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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

53 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, New England Baptist Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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53 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by readmissions penalty; 31 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher 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 average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care0.00%5310.8%5.9%14.1%0.70256 min0.90153Compare
T1Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care0.00%549.3%6.8%14.3%0.87288 min0.98907Compare
T1New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care0.00%54——11.7%1.07—0.91118Compare
T1Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care0.00%4311.6%10.1%15.0%1.09190 min1.02695Compare
T1Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care0.00%3311.9%7.2%14.9%0.95153 min0.99159Compare
T1Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · Acute care0.00%—4——13.9%0.83174 min0.9642Compare
T7Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care−0.01%4312.5%7.5%15.3%1.21237 min0.96155Compare
T7Carney HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care−0.01%—————————Compare
9Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care−0.05%3311.7%6.6%15.3%1.14227 min1.00441Compare
10Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care−0.07%4311.9%11.4%14.9%1.11254 min1.02319Compare
11Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care−0.15%2211.7%12.5%14.9%1.10241 min1.07189Compare
12Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care−0.16%3212.4%9.8%—0.96208 min1.01205Compare
13Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAyer, MA · Acute care−0.18%—————————Compare
T14Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care−0.19%3410.5%10.6%15.9%0.83194 min0.98160Compare
T14UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care−0.19%3311.0%10.3%14.9%0.97291 min1.02325Compare
16Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care−0.21%33—13.2%17.3%0.95194 min0.9292Compare
17Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care−0.22%5311.9%10.2%13.5%0.98208 min1.01149Compare
18Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care−0.28%3310.3%7.8%15.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
19Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care−0.40%4310.8%8.9%15.6%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
T20Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care−0.42%5310.9%8.1%15.1%0.67265 min0.88224Compare
T20Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care−0.42%4311.8%7.5%16.3%0.83218 min0.9281Compare
T20Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care−0.42%23—10.7%15.7%0.95215 min0.9697Compare
23North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care−0.43%5311.9%9.1%15.9%0.84271 min0.91415Compare
T24Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care−0.45%4311.0%9.6%15.5%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T24St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care−0.45%2210.8%9.3%14.8%1.11206 min1.00283Compare
26Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care−0.46%3411.3%6.9%16.0%1.03336 min0.98597Compare
T27Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care−0.52%549.1%6.7%14.9%0.88300 min1.00663Compare
T27Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care−0.52%24—12.3%15.7%1.01192 min1.08134Compare
29Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care−0.64%4312.6%7.8%14.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
30Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care−0.69%2311.7%12.3%15.7%0.93275 min1.01339Compare
31Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care−0.75%4312.1%11.6%16.2%1.05253 min0.97164Compare
32UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care−0.79%3211.1%8.6%15.5%0.97253 min1.04150Compare
33Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care−0.85%3——11.6%15.1%—120 min0.7619Compare
34Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care−0.87%4310.7%10.6%16.0%1.17160 min0.9995Compare
35The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care−0.93%2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.59261 min0.92142Compare
36Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care−0.99%2411.8%9.3%17.2%1.32208 min1.03415Compare
37Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care−1.01%2312.4%10.5%16.1%1.20267 min0.98158Compare
38Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care−1.05%2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
39UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care−1.24%32—11.9%16.0%1.28209 min0.97113Compare
40MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care−1.36%1111.0%10.7%15.8%1.09205 min1.04360Compare
41Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care−1.40%2311.9%9.8%16.3%1.02226 min0.97—Compare
42Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care−1.41%2212.1%11.3%15.8%0.99238 min1.07275Compare
43South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care−1.52%2311.2%9.5%17.4%1.21233 min0.99284Compare
44Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care−1.56%2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
45Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care−1.59%53—8.0%15.8%0.88196 min0.8958Compare
46Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care−1.89%2211.8%12.7%16.4%1.69286 min1.03716Compare
47MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care−1.92%3312.2%9.7%16.1%1.36190 min1.00538Compare
48Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care−1.98%3311.5%9.7%16.4%0.79146 min1.06252Compare
49Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care−2.23%3212.1%8.8%15.5%1.04188 min0.97123Compare
50Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care−2.52%3311.3%9.8%16.2%0.96194 min0.97126Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).