Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Idaho with the lowest medicare spending per patient
15 Idaho hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Treasure Valley Hospital, West Valley Medical Center, St Luke's Nampa Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | ||||
| 1 | Treasure Valley Hospital | 0.90, 88th percentile | — | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 20 | Compare Treasure Valley Hospital |
| 2 | West Valley Medical Center | 0.91, 86th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 131 min, 64th percentile | 150 | Compare West Valley Medical Center |
| 3 | St Luke's Nampa Medical Center | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 87 | Compare St Luke's Nampa Medical Center |
| 4 | St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center | 0.94, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 226 | Compare St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center |
| 5 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 0.96, 66th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 12.4%, 100th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 544 | Compare St Luke's Regional Medical Center |
| T6 | Mountain View Hospital | 0.97, 61st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 43 | Compare Mountain View Hospital |
| T6 | Northwest Specialty Hospital | 0.97, 61st percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | — | 34 | Compare Northwest Specialty Hospital |
| 8 | Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa | 0.98, 55th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 152 | Compare Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa |
| T9 | Kootenai Health | 1.00, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 321 | Compare Kootenai Health |
| T9 | Portneuf Medical Center | 1.00, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 187 | Compare Portneuf Medical Center |
| T9 | Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | 1.00, 44th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.9%, 100th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 330 | Compare Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center |
| T12 | Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC | 1.01, 38th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.3%, 6th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 137 min, 59th percentile | 88 | Compare Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC |
| T12 | Madison Memorial Hospital | 1.01, 38th percentile | — | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 81 | Compare Madison Memorial Hospital |
| 14 | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 365 | Compare Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center |
| 15 | St Joseph Regional Medical Center | 1.07, 14th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 14.9%, 4th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 129 min, 66th percentile | 145 | Compare St Joseph Regional Medical Center |
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.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).