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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
1501Palmetto General HospitalHialeah, FL · Acute care−0.45%2211.8%11.4%15.3%0.92203 min1.08360Compare
1502Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · Acute care−0.45%3210.8%10.4%14.8%1.20191 min1.02240Compare
1503Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · Acute care−0.45%34—11.6%15.2%0.96115 min1.0575Compare
1504Scenic Mountain Medical CenterBig Spring, TX · Acute care−0.45%———13.2%15.1%0.99120 min1.21146Compare
1505Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care−0.45%4312.1%10.6%16.2%1.15174 min0.99959Compare
1506Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care−0.45%1213.8%13.5%14.8%0.96161 min0.94218Compare
1507Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · Acute care−0.45%3311.6%9.7%16.1%0.87187 min1.06255Compare
1508Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · Acute care−0.45%4311.1%8.4%15.6%1.03252 min1.061,025Compare
1509Duncan Regional Hospital, IncDuncan, OK · Acute care−0.45%3311.9%9.7%15.3%0.93149 min1.00110Compare
1510Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care−0.45%2311.9%11.0%16.8%0.84194 min1.05250Compare
1511Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care−0.45%3312.6%12.0%15.5%0.92210 min0.98384Compare
1512Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care−0.46%3210.8%11.8%15.5%1.00249 min1.02347Compare
1513Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights, IL · Acute care−0.46%4211.9%8.9%15.7%0.74176 min1.00563Compare
1514CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · Acute care−0.46%3211.7%10.0%14.7%1.02173 min1.06615Compare
1515San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · Acute care−0.46%22—11.3%15.2%1.49213 min1.01152Compare
1516Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care−0.46%4310.3%7.7%15.4%0.83159 min1.02273Compare
1517San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · Acute care−0.46%4310.8%10.2%14.7%0.83151 min0.97123Compare
1518Bon Secours St Marys HospitalRichmond, VA · Acute care−0.46%5311.2%10.7%14.2%1.02154 min1.01391Compare
1519Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · Acute care−0.46%3211.2%9.0%16.0%0.87188 min1.07237Compare
1520Integris Health Enid HospitalEnid, OK · Acute care−0.46%3413.2%15.1%14.0%0.91138 min1.11183Compare
1521MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · Acute care−0.47%33—9.9%14.8%0.96177 min0.8758Compare
1522Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care−0.47%3312.2%10.6%16.2%0.92136 min1.08483Compare
1523Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care−0.47%2311.2%10.7%16.0%1.01—0.94396Compare
1524St Josephs HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care−0.47%4313.8%10.5%16.6%0.86187 min1.011,367Compare
1525Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care−0.47%4212.4%9.8%14.5%0.77272 min1.041,196Compare
1526Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont, TX · Acute care−0.47%4311.6%11.3%15.1%0.87195 min1.09487Compare
1527Witham Health ServicesLebanon, IN · Acute care−0.47%4312.2%12.2%13.9%0.92117 min0.9652Compare
1528Alliance Community HospitalAlliance, OH · Acute care−0.47%44—9.7%15.0%0.94171 min1.07207Compare
1529Medical City DentonDenton, TX · Acute care−0.47%4212.1%8.4%15.5%0.88130 min1.04208Compare
1530Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · Acute care−0.47%4311.4%11.9%14.4%0.92191 min1.02519Compare
T1531Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care−0.47%13—17.1%14.0%0.95108 min0.9860Compare
T1531Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA · Acute care−0.47%1413.6%19.6%16.4%1.04174 min1.02119Compare
1533Ascension St Vincent's St Johns CountySt. Johns, FL · Acute care−0.48%43—8.6%15.2%0.94118 min0.9756Compare
1534Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa, OK · Acute care−0.48%3312.8%9.8%13.0%1.00185 min0.99180Compare
1535San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care−0.48%3311.9%8.9%15.5%1.12257 min1.06363Compare
1536UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHaymarket, VA · Acute care−0.48%44—14.7%15.2%0.87204 min0.9660Compare
T1537Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care−0.48%3312.1%10.9%14.2%0.93223 min1.04620Compare
T1537St Marys Hospital Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care−0.48%3311.9%12.0%14.7%1.36102 min1.04158Compare
T1537Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha, OK · Acute care−0.48%23—12.7%15.4%0.99113 min1.0257Compare
1540Essentia HealthFargo, ND · Acute care−0.48%3310.4%10.2%14.8%0.77108 min1.02142Compare
T1541Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care−0.49%3413.2%12.8%14.7%1.43170 min1.00419Compare
T1541Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care−0.49%3311.6%9.4%15.1%0.89231 min0.99142Compare
1543University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · Acute care−0.49%3311.7%12.2%15.9%0.88250 min1.07771Compare
1544Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care−0.49%4210.0%10.8%15.4%0.96122 min1.08408Compare
T1545Concord Hospital- LaconiaLaconia, NH · Acute care−0.49%3310.7%12.5%15.6%0.94197 min0.97143Compare
T1545Renown Regional Medical CenterReno, NV · Acute care−0.49%3311.0%12.9%15.1%1.04176 min1.03808Compare
1547Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care−0.49%3311.9%10.9%15.2%0.81205 min0.95150Compare
1548Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care−0.49%3412.1%12.2%14.6%0.95186 min0.9174Compare
1549Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista, AZ · Acute care−0.49%2213.4%11.0%15.3%0.97201 min1.03100Compare
1550Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers, FL · Acute care−0.49%4310.7%9.6%14.6%1.08270 min0.98699Compare

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).