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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest serious complications

41 Maryland hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center, Atlantic General Hospital, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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41 hospitals ranked in Maryland by serious complications; 15 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalSerious complicationslower 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 dataTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%162 min1.00
1University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care0.725411.6%9.7%13.1%264 min—238Compare
T2Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care0.823413.2%14.6%14.9%147 min—48Compare
T2Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care0.823311.3%10.3%14.8%245 min—370Compare
T2Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care0.823312.2%11.5%15.9%250 min—271Compare
T2University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care0.8233—14.3%13.6%262 min—131Compare
6University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care0.835312.6%11.4%14.5%——329Compare
7University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care0.864212.7%9.9%12.6%179 min—189Compare
8MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.874310.3%9.8%13.7%212 min—376Compare
9MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care0.884311.8%13.1%13.3%256 min—107Compare
10Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care0.8943—10.4%14.9%202 min—37Compare
T11Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care0.904410.9%17.6%14.4%126 min—33Compare
T11Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care0.904313.0%11.1%14.8%228 min—166Compare
T13Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care0.914311.4%10.5%13.8%177 min—362Compare
T13Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care0.914311.9%11.8%13.6%235 min—240Compare
15Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care0.941211.2%9.3%15.4%233 min—93Compare
T16Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care0.963310.8%8.9%15.1%266 min—233Compare
T16Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.963210.2%8.0%14.1%——407Compare
T18Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care0.972311.7%12.7%14.5%204 min—331Compare
T18VA Maryland Healthcare System - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Veterans Affairs0.972211.8%7.5%17.2%——137Compare
T20MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.985311.6%9.9%13.5%218 min—370Compare
T20University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care0.9832—11.2%14.4%243 min—276Compare
22MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care0.993212.7%12.0%14.4%259 min—165Compare
T23Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.0033—10.1%15.5%237 min—285Compare
T23Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care1.002312.0%12.5%15.5%314 min—444Compare
T25University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.033314.8%12.8%14.3%309 min—816Compare
T25MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care1.03229.8%9.0%15.0%356 min—239Compare
27MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.043211.7%8.3%14.9%247 min—208Compare
T28Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care1.083313.7%10.4%14.9%296 min—298Compare
T28Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care1.083311.2%14.0%15.1%214 min—158Compare
T30Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care1.095411.6%7.7%14.3%194 min—106Compare
T30Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care1.093211.7%9.3%12.8%272 min—182Compare
32Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care1.134310.3%11.0%14.5%224 min—229Compare
33Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.143312.6%10.0%13.7%322 min—430Compare
34The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.175410.5%7.8%14.7%308 min—1,025Compare
35Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care1.233213.8%10.9%14.1%230 min—248Compare
36Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care1.302211.4%12.6%14.6%251 min—215Compare
37UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care1.312210.8%12.8%14.5%239 min—219Compare
38MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care1.413213.7%9.3%15.0%367 min—405Compare
39Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.493212.2%11.9%13.7%257 min—413Compare
T40Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care1.605412.5%10.7%13.5%228 min—303Compare
T40University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care1.601210.9%9.9%15.2%246 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.

Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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.
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).