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Top-rated hospitals in Maryland

42 Maryland hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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42 hospitals ranked in Maryland by overall star rating; 14 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall 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 average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care5410.5%7.8%14.7%1.17308 min—1,025Compare
T1Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care5412.5%10.7%13.5%1.60228 min—303Compare
T1University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care5411.6%9.7%13.1%0.72264 min—238Compare
T1Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care5411.6%7.7%14.3%1.09194 min—106Compare
T1MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care5311.6%9.9%13.5%0.98218 min—370Compare
T1University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care5312.6%11.4%14.5%0.83——329Compare
T1University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At ChestertownChestertown, MD · Acute care5——10.8%14.0%—185 min—64Compare
T8Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care4410.9%17.6%14.4%0.90126 min—33Compare
T8Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care4310.3%11.0%14.5%1.13224 min—229Compare
T8MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care4311.8%13.1%13.3%0.88256 min—107Compare
T8Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care4311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91177 min—362Compare
T8Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care43—10.4%14.9%0.89202 min—37Compare
T8Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care4311.9%11.8%13.6%0.91235 min—240Compare
T8MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care4310.3%9.8%13.7%0.87212 min—376Compare
T8Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care4313.0%11.1%14.8%0.90228 min—166Compare
T8University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care4212.7%9.9%12.6%0.86179 min—189Compare
T17Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care3313.7%10.4%14.9%1.08296 min—298Compare
T17Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care33—10.1%15.5%1.00237 min—285Compare
T17Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care3413.2%14.6%14.9%0.82147 min—48Compare
T17Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care3311.3%10.3%14.8%0.82245 min—370Compare
T17Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care3312.6%10.0%13.7%1.14322 min—430Compare
T17Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care3310.8%8.9%15.1%0.96266 min—233Compare
T17Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care3312.2%11.5%15.9%0.82250 min—271Compare
T17University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care3314.8%12.8%14.3%1.03309 min—816Compare
T17University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care33—14.3%13.6%0.82262 min—131Compare
T17Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care3311.2%14.0%15.1%1.08214 min—158Compare
T17MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care3211.7%8.3%14.9%1.04247 min—208Compare
T17MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care3212.7%12.0%14.4%0.99259 min—165Compare
T17Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care3212.2%11.9%13.7%1.49257 min—413Compare
T17Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care3213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23230 min—248Compare
T17Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care3211.7%9.3%12.8%1.09272 min—182Compare
T17MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care3213.7%9.3%15.0%1.41367 min—405Compare
T17University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care32—11.2%14.4%0.98243 min—276Compare
T17Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care3210.2%8.0%14.1%0.96——407Compare
T35Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care2311.7%12.7%14.5%0.97204 min—331Compare
T35Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care2312.0%12.5%15.5%1.00314 min—444Compare
T35VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs2211.8%7.5%17.2%0.97——137Compare
T35UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care2210.8%12.8%14.5%1.31239 min—219Compare
T35Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care2211.4%12.6%14.6%1.30251 min—215Compare
T35MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care229.8%9.0%15.0%1.03356 min—239Compare
T41Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care1211.2%9.3%15.4%0.94233 min—93Compare
T41University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care1210.9%9.9%15.2%1.60246 min—224Compare

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.

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).