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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest heart failure death rate

53 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital, VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain, Boston Medical Center. 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 heart failure death rate; 31 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHeart failure death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack 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 average11.1%3.311.9%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care5.9%5310.8%14.1%0.70256 min0.90153Compare
T2VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica PlainJamaica Plain, MA · Veterans Affairs6.6%4410.1%17.2%———920Compare
T2Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care6.6%3311.7%15.3%1.14227 min1.00441Compare
4Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care6.7%549.1%14.9%0.88300 min1.00663Compare
5Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care6.8%549.3%14.3%0.87288 min0.98907Compare
6Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care6.9%3411.3%16.0%1.03336 min0.98597Compare
7Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care7.2%3311.9%14.9%0.95153 min0.99159Compare
T8Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care7.5%4311.8%16.3%0.83218 min0.9281Compare
T8Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care7.5%4312.5%15.3%1.21237 min0.96155Compare
T10Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care7.8%4312.6%14.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
T10Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care7.8%3310.3%15.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
12Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care8.0%53—15.8%0.88196 min0.8958Compare
13Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care8.1%5310.9%15.1%0.67265 min0.88224Compare
14UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care8.6%3211.1%15.5%0.97253 min1.04150Compare
15Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care8.8%3212.1%15.5%1.04188 min0.97123Compare
T16Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care8.9%4310.8%15.6%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
T16Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care8.9%4412.8%17.2%0.83274 min0.97121Compare
18North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care9.1%5311.9%15.9%0.84271 min0.91415Compare
T19St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care9.3%2210.8%14.8%1.11206 min1.00283Compare
T19Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care9.3%2411.8%17.2%1.32208 min1.03415Compare
21South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care9.5%2311.2%17.4%1.21233 min0.99284Compare
22Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care9.6%4311.0%15.5%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T23Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care9.7%3311.5%16.4%0.79146 min1.06252Compare
T23MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care9.7%3312.2%16.1%1.36190 min1.00538Compare
T23Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care9.7%2211.7%16.1%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
T26Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care9.8%3212.4%—0.96208 min1.01205Compare
T26Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care9.8%3311.3%16.2%0.96194 min0.97126Compare
T26Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care9.8%2311.9%16.3%1.02226 min0.97—Compare
29Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care10.0%3311.0%16.8%0.81233 min0.93189Compare
30Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care10.1%4311.6%15.0%1.09190 min1.02695Compare
31Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care10.2%5311.9%13.5%0.98208 min1.01149Compare
32UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care10.3%3311.0%14.9%0.97291 min1.02325Compare
T33Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access10.5%44—17.0%—157 min—19Compare
T33Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care10.5%2312.4%16.1%1.20267 min0.98158Compare
T35Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care10.6%4310.7%16.0%1.17160 min0.9995Compare
T35Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care10.6%3410.5%15.9%0.83194 min0.98160Compare
T37Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care10.7%23—15.7%0.95215 min0.9697Compare
T37MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care10.7%1111.0%15.8%1.09205 min1.04360Compare
39Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care11.3%2212.1%15.8%0.99238 min1.07275Compare
T40Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care11.4%4311.9%14.9%1.11254 min1.02319Compare
T40Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care11.4%2311.5%16.5%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
T42Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access11.5%55—14.2%—113 min—25Compare
T42Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA · Critical access11.5%2——15.3%—174 min—25Compare
T44Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care11.6%4312.1%16.2%1.05253 min0.97164Compare
T44Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care11.6%3——15.1%—120 min0.7619Compare
46UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care11.9%32—16.0%1.28209 min0.97113Compare
47Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care12.2%1211.8%16.7%0.88209 min1.01133Compare
T48Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care12.3%24—15.7%1.01192 min1.08134Compare
T48Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care12.3%2311.7%15.7%0.93275 min1.01339Compare
50Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care12.5%2211.7%14.9%1.10241 min1.07189Compare

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 failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
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.
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).