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Hospitals with the lowest medicare spending per patient

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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2,872 hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient; 2,547 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower 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 betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min
1Whitfield Medical Surgical HospitalWhitfield, MS · Acute care0.54————14.7%——43Compare
2Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care0.57————15.4%——11Compare
3Altus Lumberton HospitalLumberton, TX · Acute care0.59————14.8%——4Compare
T4AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLCGreensburg, PA · Acute care0.62—4——14.6%—96 min10Compare
T4Chinle Comprehensive Health Care FacilityChinle, AZ · Acute care0.62———11.3%16.8%1.16—10Compare
6P H S Indian Hospital At Browning - BlackfeetBrowning, MT · Acute care0.64————15.0%——28Compare
7Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional HospitalBethel, AK · Acute care0.6653—10.6%14.5%——50Compare
8The Hospitals Of Providence Horizon City CampusHorizon City, TX · Acute care0.67————14.8%—92 min16Compare
9Zuni Comprehensive Community Health CenterZuni, NM · Acute care0.69————15.1%——28Compare
T10Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care0.71—5——14.8%—125 min16Compare
T10Whiteriver PHS Indian HospitalWhiteriver, AZ · Acute care0.71—3——15.3%——40Compare
T12Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care0.7244—9.1%15.3%0.94205 min41Compare
T12Fort Defiance Indian HospitalFt. Defiance, AZ · Acute care0.72—3——16.5%0.97—70Compare
T14Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterAda, OK · Acute care0.7354—11.3%14.2%0.95—72Compare
T14P H S Indian Hospital At Belcourt-Quentin N BurdickBelcourt, ND · Acute care0.733———15.3%——46Compare
T14Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care0.73—5——13.2%0.87—30Compare
T14Pine Ridge IHS HospitalPine Ridge, SD · Acute care0.73————15.2%——45Compare
18Exceptional Community Hospital - MaricopaMaricopa, AZ · Acute care0.74————15.3%——9Compare
T19Claremore Indian HospitalClaremore, OK · Acute care0.75————14.7%———Compare
T19OSS Orthopaedic HospitalYork, PA · Acute care0.75—5——13.8%0.87—30Compare
T19Provident Hospital Of ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care0.75————15.5%—190 min222Compare
T22Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care0.763——11.6%15.1%—120 min19Compare
T22Animas Surgical Hospital, LLCDurango, CO · Acute care0.76—5——14.5%0.9999 min12Compare
T22Baylor Scott & White Emergency HospitalAubrey, TX · Acute care0.76————15.1%—90 min40Compare
T25UP Health System PortageHancock, MI · Acute care0.7755—11.9%14.6%0.98140 min36Compare
T25Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee, MI · Acute care0.7744—10.3%14.1%0.99125 min25Compare
T25Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls, OR · Acute care0.772312.8%11.9%14.0%1.30204 min176Compare
T25Presbyterian Espanola HospitalEspanola, NM · Acute care0.77—4—10.9%14.2%0.96168 min80Compare
T25Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty HospitalBensalem, PA · Acute care0.77—5——14.2%0.92—24Compare
T30AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · Acute care0.7855—9.4%14.6%—144 min42Compare
T30Banner Goldfield Medical CenterApache Junction, AZ · Acute care0.7853—9.0%15.3%—146 min20Compare
T30Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care0.7845—11.7%14.5%0.97124 min40Compare
T30Glenbeigh Health SourcesRock Creek, OH · Acute care0.78————14.1%——114Compare
T30Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, AL · Acute care0.78—5——14.3%—116 min46Compare
T35Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · Acute care0.792311.6%15.7%14.7%0.97172 min162Compare
T35Harrisburg Medical CenterHarrisburg, IL · Acute care0.792———15.1%0.98134 min78Compare
T35Hillcrest Hospital HenryettaHenryetta, OK · Acute care0.79————14.7%0.9995 min41Compare
T35Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationTuba City, AZ · Acute care0.79—3——15.2%0.93144 min103Compare
T39St John OwassoOwasso, OK · Acute care0.8053—10.0%14.4%—152 min54Compare
T39Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup, NM · Acute care0.8022—10.5%14.8%0.96—85Compare
T39Kansas City Orthopaedic InstituteLeawood, KS · Acute care0.80—5——12.9%0.84—21Compare
T39Tyler County HospitalWoodville, TX · Acute care0.80————14.9%—144 min25Compare
T43Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care0.8154—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min57Compare
T43Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care0.8153—10.0%14.1%0.95225 min36Compare
T43St Johns Medical CenterJackson, WY · Acute care0.8155—10.0%14.0%1.20109 min53Compare
T43Ashley Regional Medical CenterVernal, UT · Acute care0.8143——14.4%0.98116 min39Compare
T43Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care0.814410.9%11.0%14.3%0.82122 min84Compare
T43Bartlett Regional HospitalJuneau, AK · Acute care0.8145—10.4%14.4%1.13169 min57Compare
T43Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care0.8143—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min86Compare
T43Grove City Medical CenterGrove City, PA · Acute care0.8144—11.6%14.1%0.97150 min67Compare

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.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
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.
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).