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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
1401Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care−0.36%2210.2%8.8%15.1%1.16181 min0.91912Compare
1402Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care−0.36%3212.6%13.7%14.9%0.89216 min0.9770Compare
1403Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care−0.36%3212.9%13.6%13.7%1.01204 min0.94769Compare
1404Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care−0.36%34—12.0%14.7%1.00176 min0.94170Compare
1405Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care−0.37%3211.5%7.7%15.3%0.93234 min1.05439Compare
1406St Clair HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.37%4311.4%10.9%15.5%0.84200 min0.94328Compare
1407Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland, NY · Acute care−0.37%33—13.2%15.3%0.92182 min0.95181Compare
1408Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care−0.37%4413.0%13.4%14.1%1.17260 min0.86220Compare
1409Highland HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care−0.37%33—9.7%15.5%0.97304 min0.91261Compare
1410Ascension St Vincent KokomoKokomo, IN · Acute care−0.37%43—11.6%14.5%0.95172 min0.96167Compare
1411Legacy Mount Hood Medical CenterGresham, OR · Acute care−0.37%3312.3%11.3%14.4%1.16154 min0.87115Compare
1412Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care−0.37%22—13.2%15.5%1.21170 min0.9958Compare
1413Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care−0.37%33——14.8%0.89—0.91247Compare
1414University Of Utah Hospital And ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care−0.37%5412.0%9.1%14.7%0.91234 min1.001,013Compare
1415Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson, TX · Acute care−0.37%4412.4%12.0%15.3%1.05182 min1.19518Compare
1416Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph, MI · Acute care−0.37%4313.0%12.0%14.0%0.79153 min0.93313Compare
1417Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care−0.38%5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
1418Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care−0.38%3311.4%12.7%15.1%1.29140 min0.90110Compare
1419Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−0.38%3211.5%10.9%14.8%0.95199 min1.10377Compare
1420North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · Acute care−0.38%35—13.9%14.9%0.99180 min0.9178Compare
1421Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care−0.38%4310.8%8.9%15.6%1.09226 min0.97327Compare
1422Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute care−0.38%439.3%7.0%15.0%1.51189 min0.951,267Compare
1423University Of Illinois Hospital And ClinicsChicago, IL · Acute care−0.38%4311.6%10.1%15.9%1.13298 min1.04507Compare
1424OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · Acute care−0.38%3312.9%10.8%14.9%0.93124 min0.98268Compare
1425Sentara Martha Jefferson HospitalCharlottesville, VA · Acute care−0.38%4412.0%11.3%13.1%0.86140 min0.92176Compare
1426Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care−0.38%33—12.7%15.1%0.94124 min0.93168Compare
T1427PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care−0.38%4310.9%9.5%16.5%0.86242 min0.99199Compare
T1427Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald CoastMiramar Beach, FL · Acute care−0.38%3412.3%12.2%14.6%0.88177 min0.9458Compare
1429Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead, NY · Acute care−0.38%2311.8%12.8%15.9%1.02218 min1.00122Compare
1430Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff, AZ · Acute care−0.38%4311.6%7.2%15.0%1.00214 min1.05264Compare
1431HCA Healthone RoseDenver, CO · Acute care−0.38%4310.8%10.6%14.6%0.90130 min1.02422Compare
1432Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha CountyStarkville, MS · Acute care−0.38%23—11.3%15.0%0.94133 min1.0696Compare
1433Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland, CO · Acute care−0.39%3311.6%10.4%14.3%1.18140 min0.99—Compare
1434John Randolph Medical CenterHopewell, VA · Acute care−0.39%3311.4%9.5%15.2%0.94132 min1.05147Compare
1435Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care−0.39%4413.0%9.9%14.8%1.29208 min0.9484Compare
1436CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care−0.39%5212.6%11.6%15.1%0.85171 min0.97194Compare
1437Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care−0.39%34—12.5%15.1%0.90162 min0.9399Compare
T1438Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care−0.39%5411.4%11.6%14.8%1.04188 min1.03260Compare
T1438Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care−0.39%2311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86146 min—553Compare
T1438Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast KansasGalena, KS · Acute care−0.39%————14.3%0.90—1.0048Compare
T1438Wadley Regional Medical CenterTexarkana, TX · Acute care−0.39%—————————Compare
1442Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care−0.39%4310.9%12.0%14.5%0.98253 min1.02250Compare
1443Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care−0.39%3311.9%9.9%16.4%1.04215 min1.06293Compare
1444Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · Acute care−0.39%3210.4%9.3%16.4%1.12182 min1.01714Compare
1445Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey, FL · Acute care−0.40%3412.4%11.5%16.0%0.82203 min0.98222Compare
1446Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care−0.40%3312.0%8.6%15.2%0.95136 min0.9377Compare
1447Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City, OK · Acute care−0.40%23—10.6%14.4%1.08128 min1.00140Compare
T1448Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care−0.40%4211.6%10.8%14.1%0.77145 min1.00547Compare
T1448Olean General HospitalOlean, NY · Acute care−0.40%1210.3%12.3%15.5%0.94140 min0.94186Compare
1450Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · Acute care−0.40%4311.7%10.3%13.7%0.87159 min0.99424Compare

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).