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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
2001Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay, FL · Acute care−0.95%3214.0%13.0%15.3%0.82202 min1.04152Compare
2002AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen, TX · Acute care−0.95%3412.6%12.9%15.9%0.86148 min1.00232Compare
2003Madison HealthLondon, OH · Acute care−0.95%34—12.0%15.0%1.00122 min0.83107Compare
2004Enloe HealthChico, CA · Acute care−0.95%3312.4%11.2%15.4%0.99188 min0.99298Compare
2005Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · Acute care−0.95%2313.1%10.1%15.8%0.88121 min1.02160Compare
2006Baptist HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care−0.95%4312.5%9.5%14.8%1.01201 min1.05569Compare
2007Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor, FL · Acute care−0.95%4414.6%11.8%15.3%0.94205 min1.01300Compare
2008Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene, TX · Acute care−0.95%3312.7%13.0%15.1%0.92128 min1.10615Compare
2009UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · Acute care−0.95%3311.4%10.1%15.2%0.85172 min1.08186Compare
2010Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · Acute care−0.95%23—10.8%16.0%1.12190 min1.06134Compare
2011HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena, TX · Acute care−0.96%3213.4%12.0%15.6%0.87122 min1.11481Compare
2012Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, IN · Acute care−0.96%4312.2%9.1%14.7%0.72197 min1.03—Compare
2013Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · Acute care−0.96%3310.9%7.6%15.8%0.92229 min0.97695Compare
2014Broward Health Imperial PointFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care−0.96%32—10.9%14.7%1.03142 min1.09204Compare
2015SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · Acute care−0.96%2311.5%12.3%16.7%0.97204 min0.95335Compare
2016Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care−0.96%3314.3%11.9%14.7%1.04112 min1.01630Compare
2017Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care−0.97%4311.4%9.0%15.6%0.78172 min1.06248Compare
2018AdventHealth Lake WalesLake Wales, FL · Acute care−0.97%23—10.3%15.0%1.04126 min0.98118Compare
2019Banner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper, WY · Acute care−0.97%2213.3%15.5%14.8%1.21190 min1.04217Compare
2020Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute care−0.97%2313.3%14.2%14.4%0.79179 min1.03747Compare
2021Salem HospitalSalem, OR · Acute care−0.97%3314.4%14.1%14.0%1.43234 min0.90644Compare
2022Anderson HospitalMaryville, IL · Acute care−0.97%3312.8%11.8%15.8%1.10231 min1.03151Compare
2023Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care−0.97%34—10.3%14.9%0.90177 min0.95110Compare
2024Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.98%4312.1%8.6%15.8%0.99243 min1.02891Compare
2025Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · Acute care−0.98%24—12.5%14.4%1.04156 min0.8271Compare
2026Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield, OH · Acute care−0.98%3311.8%11.1%14.6%0.86162 min0.99271Compare
2027Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff, NE · Acute care−0.98%2211.2%14.0%14.9%0.97202 min1.03166Compare
2028Northwest Health - StarkeKnox, IN · Acute care−0.98%1——12.8%15.5%—114 min1.0853Compare
2029Three Rivers HealthThree Rivers, MI · Acute care−0.98%23—12.2%15.0%0.97146 min0.9960Compare
2030University Medical CenterLubbock, TX · Acute care−0.98%2313.1%10.7%14.6%1.09189 min1.16503Compare
2031Indiana University Health Bloomington HospitalBloomington, IN · Acute care−0.98%3213.6%13.0%13.5%0.81223 min1.06297Compare
2032Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood, FL · Acute care−0.98%3210.6%7.8%16.6%1.00157 min1.041,079Compare
2033Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, TX · Acute care−0.99%23—11.2%14.9%0.97180 min1.4240Compare
2034Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · Acute care−0.99%24—11.1%15.8%1.09146 min0.8349Compare
2035Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care−0.99%3311.3%10.2%14.5%1.03272 min1.03353Compare
2036Mercy Hospital Of BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute care−0.99%2313.5%14.9%14.8%1.05307 min0.95387Compare
2037St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care−0.99%3212.8%10.4%17.0%0.90151 min0.96146Compare
2038Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care−1.00%24—11.0%15.0%1.11119 min1.0183Compare
2039Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX · Acute care−1.00%3312.4%9.9%14.8%1.02243 min1.001,515Compare
T2040Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond, VA · Acute care−1.00%4211.3%11.3%15.2%0.60148 min1.06340Compare
T2040Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · Acute care−1.00%3312.1%11.1%15.6%1.14195 min0.93268Compare
2042Doctors Hospital Of LaredoLaredo, TX · Acute care−1.00%4310.5%10.5%15.9%0.83124 min0.89183Compare
T2043New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care−1.00%54——11.7%1.07—0.91118Compare
T2043St John OwassoOwasso, OK · Acute care−1.00%53—10.0%14.4%—152 min0.8054Compare
T2043Hillcrest Hospital CushingCushing, OK · Acute care−1.00%4———15.0%—98 min0.9699Compare
T2043MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care−1.00%4——12.3%13.4%—155 min0.9968Compare
T2043Ascension River District HospitalEast China, MI · Acute care−1.00%35—12.3%14.6%—122 min—68Compare
T2043Sequoyah County-City Of Sallisaw Hospital AuthoritSallisaw, OK · Acute care−1.00%3——10.5%15.2%—124 min1.0541Compare
T2043Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care−1.00%3311.0%11.5%15.0%1.33247 min0.92900Compare
T2043Anaheim Global Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care−1.00%2———14.7%0.97157 min1.24189Compare

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).