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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

55 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: New England Baptist Hospital, Emerson Hospital -, Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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55 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by hospital-wide readmission rate; 29 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.0%3.311.9%11.1%1.00162 min1.00
1New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care11.7%54——1.07—0.91118Compare
2Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care13.5%5311.9%10.2%0.98208 min1.01149Compare
3Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · Acute care13.9%—4——0.83174 min0.9642Compare
4Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care14.1%5310.8%5.9%0.70256 min0.90153Compare
5Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access14.2%55—11.5%—113 min—25Compare
6Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care14.3%549.3%6.8%0.87288 min0.98907Compare
T7Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care14.8%4312.6%7.8%0.92214 min0.9941Compare
T7St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care14.8%2210.8%9.3%1.11206 min1.00283Compare
T9Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care14.9%549.1%6.7%0.88300 min1.00663Compare
T9Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care14.9%4311.9%11.4%1.11254 min1.02319Compare
T9Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care14.9%3311.9%7.2%0.95153 min0.99159Compare
T9UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · Acute care14.9%3311.0%10.3%0.97291 min1.02325Compare
T9Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care14.9%2211.7%12.5%1.10241 min1.07189Compare
14Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care15.0%4311.6%10.1%1.09190 min1.02695Compare
T15Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care15.1%5310.9%8.1%0.67265 min0.88224Compare
T15Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care15.1%3——11.6%—120 min0.7619Compare
17The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care15.2%2311.7%13.1%1.59261 min0.92142Compare
T18Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care15.3%4312.5%7.5%1.21237 min0.96155Compare
T18Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care15.3%3311.7%6.6%1.14227 min1.00441Compare
T18Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA · Critical access15.3%2——11.5%—174 min—25Compare
T21Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care15.5%4311.0%9.6%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T21Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care15.5%3212.1%8.8%1.04188 min0.97123Compare
T21UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care15.5%3211.1%8.6%0.97253 min1.04150Compare
24Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care15.6%4310.8%8.9%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
T25Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care15.7%23—10.7%0.95215 min0.9697Compare
T25Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care15.7%24—12.3%1.01192 min1.08134Compare
T25Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care15.7%2311.7%12.3%0.93275 min1.01339Compare
T28Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care15.8%53—8.0%0.88196 min0.8958Compare
T28Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care15.8%3310.3%7.8%1.18190 min0.98283Compare
T28Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care15.8%2212.1%11.3%0.99238 min1.07275Compare
T28MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care15.8%1111.0%10.7%1.09205 min1.04360Compare
T32North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care15.9%5311.9%9.1%0.84271 min0.91415Compare
T32Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care15.9%3410.5%10.6%0.83194 min0.98160Compare
T34Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care16.0%4310.7%10.6%1.17160 min0.9995Compare
T34Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care16.0%3411.3%6.9%1.03336 min0.98597Compare
T34UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care16.0%32—11.9%1.28209 min0.97113Compare
T37MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care16.1%3312.2%9.7%1.36190 min1.00538Compare
T37Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care16.1%2211.7%9.7%0.73264 min1.00231Compare
T37Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care16.1%2312.4%10.5%1.20267 min0.98158Compare
T40Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care16.2%4312.1%11.6%1.05253 min0.97164Compare
T40Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care16.2%3311.3%9.8%0.96194 min0.97126Compare
T42Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care16.3%4311.8%7.5%0.83218 min0.9281Compare
T42Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care16.3%2311.9%9.8%1.02226 min0.97—Compare
T44Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care16.4%3311.5%9.7%0.79146 min1.06252Compare
T44Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care16.4%2211.8%12.7%1.69286 min1.03716Compare
T44AdCare Hospital Of Worcester IncWorcester, MA · Acute care16.4%——————0.93114Compare
47Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care16.5%2311.5%11.4%0.99201 min0.97259Compare
48Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care16.7%1211.8%12.2%0.88209 min1.01133Compare
49Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care16.8%3311.0%10.0%0.81233 min0.93189Compare
50Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access17.0%44—10.5%—157 min—19Compare

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.

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.
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.
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).