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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest heart failure death rate

42 Maryland hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore, Calverthealth Medical Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital. 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 heart failure death rate; 14 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHeart failure death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack 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 average11.1%3.311.9%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs7.5%2211.8%17.2%0.97——137Compare
2Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care7.7%5411.6%14.3%1.09194 min—106Compare
3The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care7.8%5410.5%14.7%1.17308 min—1,025Compare
4Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care8.0%3210.2%14.1%0.96——407Compare
5MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care8.3%3211.7%14.9%1.04247 min—208Compare
6Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care8.9%3310.8%15.1%0.96266 min—233Compare
7MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care9.0%229.8%15.0%1.03356 min—239Compare
T8Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care9.3%3211.7%12.8%1.09272 min—182Compare
T8MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care9.3%3213.7%15.0%1.41367 min—405Compare
T8Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care9.3%1211.2%15.4%0.94233 min—93Compare
11University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care9.7%5411.6%13.1%0.72264 min—238Compare
12MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care9.8%4310.3%13.7%0.87212 min—376Compare
T13MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care9.9%5311.6%13.5%0.98218 min—370Compare
T13University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care9.9%4212.7%12.6%0.86179 min—189Compare
T13University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care9.9%1210.9%15.2%1.60246 min—224Compare
16Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care10.0%3312.6%13.7%1.14322 min—430Compare
17Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care10.1%33—15.5%1.00237 min—285Compare
18Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care10.3%3311.3%14.8%0.82245 min—370Compare
T19Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care10.4%43—14.9%0.89202 min—37Compare
T19Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care10.4%3313.7%14.9%1.08296 min—298Compare
21Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care10.5%4311.4%13.8%0.91177 min—362Compare
22Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care10.7%5412.5%13.5%1.60228 min—303Compare
23University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At ChestertownChestertown, MD · Acute care10.8%5——14.0%—185 min—64Compare
24Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care10.9%3213.8%14.1%1.23230 min—248Compare
25Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care11.0%4310.3%14.5%1.13224 min—229Compare
26Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care11.1%4313.0%14.8%0.90228 min—166Compare
27University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care11.2%32—14.4%0.98243 min—276Compare
28University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care11.4%5312.6%14.5%0.83——329Compare
29Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care11.5%3312.2%15.9%0.82250 min—271Compare
30Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care11.8%4311.9%13.6%0.91235 min—240Compare
31Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care11.9%3212.2%13.7%1.49257 min—413Compare
32MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care12.0%3212.7%14.4%0.99259 min—165Compare
33Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care12.5%2312.0%15.5%1.00314 min—444Compare
34Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care12.6%2211.4%14.6%1.30251 min—215Compare
35Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care12.7%2311.7%14.5%0.97204 min—331Compare
T36University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care12.8%3314.8%14.3%1.03309 min—816Compare
T36UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care12.8%2210.8%14.5%1.31239 min—219Compare
38MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care13.1%4311.8%13.3%0.88256 min—107Compare
39Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care14.0%3311.2%15.1%1.08214 min—158Compare
40University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care14.3%33—13.6%0.82262 min—131Compare
41Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care14.6%3413.2%14.9%0.82147 min—48Compare
42Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care17.6%4410.9%14.4%0.90126 min—33Compare

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.

Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure 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.
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).