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Hospitals with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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2,919 hospitals ranked by net medicare quality adjustment; 2,500 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1000Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · Acute care−0.02%3312.2%11.1%14.3%0.83145 min0.97124Compare
1002Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At IrvingIrving, TX · Acute care−0.02%5311.1%7.7%14.8%0.85155 min1.00288Compare
T1003St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care−0.02%3312.3%12.4%14.2%0.83211 min0.97340Compare
T1003Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis, AR · Acute care−0.02%————14.7%—139 min0.9511Compare
1005Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care−0.02%4310.8%10.4%14.7%0.93170 min0.961,135Compare
1006Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care−0.02%44—10.9%15.1%0.94119 min1.0270Compare
1007MUSC Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, SC · Acute care−0.02%4312.3%13.2%15.5%0.83134 min1.07217Compare
T1008UCH-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs, CO · Acute care−0.02%439.2%11.6%13.7%0.71103 min1.00583Compare
T1008Denver Health & Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO · Acute care−0.02%33—11.2%14.5%1.16208 min0.89555Compare
1010Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care−0.02%3411.9%9.3%15.1%0.96192 min0.95117Compare
1011Orlando HealthOrlando, FL · Acute care−0.03%4311.4%8.5%15.8%0.99177 min1.002,024Compare
T1012Neshoba County General HospitalPhiladelphia, MS · Acute care−0.03%3——13.9%14.5%—97 min1.02—Compare
T1012Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita, KS · Acute care−0.03%2212.1%13.3%14.0%0.90140 min0.961,412Compare
T1012Atrium Health AnsonWadesboro, NC · Acute care−0.03%————14.8%—118 min0.9415Compare
T1012Wilbarger General HospitalVernon, TX · Acute care−0.03%————14.8%0.9778 min1.0328Compare
1016Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care−0.03%32—9.2%15.4%0.92155 min0.95267Compare
1017Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care−0.03%33—11.9%15.0%0.95198 min1.02112Compare
T1018Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care−0.03%4412.6%12.8%13.9%1.05167 min1.07325Compare
T1018Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care−0.03%33—11.4%13.9%1.03174 min1.0686Compare
T1018Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · Acute care−0.03%3410.7%12.2%14.1%1.07192 min0.9144Compare
1021Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital ArlingtonArlington, TX · Acute care−0.03%4411.8%9.7%14.3%1.18—0.9848Compare
1022Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care−0.04%4412.4%10.6%15.5%0.90140 min1.05400Compare
1023Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care−0.04%3211.2%11.3%15.3%1.09193 min1.04211Compare
1024Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly, MO · Acute care−0.04%23—11.1%15.2%0.95114 min0.94101Compare
1025Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care−0.04%3312.5%15.8%15.6%1.10163 min0.93234Compare
1026Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care−0.04%33—12.2%15.1%0.95176 min0.94149Compare
T1027Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · Acute care−0.04%539.4%7.1%14.2%0.70198 min0.99874Compare
T1027Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care−0.04%23—12.7%15.3%0.9576 min1.43104Compare
T1027Wagoner Community HospitalWagoner, OK · Acute care−0.04%2——11.0%15.0%0.97111 min0.89100Compare
T1027Appling HealthcareBaxley, GA · Acute care−0.04%————15.3%—106 min0.9049Compare
T1027San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo, CA · Acute care−0.04%—3——14.4%0.97170 min0.91103Compare
T1027The Core Institute Specialty HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care−0.04%—4——14.3%0.89—0.9632Compare
1033Akron General Medical CenterAkron, OH · Acute care−0.04%5311.1%9.4%15.2%0.95166 min1.01511Compare
1034PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care−0.04%4312.4%11.1%13.2%0.77210 min0.96253Compare
1035Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · Acute care−0.04%3211.5%9.4%15.7%0.90222 min0.96161Compare
1036Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA · Acute care−0.05%3——12.8%15.3%0.95144 min1.1849Compare
1037Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care−0.05%2311.7%11.7%15.5%1.06144 min0.94143Compare
1038Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · Acute care−0.05%3411.6%14.2%15.3%0.98184 min1.10166Compare
1039Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · Acute care−0.05%4410.2%13.8%15.0%1.05186 min0.95301Compare
T1040Ascension St Vincent FishersFishers, IN · Acute care−0.05%43——15.2%0.96133 min1.0046Compare
T1040Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold, GA · Acute care−0.05%3——11.1%14.8%—118 min1.0864Compare
T1040St Marys HealthcareAmsterdam, NY · Acute care−0.05%33—9.3%15.4%1.04155 min1.07149Compare
T1040Ed Fraser Memorial HospitalMacclenny, FL · Acute care−0.05%1——15.2%15.0%—156 min0.9025Compare
1044HCA Florida Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee, FL · Acute care−0.05%3310.5%8.1%16.2%0.85120 min1.00100Compare
1045Warren General HospitalWarren, PA · Acute care−0.05%33—12.1%15.2%0.97194 min0.91—Compare
1046Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · Acute care−0.05%4311.1%8.4%15.1%0.86185 min1.02317Compare
1047Community Hospitals And Wellness CentersBryan, OH · Acute care−0.05%3411.8%12.7%14.4%0.98124 min1.0370Compare
1048HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical CenterScottsdale, AZ · Acute care−0.05%5311.7%8.6%14.3%0.87169 min0.94120Compare
1049Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant, AR · Acute care−0.06%2411.5%14.0%15.3%0.90191 min0.9925Compare
1050Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee, OK · Acute care−0.06%3310.8%7.9%14.7%1.12208 min0.99325Compare

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.

Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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).