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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
251Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · Acute care+0.88%548.9%7.7%13.8%1.38186 min0.97332Compare
252Northwell Hospital Glen CoveGlen Cove, NY · Acute care+0.88%5410.4%9.1%15.0%0.85145 min1.14247Compare
253UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care+0.87%5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
254Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael, CA · Acute care+0.87%43——14.6%0.96—0.90120Compare
255Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care+0.86%43—10.3%15.2%0.93159 min1.0095Compare
256Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · Acute care+0.85%5410.8%11.3%14.2%0.96202 min1.06128Compare
257UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas, TX · Acute care+0.85%4410.3%7.0%15.9%1.13300 min0.98826Compare
258Labette HealthParsons, KS · Acute care+0.84%34—14.7%14.7%0.93120 min0.90109Compare
T259Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care+0.84%44—10.8%14.6%0.96144 min0.8437Compare
T259SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care+0.84%44—11.1%14.0%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
261UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care+0.84%539.1%7.8%14.3%1.02259 min0.99600Compare
262Chino Valley Medical CenterChino, CA · Acute care+0.84%42—9.1%16.1%0.88174 min1.03112Compare
263St Francis Hospital - The Heart CenterRoslyn, NY · Acute care+0.84%5410.5%7.9%15.2%1.10224 min0.99364Compare
264M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care+0.83%5310.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
265Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care+0.83%3313.7%12.0%15.5%0.98196 min0.9092Compare
266Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care+0.83%44—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
267Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care+0.83%5311.8%10.5%14.4%1.03212 min0.96170Compare
268Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care+0.83%42—9.4%14.0%0.92205 min0.99120Compare
269AdventHealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL · Acute care+0.83%5411.3%9.4%15.2%1.04159 min0.95169Compare
T270Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care+0.82%5410.6%6.0%14.2%0.79159 min0.981,299Compare
T270Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre, NY · Acute care+0.82%5310.1%11.3%13.7%0.86238 min1.14375Compare
272Susan B Allen Memorial HospitalEl Dorado, KS · Acute care+0.82%————15.1%0.9691 min0.8480Compare
273Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care+0.82%3312.8%17.8%14.4%0.83251 min0.92126Compare
274Methodist Midlothian Medical CenterMidlothian, TX · Acute care+0.82%44—10.1%14.4%1.02159 min1.1246Compare
275Presbyterian Espanola HospitalEspanola, NM · Acute care+0.82%—4—10.9%14.2%0.96168 min0.7780Compare
276UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care+0.81%44—11.7%14.9%0.95187 min0.92108Compare
277Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care+0.81%43—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min0.8186Compare
278Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West, FL · Acute care+0.81%43—8.9%15.4%0.99128 min0.90167Compare
279Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care+0.81%319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min1.35579Compare
280McLeod Health ClarendonManning, SC · Acute care+0.80%34—12.4%15.4%0.94212 min0.9481Compare
281Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton, TX · Acute care+0.80%5412.3%9.3%14.5%0.89158 min1.05255Compare
282Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care+0.80%54—9.3%14.4%0.88124 min0.9460Compare
283Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care+0.79%44—11.5%14.6%0.95120 min0.9148Compare
T284West Kendall Baptist HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care+0.79%53—7.9%15.0%0.88179 min0.92203Compare
T284Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care+0.79%44—10.4%15.4%1.03158 min1.1196Compare
286Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care+0.79%5411.6%8.7%15.3%0.85206 min0.97336Compare
287Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute care+0.79%4311.7%11.3%13.7%0.86176 min0.95111Compare
288Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care+0.79%5410.3%12.0%13.6%0.68178 min0.95304Compare
289Intermountain Health Logan Regional HospitalLogan, UT · Acute care+0.79%5411.1%11.5%13.6%1.04144 min0.87148Compare
290Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon, OH · Acute care+0.78%5410.8%7.9%15.2%0.90247 min0.94126Compare
291Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · Acute care+0.78%54—7.7%15.8%0.79—0.97285Compare
292Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care+0.78%44—13.6%14.2%1.22126 min0.85204Compare
293University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care+0.78%449.9%8.9%15.3%0.92345 min0.91884Compare
294George Regional Health SystemLucedale, MS · Acute care+0.78%14——15.7%1.03132 min0.9548Compare
295Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · Acute care+0.78%5411.0%7.1%15.0%0.87194 min1.00177Compare
296Riverside Walter Reed HospitalGloucester, VA · Acute care+0.78%4411.9%13.5%13.4%0.89132 min0.9167Compare
297Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter, MO · Acute care+0.77%2———14.7%—169 min0.9450Compare
298Plainview HospitalPlainview, NY · Acute care+0.77%4310.0%9.9%14.8%0.93245 min1.09204Compare
T299Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care+0.77%5411.5%9.0%14.0%0.74172 min0.96621Compare
T299Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs, CT · Acute care+0.77%33—12.8%16.0%0.97182 min0.9892Compare

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).