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Hospitals with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

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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
T2849South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · Acute care−1.53%2212.7%9.0%16.1%1.08160 min1.07371Compare
T2852Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · Acute care−1.55%3312.1%10.1%15.9%0.91156 min1.02190Compare
T2852Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin, TX · Acute care−1.55%2512.6%12.2%16.0%0.88194 min1.13153Compare
T2854HCA Florida Lake City HospitalLake City, FL · Acute care−1.56%3310.8%11.8%16.2%0.83114 min1.01141Compare
T2854Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care−1.56%2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
T2854South Central Regional Medical CenterLaurel, MS · Acute care−1.56%1311.3%12.0%16.9%2.19128 min1.00285Compare
2857Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · Acute care−1.57%2211.9%10.5%15.9%0.90156 min0.95246Compare
T2858AdventHealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte, FL · Acute care−1.58%1111.3%12.1%16.1%1.26132 min1.01254Compare
T2858Southwest Medical CenterLiberal, KS · Acute care−1.58%13—14.0%14.9%1.18142 min0.9280Compare
2860Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care−1.59%53—8.0%15.8%0.88196 min0.8958Compare
T2861AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · Acute care−1.61%339.7%6.6%16.0%1.10160 min0.993,289Compare
T2861UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care−1.61%2111.0%7.9%16.0%1.07172 min1.09236Compare
T2863Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville, PA · Acute care−1.63%3311.5%11.5%15.5%0.91178 min0.98144Compare
T2863Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · Acute care−1.63%2411.4%12.5%15.7%0.91184 min0.99268Compare
2865West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · Acute care−1.67%3313.2%10.6%16.8%1.04145 min1.03402Compare
2866Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care−1.68%2311.0%12.2%15.7%1.09268 min0.98269Compare
T2867Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclair, CA · Acute care−1.69%32——15.3%0.90153 min1.23106Compare
T2867Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care−1.69%2311.3%10.3%16.0%1.33203 min0.98313Compare
T2869Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care−1.70%2410.3%11.4%16.7%1.16145 min0.9899Compare
T2869New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc.Brooklyn, NY · Acute care−1.70%1112.1%9.2%16.8%1.07193 min1.15134Compare
T2871Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care−1.72%2313.0%13.3%15.9%0.60227 min1.01235Compare
T2871Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove, CA · Acute care−1.72%21—9.1%16.6%0.86134 min1.17167Compare
2873Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−1.74%1—13.2%8.4%16.1%1.32210 min1.12—Compare
2874Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb, IL · Acute care−1.77%34—11.4%15.1%0.98145 min0.93144Compare
2875HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin HospitalFort Walton Beach, FL · Acute care−1.79%3311.0%9.5%17.0%0.95139 min1.06331Compare
2876Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical CenterSouth Williamson, KY · Acute care−1.88%23—10.1%16.4%0.95168 min0.81113Compare
T2877Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care−1.89%2211.8%12.7%16.4%1.69286 min1.03716Compare
T2877Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care−1.89%2210.0%6.2%17.2%0.90208 min1.07711Compare
T2877St Rose HospitalHayward, CA · Acute care−1.89%1213.2%11.2%16.5%1.02160 min1.12129Compare
2880San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas, CA · Acute care−1.90%22—9.7%15.5%0.87147 min1.14101Compare
T2881MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care−1.92%3312.2%9.7%16.1%1.36190 min1.00538Compare
T2881Quail Creek Surgical HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care−1.92%—5——14.3%0.87—1.0739Compare
T2883Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg, VA · Acute care−1.95%3213.0%9.6%15.4%1.40176 min0.96451Compare
T2883St John's Episcopal Hospital At South ShoreFar Rockaway, NY · Acute care−1.95%1211.6%9.6%18.2%1.26233 min1.16257Compare
2885Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care−1.98%3311.5%9.7%16.4%0.79146 min1.06252Compare
2886Saint Joseph EastLexington, KY · Acute care−2.00%23—8.3%15.2%0.88131 min0.94217Compare
2887Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · Acute care−2.01%1214.0%11.6%15.7%0.73180 min1.13592Compare
2888Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · Acute care−2.07%3312.4%10.2%16.1%1.00141 min1.15285Compare
2889Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg, PA · Acute care−2.13%3210.1%9.8%14.6%1.19190 min0.94375Compare
2890Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care−2.14%2310.3%10.6%15.5%1.14206 min1.07610Compare
2891St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care−2.15%2311.0%11.5%16.2%1.18226 min0.94431Compare
2892UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−2.21%34—9.2%15.3%0.95233 min1.01250Compare
2893McLaren Bay RegionBay City, MI · Acute care−2.22%1211.8%11.0%16.3%0.94169 min1.01387Compare
2894Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care−2.23%3212.1%8.8%15.5%1.04188 min0.97123Compare
2895Monroe County Medical CenterTompkinsville, KY · Acute care−2.26%15—11.0%16.8%—128 min0.9249Compare
2896Baylor Surgical Hospital At Las ColinasIrving, TX · Acute care−2.27%—3——14.9%0.9371 min0.9120Compare
T2897Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care−2.30%24—13.5%15.0%0.92142 min1.10121Compare
T2897Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care−2.30%————15.3%0.95—0.9012Compare
2899Great Plains Regional Medical CenterElk City, OK · Acute care−2.39%23—14.5%15.0%0.9288 min1.0862Compare
2900Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care−2.52%3311.3%9.8%16.2%0.96194 min0.97126Compare

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).