Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Illinois with the lowest stroke death rate
94 Illinois hospitals ranked by stroke death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Stroke death ratelower 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 | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 176 | Compare Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital |
| T2 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 8.5%, 96th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 5.7%, 100th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 350 min, 0th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 894 | Compare Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| T2 | MacNeal Hospital | 8.5%, 96th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 427 | Compare MacNeal Hospital |
| 4 | Palos Community Hospital | 8.6%, 96th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 252 min, 5th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 436 | Compare Palos Community Hospital |
| 5 | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 638 | Compare Advocate Lutheran General Hospital |
| 6 | Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | 9.0%, 93rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 300 | Compare Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights |
| T7 | Trinity Rock Island | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 314 | Compare Trinity Rock Island |
| T7 | Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | — | Compare Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital |
| 9 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 5.7%, 100th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 222 | Compare Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital |
| 10 | The University Of Chicago Medical Center | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 295 min, 1st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 782 | Compare The University Of Chicago Medical Center |
| T11 | University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 298 min, 1st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 507 | Compare University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics |
| T11 | Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.42, 3rd percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 997 | Compare Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center |
| T11 | Swedish Hospital | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 284 | Compare Swedish Hospital |
| T11 | John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 293 min, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 918 | Compare John H Stroger Jr Hospital |
| T11 | St Joseph Medical Center | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 180 | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| T16 | NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.58, 100th percentile | 273 min, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 466 | Compare NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital |
| T16 | Advocate Condell Medical Center | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 284 | Compare Advocate Condell Medical Center |
| T16 | Humboldt Park Health | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 270 | Compare Humboldt Park Health |
| 19 | Advocate Trinity Hospital | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 263 | Compare Advocate Trinity Hospital |
| 20 | Memorial Hospital | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 341 | Compare Memorial Hospital |
| T21 | Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 366 | Compare Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T21 | Blessing Hospital | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.3%, 6th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 312 | Compare Blessing Hospital |
| T21 | Holy Cross Hospital | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 311 | Compare Holy Cross Hospital |
| T21 | Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 431 | Compare Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center |
| 25 | Copley Memorial Hospital | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 210 | Compare Copley Memorial Hospital |
| T26 | Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 443 | Compare Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center |
| T26 | Loyola University Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 275 min, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 507 | Compare Loyola University Medical Center |
| T28 | Advocate Sherman Hospital | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 255 | Compare Advocate Sherman Hospital |
| T28 | Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 229 min, 9th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 695 | Compare Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center |
| T28 | OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 256 min, 4th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 298 | Compare OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center |
| T31 | Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | — | 402 | Compare Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago |
| T31 | Javon Bea Hospital | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 258 min, 4th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 431 | Compare Javon Bea Hospital |
| 33 | Carle Health Methodist Hospital | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 213 min, 13th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 485 | Compare Carle Health Methodist Hospital |
| T34 | Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 427 | Compare Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston |
| T34 | St Mary Medical Center | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 166 | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| T36 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 261 | Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale |
| T36 | FHN Memorial Hospital | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 203 | Compare FHN Memorial Hospital |
| T36 | Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 493 | Compare Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center |
| T39 | Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 361 | Compare Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital |
| T39 | Memorial Medical Center | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 241 min, 6th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 562 | Compare Memorial Medical Center |
| T41 | Good Samaritan Regional Health Center | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 175 | Compare Good Samaritan Regional Health Center |
| T41 | UW Health | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 397 | Compare UW Health |
| 43 | Carle Health Proctor Hospital | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 305 | Compare Carle Health Proctor Hospital |
| T44 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 118 | Compare Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital |
| T44 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 186 | Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks |
| T44 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 286 min, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 730 | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| T44 | Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 494 | Compare Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago |
| T48 | Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 304 | Compare Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers |
| T48 | Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 89 | Compare Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers |
| T48 | OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 268 | Compare OSF Heart Of Mary 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.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke patients.
- 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).