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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
2551MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care−1.63%1210.6%13.2%13.6%0.96244 min1.01649Compare
2552Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT · Acute care−1.63%34—12.7%14.7%0.82159 min0.95275Compare
2553Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care−1.63%3313.2%10.5%15.1%0.74196 min1.04628Compare
2554ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care−1.64%2313.0%13.4%15.9%0.88289 min0.99909Compare
2555Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CA · Acute care−1.64%23——14.9%1.02—1.01327Compare
2556Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, IncMiami Beach, FL · Acute care−1.64%3311.1%9.1%15.3%1.10174 min1.02672Compare
2557Orlando Health St Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, FL · Acute care−1.64%2311.3%8.6%17.2%1.09153 min0.9884Compare
2558Good Samaritan HospitalVincennes, IN · Acute care−1.65%2311.1%13.0%14.2%0.89119 min1.16165Compare
2559Franciscan Health Michigan CityMichigan City, IN · Acute care−1.65%3411.7%11.0%15.3%0.89140 min0.99310Compare
2560Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterFredericksburg, VA · Acute care−1.65%3212.7%9.7%15.6%0.84120 min0.98126Compare
2561Beckley ARH HospitalBeckley, WV · Acute care−1.66%3311.6%10.5%14.9%0.84219 min1.03173Compare
2562Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care−1.67%2311.3%11.4%15.2%1.10188 min0.93162Compare
2563DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care−1.67%2311.4%14.6%15.1%1.02164 min0.99134Compare
2564Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care−1.67%2212.7%11.3%15.6%0.84139 min1.02474Compare
2565Bon Secours Southside Medical CenterPetersburg, VA · Acute care−1.67%2312.2%10.1%15.8%0.97137 min1.11300Compare
2566Summa Health SystemAkron, OH · Acute care−1.67%3310.7%10.1%15.1%1.32186 min1.021,093Compare
2567Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care−1.68%23—10.1%15.1%2.09325 min0.98526Compare
2568HCA Florida Largo HospitalLargo, FL · Acute care−1.68%2212.6%9.0%15.6%1.10110 min1.07452Compare
2569St Catherine Hospital IncEast Chicago, IN · Acute care−1.68%43—8.3%15.2%1.12127 min1.10189Compare
2570Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalBowling Green, KY · Acute care−1.68%2312.5%10.6%15.8%0.81148 min1.08211Compare
2571Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care−1.69%2411.8%9.3%17.2%1.32208 min1.03415Compare
2572Carlsbad Medical CenterCarlsbad, NM · Acute care−1.69%1211.3%12.9%14.9%0.96192 min1.08116Compare
2573Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncBinghamton, NY · Acute care−1.69%3212.9%13.0%15.3%1.50219 min0.92267Compare
2574Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care−1.69%3311.5%9.7%16.4%0.79146 min1.06252Compare
2575Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - NampaNampa, ID · Acute care−1.69%3411.2%9.3%13.9%1.01130 min0.98152Compare
2576Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care−1.70%12—11.6%16.4%1.19187 min1.00150Compare
2577Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care−1.70%4311.9%10.1%14.8%1.18239 min0.96150Compare
2578New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc.Brooklyn, NY · Acute care−1.70%1112.1%9.2%16.8%1.07193 min1.15134Compare
2579Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · Acute care−1.70%1213.6%11.3%15.7%1.48227 min1.05424Compare
2580Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY · Acute care−1.70%4411.8%12.7%14.8%1.36184 min1.02349Compare
2581North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · Acute care−1.71%23—12.6%15.1%1.04149 min1.03174Compare
2582Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care−1.71%3311.4%14.6%14.9%0.83259 min0.97462Compare
2583Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care−1.71%3314.0%11.3%14.7%1.09170 min0.97554Compare
2584Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac, MI · Acute care−1.71%2311.4%9.4%15.2%1.06200 min0.99395Compare
2585Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne, MI · Acute care−1.71%2111.8%10.2%15.4%1.16148 min1.03259Compare
2586St Peter's HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care−1.72%239.9%9.3%14.8%1.20341 min0.95482Compare
2587St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care−1.72%34—9.6%15.8%0.95154 min0.9240Compare
2588East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care−1.72%11—12.2%14.9%0.96172 min1.19127Compare
2589Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care−1.73%1212.6%8.8%16.3%1.40313 min0.89553Compare
2590White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care−1.73%3313.2%12.6%14.7%2.03134 min0.99224Compare
2591CHI St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan, TX · Acute care−1.74%2314.4%10.5%14.9%0.90158 min1.07316Compare
2592Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care−1.74%23—12.3%15.8%1.11247 min1.16295Compare
2593USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care−1.75%3214.3%9.6%14.0%1.27258 min1.13374Compare
2594University Of Toledo Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care−1.75%3312.0%10.0%15.4%1.54171 min1.02319Compare
2595Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care−1.75%24—11.7%15.5%0.96127 min0.96146Compare
2596Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek, MI · Acute care−1.75%33—11.9%15.4%1.11191 min0.94204Compare
2597Grant Medical CenterColumbus, OH · Acute care−1.75%2313.1%8.7%15.7%1.13158 min0.97645Compare
2598Canonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg, PA · Acute care−1.75%34—11.3%15.6%0.94155 min1.04104Compare
2599Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care−1.76%—38.8%9.4%15.9%0.90268 min1.03625Compare
2600Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE · Acute care−1.76%2213.4%11.9%15.0%1.16268 min1.04304Compare

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).