Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest heart attack death rate
37 Maryland hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Saint Agnes Hospital, MedStar Harbor Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center |
| 2 | Saint Agnes Hospital | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.0%, 94th percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 14.1%, 17th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Saint Agnes Hospital |
| T3 | MedStar Harbor Hospital | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare MedStar Harbor Hospital |
| T3 | Suburban Hospital | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 3.6%, 7th percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Suburban Hospital |
| 5 | The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 8.9%, 100th percentile | 5.7%, 99th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 8.1%, 98th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| T6 | Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center |
| T6 | UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 11.9%, 2nd percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center |
| T8 | Garrett Regional Medical Center | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 17.6%, 0th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Garrett Regional Medical Center |
| T8 | University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center |
| T10 | Carroll Hospital Center | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Carroll Hospital Center |
| T10 | Holy Cross Germantown Hospital | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Holy Cross Germantown Hospital |
| 12 | Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 10.7%, 8th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc |
| T13 | Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 13.0%, 1st percentile | 3.3%, 12th percentile | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc |
| T13 | Northwest Hospital Center | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 10.9%, 7th percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Northwest Hospital Center |
| T15 | Calverthealth Medical Center | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Calverthealth Medical Center |
| T15 | MedStar Union Memorial Hospital | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare MedStar Union Memorial Hospital |
| T15 | University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 1.2%, 99th percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 13.1%, 99th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center |
| T18 | Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 12.8%, 100th percentile | Compare Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc |
| T18 | MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T18 | Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 10.1%, 14th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center |
| T21 | MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | Compare MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital |
| T21 | VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 5.0%, 100th percentile | — | — | 17.2%, 0th percentile | Compare VA Maryland Healthcare System - Baltimore |
| 23 | Western Maryland Regional Medical Center | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Western Maryland Regional Medical Center |
| 24 | Holy Cross Hospital | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Holy Cross Hospital |
| T25 | Meritus Medical Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Meritus Medical Center |
| T25 | Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore |
| 27 | Greater Baltimore Medical Center | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | — | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Greater Baltimore Medical Center |
| T28 | University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center |
| T28 | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
| T30 | University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 12.6%, 100th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton |
| T30 | MedStar Montgomery Medical Center | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare MedStar Montgomery Medical Center |
| 32 | Union Hospital Of Cecil County | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Union Hospital Of Cecil County |
| 33 | Atlantic General Hospital | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 17.6%, 17th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Atlantic General Hospital |
| T34 | Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center |
| T34 | MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center |
| 36 | Frederick Health Hospital | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Frederick Health Hospital |
| 37 | University Of Maryland Medical Center | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 11.8%, 93rd percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare University Of Maryland Medical Center |
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 attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.