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Top-rated hospitals in Massachusetts

54 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Fairview Hospital, New England Baptist Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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54 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by overall star rating; 30 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
T1Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access55—11.5%14.2%—113 min—25Compare
T1New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care54——11.7%1.07—0.91118Compare
T1Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care549.3%6.8%14.3%0.87288 min0.98907Compare
T1Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care549.1%6.7%14.9%0.88300 min1.00663Compare
T1Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care5310.9%8.1%15.1%0.67265 min0.88224Compare
T1Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care53—8.0%15.8%0.88196 min0.8958Compare
T1Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care5310.8%5.9%14.1%0.70256 min0.90153Compare
T1Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care5311.9%10.2%13.5%0.98208 min1.01149Compare
T1North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care5311.9%9.1%15.9%0.84271 min0.91415Compare
T10Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access44—10.5%17.0%—157 min—19Compare
T10Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care4412.8%8.9%17.2%0.83274 min0.97121Compare
T10VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica PlainJamaica Plain, MA · Veterans Affairs4410.1%6.6%17.2%———920Compare
T10Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care4310.7%10.6%16.0%1.17160 min0.9995Compare
T10Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care4312.1%11.6%16.2%1.05253 min0.97164Compare
T10Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care4311.0%9.6%15.5%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T10Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care4311.6%10.1%15.0%1.09190 min1.02695Compare
T10Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care4312.6%7.8%14.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
T10Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care4311.8%7.5%16.3%0.83218 min0.9281Compare
T10Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care4310.8%8.9%15.6%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
T10Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care4311.9%11.4%14.9%1.11254 min1.02319Compare
T10Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care4312.5%7.5%15.3%1.21237 min0.96155Compare
T22Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care3411.3%6.9%16.0%1.03336 min0.98597Compare
T22Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care3410.5%10.6%15.9%0.83194 min0.98160Compare
T22Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care33—13.2%17.3%0.95194 min0.9292Compare
T22Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care3311.7%6.6%15.3%1.14227 min1.00441Compare
T22Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care3311.5%9.7%16.4%0.79146 min1.06252Compare
T22Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care3311.0%10.0%16.8%0.81233 min0.93189Compare
T22MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care3312.2%9.7%16.1%1.36190 min1.00538Compare
T22Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care3311.3%9.8%16.2%0.96194 min0.97126Compare
T22UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care3311.0%10.3%14.9%0.97291 min1.02325Compare
T22Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care3311.9%7.2%14.9%0.95153 min0.99159Compare
T22Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care3310.3%7.8%15.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
T22UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care32—11.9%16.0%1.28209 min0.97113Compare
T22Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care3212.4%9.8%—0.96208 min1.01205Compare
T22Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care3212.1%8.8%15.5%1.04188 min0.97123Compare
T22UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care3211.1%8.6%15.5%0.97253 min1.04150Compare
T22Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care3——11.6%15.1%—120 min0.7619Compare
T38Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care2411.8%9.3%17.2%1.32208 min1.03415Compare
T38Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care24—12.3%15.7%1.01192 min1.08134Compare
T38The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.59261 min0.92142Compare
T38Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
T38South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care2311.2%9.5%17.4%1.21233 min0.99284Compare
T38Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care23—10.7%15.7%0.95215 min0.9697Compare
T38Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care2311.7%12.3%15.7%0.93275 min1.01339Compare
T38Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care2312.4%10.5%16.1%1.20267 min0.98158Compare
T38Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care2211.8%12.7%16.4%1.69286 min1.03716Compare
T38Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care2311.9%9.8%16.3%1.02226 min0.97—Compare
T38Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care2211.7%12.5%14.9%1.10241 min1.07189Compare
T38Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
T38Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care2212.1%11.3%15.8%0.99238 min1.07275Compare

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).