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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
T2798Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville, TN · Acute care−1.33%1215.4%12.7%16.3%0.95181 min1.01270Compare
T2798Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care−1.33%————15.4%——0.5711Compare
T2798Patients' Hospital Of ReddingRedding, CA · Acute care−1.33%————14.9%0.98——10Compare
T2804Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−1.34%4311.8%7.7%15.1%0.89220 min1.01859Compare
T2804Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford, IL · Acute care−1.34%2313.0%11.9%14.7%0.91223 min1.05254Compare
T2804HCA Florida Fawcett HospitalPort Charlotte, FL · Acute care−1.34%1112.3%13.0%16.6%0.77113 min0.99265Compare
T2807Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care−1.35%4311.0%6.7%15.7%0.75183 min1.09515Compare
T2807Northwest Health-La PorteLa Porte, IN · Acute care−1.35%3315.1%12.6%15.6%0.85156 min1.03227Compare
T2809HCA Florida Twin Cities HospitalNiceville, FL · Acute care−1.36%54—8.1%15.6%0.87114 min0.9865Compare
T2809Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights, OH · Acute care−1.36%4310.8%9.7%15.2%1.40199 min0.97346Compare
T2809Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · Acute care−1.36%3211.1%8.3%15.9%0.85219 min1.03435Compare
T2809Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care−1.36%1215.2%12.8%16.0%1.36221 min1.03461Compare
T2809MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care−1.36%1111.0%10.7%15.8%1.09205 min1.04360Compare
T2814Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care−1.37%3313.2%10.5%15.1%0.74196 min1.04628Compare
T2814St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care−1.37%3413.0%14.6%15.6%1.06186 min0.92112Compare
T2814Unity HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care−1.37%2212.0%11.6%15.3%1.06299 min0.94311Compare
T2817Alton Memorial HospitalAlton, IL · Acute care−1.38%4410.6%11.6%15.1%0.80196 min0.93222Compare
T2817Wood County HospitalBowling Green, OH · Acute care−1.38%44—11.3%14.5%1.01158 min0.97168Compare
T2817Ascension Seton Cedar ParkCedar Park, TX · Acute care−1.38%3210.9%9.3%15.6%0.79142 min0.96126Compare
T2817Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · Acute care−1.38%3210.2%8.1%15.8%0.84167 min0.93148Compare
T2817Good Samaritan Medical CenterWest Palm Beach, FL · Acute care−1.38%2211.3%10.3%15.8%0.97111 min1.00333Compare
T2822St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care−1.39%3212.8%10.4%17.0%0.90151 min0.96146Compare
T2822Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At WindberWindber, PA · Acute care−1.39%2412.0%14.0%15.5%0.98141 min1.0254Compare
T2822Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care−1.39%2412.4%10.5%15.9%1.04158 min1.08227Compare
T2822Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care−1.39%1214.4%14.7%15.7%0.91244 min1.03323Compare
T2826Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care−1.40%2311.9%9.8%16.3%1.02226 min0.97—Compare
T2826Marion Communtiy HospitalOcala, FL · Acute care−1.40%1211.8%11.9%17.0%2.12114 min1.03545Compare
T2828McLeod Health CherawCheraw, SC · Acute care−1.41%34—8.9%16.1%0.94140 min1.0459Compare
T2828Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care−1.41%3310.6%12.0%15.5%0.77173 min1.03359Compare
T2828Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care−1.41%2212.1%11.3%15.8%0.99238 min1.07275Compare
2831HCA Florida Northside HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care−1.42%1211.7%9.4%16.7%1.13162 min1.05288Compare
T2832Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care−1.43%3312.9%10.9%15.4%1.04201 min1.05374Compare
T2832Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care−1.43%2311.4%10.6%17.5%0.88215 min1.03596Compare
T2834Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−1.44%3312.3%9.8%15.7%0.85155 min0.97281Compare
T2834Memorial HealthLawton, OK · Acute care−1.44%2212.7%11.1%16.5%1.14121 min0.97265Compare
T2834Nyack HospitalNyack, NY · Acute care−1.44%2210.1%8.6%16.0%0.81239 min1.08375Compare
T2837Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT · Acute care−1.45%34—12.7%14.7%0.82159 min0.95275Compare
T2837Paintsville ARH HospitalPaintsville, KY · Acute care−1.45%23—14.0%15.5%0.97165 min0.9672Compare
T2837Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care−1.45%2311.9%10.8%15.9%1.02240 min0.99436Compare
T2840Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care−1.46%3412.3%12.3%14.6%0.91188 min1.02335Compare
T2840Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care−1.46%3311.2%9.7%15.9%1.05146 min1.0140Compare
2842McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence, SC · Acute care−1.47%3312.9%11.9%15.0%1.07238 min1.00461Compare
2843North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care−1.48%2314.0%13.4%16.8%1.10159 min1.15330Compare
2844Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood, TX · Acute care−1.49%1214.2%12.0%15.4%0.91180 min1.10216Compare
T2845Lubbock Heart Hospital LPLubbock, TX · Acute care−1.51%2411.7%14.4%15.4%1.31159 min1.0974Compare
T2845West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−1.51%2210.9%9.5%16.6%0.79190 min1.23219Compare
T2847Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterChandler, AZ · Acute care−1.52%33—8.7%15.3%0.88180 min1.0094Compare
T2847South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care−1.52%2311.2%9.5%17.4%1.21233 min0.99284Compare
T2849HCA Florida Bayonet Point HospitalHudson, FL · Acute care−1.53%2213.2%9.1%16.5%1.19166 min1.05392Compare
T2849Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−1.53%2311.0%8.9%15.4%0.86316 min1.05464Compare

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).