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Hospitals in Illinois with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses

89 Illinois hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Northwestern Medicine MCHenry, St Josephs Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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89 hospitals ranked in Illinois by value-based purchasing adjustment; 104 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Value-based purchasing adjustmenthigher 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
	National average	+0.13%		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington, IL · Acute care	+1.56%, 95th 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
2	Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · Acute care	+1.40%, 93rd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	7.1%, 98th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	177	Compare Northwestern Medicine MCHenry
3	St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care	+1.33%, 92nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	96	Compare St Josephs Hospital
4	Alton Memorial HospitalAlton, IL · Acute care	+1.31%, 92nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	222	Compare Alton Memorial Hospital
5	Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	+1.16%, 89th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	7.6%, 96th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	370 min, 0th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	727	Compare Rush University Medical Center
6	Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care	+1.09%, 88th 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
7	Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb, IL · Acute care	+0.99%, 86th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	7.6%, 96th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	197 min, 20th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	98	Compare Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
8	NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · Acute care	+0.97%, 86th 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
9	Midwestern Region Medical Center, IncZion, IL · Acute care	+0.92%, 84th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	175 min, 32nd percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	95	Compare Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc
10	Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb, IL · Acute care	+0.91%, 84th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	145 min, 52nd percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	144	Compare Mc Donough District Hospital
11	Memorial HospitalBelleville, IL · Acute care	+0.90%, 84th 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
12	St Bernard HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	+0.87%, 83rd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	231 min, 8th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	210	Compare St Bernard Hospital
13	Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, IL · Acute care	+0.83%, 82nd 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
14	Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	+0.82%, 82nd 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
15	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La GrangeLa Grange, IL · Acute care	+0.79%, 81st percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	223	Compare UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
16	Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, IL · Acute care	+0.68%, 78th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	6.6%, 99th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	232 min, 8th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	296	Compare Rush Oak Park Hospital
17	Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL · Acute care	+0.64%, 77th 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
18	Saint James HospitalPontiac, IL · Acute care	+0.59%, 75th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	14.8%, 4th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	126 min, 69th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	81	Compare Saint James Hospital
19	St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham, IL · Acute care	+0.55%, 74th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.9%, 17th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	137 min, 59th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	146	Compare St Anthonys Memorial Hospital
20	Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterMount Vernon, IL · Acute care	+0.47%, 71st 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
21	UW HealthRockford, IL · Acute care	+0.47%, 71st 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
22	Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon, IL · Acute care	+0.44%, 70th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.8%, 5th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	203	Compare Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
T23	Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin, IL · Acute care	+0.39%, 68th 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
T23	Deaconess Illinois CrossroadsMount Vernon, IL · Acute care	+0.39%, 68th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	56	Compare Deaconess Illinois Crossroads
25	Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, IL · Acute care	+0.38%, 68th 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	Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneva, IL · Acute care	+0.33%, 66th 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
T26	The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	+0.33%, 66th 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
28	Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute care	+0.32%, 66th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	15.2%, 3rd percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	124 min, 71st percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	67	Compare Jersey Community Hospital
29	Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst, IL · Acute care	+0.29%, 64th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.7%, 85th percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	247	Compare Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
30	Silver Cross Hospital And Medical CentersNew Lenox, IL · Acute care	+0.28%, 63rd 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
31	Thorek Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	+0.28%, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	16.4%, 3rd percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	218	Compare Thorek Memorial Hospital
32	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care	+0.19%, 59th 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
33	OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · Acute care	+0.18%, 59th 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
34	FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · Acute care	+0.14%, 56th 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
35	OSF Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton, IL · Acute care	+0.13%, 55th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	159 min, 43rd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	296	Compare OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center
T36	UChicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale, IL · Acute care	+0.13%, 55th 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	Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove, IL · Acute care	+0.13%, 55th 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
38	OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park, IL · Acute care	+0.05%, 51st 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
39	HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon, IL · Acute care	+0.05%, 51st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	260	Compare HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital
40	Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care	+0.02%, 49th 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
41	Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL · Acute care	−0.01%, 48th 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
42	Carle Bromenn Medical CenterNormal, IL · Acute care	−0.04%, 47th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	176	Compare Carle Bromenn Medical Center
43	Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · Acute care	−0.06%, 46th 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
44	Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights, IL · Acute care	−0.09%, 44th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	176 min, 32nd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	563	Compare Northwest Community Hospital 1
45	Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · Acute care	−0.14%, 41st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	10.3%, 64th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	159	Compare Edward Hospital
46	Riverside Medical CenterKankakee, IL · Acute care	−0.16%, 40th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	341	Compare Riverside Medical Center
47	Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City, IL · Acute care	−0.16%, 40th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	11.8%, 34th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	406	Compare Gateway Regional Medical Center
T48	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia, IL · Acute care	−0.17%, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	125	Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -Centralia
T48	OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville, IL · Acute care	−0.17%, 39th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	16.2%, 5th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	210	Compare OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center
50	Carle Health Pekin HospitalPekin, IL · Acute care	−0.18%, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	15.1%, 3rd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	115 min, 78th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	132	Compare Carle Health Pekin Hospital

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 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..
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).