.04%3311.7%9.9%15.9%0.70137 min0.98235Compare
T2707University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood, OH · Acute care−1.04%3311.4%9.2%15.6%0.84244 min1.01144Compare
T2712Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · Acute care−1.05%4311.2%9.7%15.7%0.96200 min0.8883Compare
T2712Citizens Medical CenterVictoria, TX · Acute care−1.05%3312.4%11.1%14.7%0.90200 min1.22265Compare
T2712UW HealthRockford, IL · Acute care−1.05%3311.6%10.2%15.1%0.90217 min0.99397Compare
T2712Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care−1.05%2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
T2712HCA Florida South Shore HospitalSun City Center, FL · Acute care−1.05%2212.8%10.2%15.9%0.99146 min0.98112Compare
T2712Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care−1.05%2213.1%13.3%14.6%1.30202 min1.04596Compare
T2712University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care−1.05%2311.9%9.7%15.6%1.16211 min0.971,157Compare
T2719CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care−1.06%4310.3%8.4%15.8%1.22219 min1.07273Compare
T2719Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalStuart, FL · Acute care−1.06%3210.7%10.3%16.0%0.90183 min1.02521Compare
T2719Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem, VA · Acute care−1.06%2210.9%12.3%15.5%0.73122 min1.05506Compare
T2719Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN · Acute care−1.06%23—9.5%14.9%0.96114 min1.09110Compare
T2723Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, IncVinita, OK · Acute care−1.07%35—12.8%15.4%—100 min0.8350Compare
T2723Union Hospital IncTerre Haute, IN · Acute care−1.07%3310.7%12.6%16.5%1.00183 min1.01318Compare
T2725Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · Acute care−1.08%33—13.0%16.1%0.83147 min0.96109Compare
T2725Deborah Heart And Lung CenterBrowns Mills, NJ · Acute care−1.08%3412.2%10.6%15.6%1.64—1.03161Compare
T2725Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care−1.08%2212.7%11.3%15.6%0.84139 min1.02474Compare
T2725Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville, TN · Acute care−1.08%2312.4%12.2%16.0%1.23154 min0.99140Compare
T2725OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park, IL · Acute care−1.08%2313.2%8.4%16.5%0.93256 min0.95298Compare
T2725Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute care−1.08%13—11.0%15.9%1.14182 min1.0059Compare
2731HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball, TX · Acute care−1.09%3212.8%8.8%15.6%0.79118 min1.12289Compare
T2732Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy, MI · Acute care−1.10%429.8%9.0%15.2%0.88203 min0.99254Compare
T2732Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care−1.10%4311.3%9.9%16.3%0.94230 min0.98184Compare
T2732Broward Health NorthDeerfield Beach, FL · Acute care−1.10%3213.3%8.6%15.7%1.05187 min1.11409Compare
T2732Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care−1.10%3311.2%8.0%16.5%0.95200 min1.01360Compare
T2732Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care−1.10%2413.7%14.4%15.7%1.09225 min0.92117Compare
T2732Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care−1.10%2212.9%14.7%15.8%0.79196 min1.04282Compare
T2738Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · Acute care−1.11%5411.1%12.1%15.0%0.82214 min1.00284Compare
T2738Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care−1.11%3212.6%9.4%16.0%0.99210 min1.10485Compare
T2738CGH Medical CenterSterling, IL · Acute care−1.11%1313.9%13.7%15.6%1.03198 min0.9698Compare
T2741Banner Casa Grande Medical CenterCasa Grande, AZ · Acute care−1.12%2212.2%11.7%16.6%1.14174 min0.93141Compare
T2741East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry, OH · Acute care−1.12%2——11.1%15.7%0.96124 min0.94—Compare
T2741Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care−1.12%2310.9%13.2%16.2%0.89211 min0.98240Compare
T2744Garden City HospitalGarden City, MI · Acute care−1.13%2111.1%9.5%16.3%0.88114 min1.04323Compare
T2744Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island, NY · Acute care−1.13%1210.7%8.1%16.2%1.08200 min1.01473Compare
T2746Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA · Acute care−1.15%4411.0%10.9%15.5%0.73228 min0.95245Compare
T2746Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula, OH · Acute care−1.15%3411.4%10.9%16.8%1.01194 min1.05249Compare
T2746Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care−1.15%1212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
T2746Herrin HospitalHerrin, IL · Acute care−1.15%1212.9%10.9%17.0%1.00157 min1.01104Compare
T2746ProMedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe, MI · Acute care−1.15%1213.3%11.6%16.7%1.19172 min1.02217Compare

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).