Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Idaho with the highest value-based purchasing score
12 Idaho hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mountain View 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 | Value-based purchasing scorehigher is better | Net Medicare quality adjustmenthigher is better | Readmissions penaltyhigher is better | Hospital-acquired condition scorelower is better | Value-based purchasing adjustmenthigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 31 | −0.48% | −0.34% | 0.00 | +0.13% | ||
| 1 | Mountain View Hospital | 60, 98th percentile | +2.14%, 99th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.65, 86th percentile | +2.14%, 98th percentile | Compare Mountain View Hospital |
| 2 | West Valley Medical Center | 58, 97th percentile | +2.00%, 98th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.99, 96th percentile | +2.00%, 97th percentile | Compare West Valley Medical Center |
| 3 | St Luke's Nampa Medical Center | 45, 88th percentile | +1.07%, 94th percentile | −0.01%, 77th percentile | +0.16, 38th percentile | +1.08%, 88th percentile | Compare St Luke's Nampa Medical Center |
| 4 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 36, 71st percentile | +0.47%, 85th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.01, 48th percentile | +0.47%, 71st percentile | Compare St Luke's Regional Medical Center |
| 5 | St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center | 33, 62nd percentile | +0.25%, 80th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.55, 83rd percentile | +0.25%, 62nd percentile | Compare St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center |
| 6 | Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC | 31, 57th percentile | −0.84%, 35th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | +0.62, 15th percentile | +0.15%, 57th percentile | Compare Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC |
| 7 | Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | 28, 43rd percentile | −0.22%, 57th percentile | −0.12%, 58th percentile | −0.46, 77th percentile | −0.10%, 43rd percentile | Compare Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center |
| 8 | Kootenai Health | 26, 37th percentile | 0.00%, 70th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.10, 54th percentile | — | Compare Kootenai Health |
| 9 | Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa | 22, 24th percentile | −1.69%, 12th percentile | −0.21%, 48th percentile | +1.06, 5th percentile | −0.48%, 24th percentile | Compare Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa |
| 10 | St Joseph Regional Medical Center | 20, 16th percentile | −0.64%, 41st percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | +0.07, 43rd percentile | −0.64%, 15th percentile | Compare St Joseph Regional Medical Center |
| 11 | Portneuf Medical Center | 17, 9th percentile | −1.01%, 28th percentile | −0.21%, 48th percentile | −0.03, 49th percentile | −0.80%, 9th percentile | Compare Portneuf Medical Center |
| 12 | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 14, 3rd percentile | −1.11%, 25th percentile | −0.05%, 69th percentile | +0.15, 38th percentile | −1.06%, 3rd percentile | Compare Saint Alphonsus 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.
- Value-based purchasing score
- Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score (0-100), from outcomes, safety, patient experience and efficiency. It sets a Medicare bonus or penalty..
- Net Medicare quality adjustment
- Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
- 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..
- Hospital-acquired condition score
- Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
- Value-based purchasing adjustment
- Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..