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Hospitals in Maryland with the highest patients would recommend

42 Maryland hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Garrett Regional 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 patients would recommend; 14 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatients would recommendhigher is betterOverall 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 average873.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Walter Reed National Military Medical CenBethesda, MD · Military93—4————184 min—725Compare
T2The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care925410.5%7.8%14.7%1.17308 min—1,025Compare
T2Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care924410.9%17.6%14.4%0.90126 min—33Compare
T2Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care924310.3%11.0%14.5%1.13224 min—229Compare
T5Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care915412.5%10.7%13.5%1.60228 min—303Compare
T5University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care915411.6%9.7%13.1%0.72264 min—238Compare
T5Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care9133—10.1%15.5%1.00237 min—285Compare
8Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care903313.7%10.4%14.9%1.08296 min—298Compare
T9Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care883413.2%14.6%14.9%0.82147 min—48Compare
T9Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care883311.3%10.3%14.8%0.82245 min—370Compare
T11Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care875411.6%7.7%14.3%1.09194 min—106Compare
T11MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care875311.6%9.9%13.5%0.98218 min—370Compare
T11Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care873310.8%8.9%15.1%0.96266 min—233Compare
T11University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care873314.8%12.8%14.3%1.03309 min—816Compare
T15Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care8643—10.4%14.9%0.89202 min—37Compare
T15Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care864311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91177 min—362Compare
T15Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care863312.6%10.0%13.7%1.14322 min—430Compare
T15Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care863312.2%11.5%15.9%0.82250 min—271Compare
T15Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care862311.7%12.7%14.5%0.97204 min—331Compare
T15Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care862312.0%12.5%15.5%1.00314 min—444Compare
T15Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care861211.2%9.3%15.4%0.94233 min—93Compare
T22University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care855312.6%11.4%14.5%0.83——329Compare
T22Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care854313.0%11.1%14.8%0.90228 min—166Compare
T24MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care844310.3%9.8%13.7%0.87212 min—376Compare
T24MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care844311.8%13.1%13.3%0.88256 min—107Compare
T24University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care8432—11.2%14.4%0.98243 min—276Compare
T27Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care833311.2%14.0%15.1%1.08214 min—158Compare
T27MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care833212.7%12.0%14.4%0.99259 min—165Compare
T27Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care833212.2%11.9%13.7%1.49257 min—413Compare
T27University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care8333—14.3%13.6%0.82262 min—131Compare
T31Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care823213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23230 min—248Compare
T31Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care823211.7%9.3%12.8%1.09272 min—182Compare
T31MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care823211.7%8.3%14.9%1.04247 min—208Compare
T31UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care822210.8%12.8%14.5%1.31239 min—219Compare
T31VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs822211.8%7.5%17.2%0.97——137Compare
T36Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care814311.9%11.8%13.6%0.91235 min—240Compare
T36MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care813213.7%9.3%15.0%1.41367 min—405Compare
38Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care802211.4%12.6%14.6%1.30251 min—215Compare
T39Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care793210.2%8.0%14.1%0.96——407Compare
T39University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care791210.9%9.9%15.2%1.60246 min—224Compare
41University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care784212.7%9.9%12.6%0.86179 min—189Compare
42MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care75229.8%9.0%15.0%1.03356 min—239Compare

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.

Patients would recommend
HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
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).