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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
T43Memorial HospitalStilwell, OK · Acute care0.814———14.8%0.9982 min—Compare
T43Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe Dalles, OR · Acute care0.8144—11.2%13.9%0.87126 min—Compare
T43St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · Acute care0.8144—11.0%15.0%—180 min40Compare
T43Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care0.8133—15.3%14.6%0.96153 min73Compare
T43Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical CenterSouth Williamson, KY · Acute care0.8123—10.1%16.4%0.95168 min113Compare
T43Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.81————14.5%0.91——Compare
T43Henry Ford Health Brighton Center For RecoveryBrighton, MI · Acute care0.81————14.2%——63Compare
T58Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand OaksSan Antonio, TX · Acute care0.8254——15.0%—115 min58Compare
T58Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care0.8244—10.5%15.3%1.00—250Compare
T58Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive Branch, MS · Acute care0.824311.4%12.4%14.4%0.88222 min60Compare
T58Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac, MI · Acute care0.8244—11.1%14.1%1.00156 min117Compare
T58Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLCJunction City, KS · Acute care0.8244—10.0%14.1%0.9886 min92Compare
T58Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer, AK · Acute care0.823411.8%15.3%15.0%1.00134 min74Compare
T58Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · Acute care0.8224—12.5%14.4%1.04156 min71Compare
T58Asante Ashland Community HospitalAshland, OR · Acute care0.82—4—9.7%14.3%0.92144 min49Compare
T58Bertrand Chaffee HospitalSpringville, NY · Acute care0.82—3——15.2%0.99145 min49Compare
T58Donalsonville Hospital IncDonalsonville, GA · Acute care0.82————14.8%0.98188 min65Compare
T58Highland Hills Medical CenterSenatobia, MS · Acute care0.82————14.7%—125 min49Compare
T58Legacy Silverton Medical CenterSilverton, OR · Acute care0.82—4——14.7%1.04142 min48Compare
T58St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · Acute care0.82—5——15.2%0.99114 min49Compare
T58UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs, CO · Acute care0.82—4——14.0%0.95116 min39Compare
T58Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville, AR · Acute care0.82————15.2%—130 min—Compare
T73Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care0.835411.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min185Compare
T73Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega, GA · Acute care0.8354—9.6%14.7%—157 min52Compare
T73Spring View HospitalLebanon, KY · Acute care0.8354—12.7%14.0%0.97154 min75Compare
T73CHI Health MidlandsPapillion, NE · Acute care0.8344—11.4%14.8%0.97137 min131Compare
T73Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington, MI · Acute care0.8344—13.8%13.9%0.96138 min81Compare
T73Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care0.8344—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min50Compare
T73Providence Newberg Medical CenterNewberg, OR · Acute care0.834412.5%10.7%14.6%0.91185 min40Compare
T73Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care0.833312.2%10.5%14.6%1.23114 min162Compare
T73EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe, WA · Acute care0.8332—11.1%14.3%0.96166 min72Compare
T73Madison HealthLondon, OH · Acute care0.8334—12.0%15.0%1.00122 min107Compare
T73Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · Acute care0.8333—11.5%15.7%0.93202 min72Compare
T73Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, IncVinita, OK · Acute care0.8335—12.8%15.4%—100 min50Compare
T73Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · Acute care0.8324—11.1%15.8%1.09146 min49Compare
T73Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care0.8323—12.5%15.6%0.9784 min60Compare
T73Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care0.8323—9.1%15.3%1.14320 min324Compare
T73Oak Valley Hospital DistrictOakdale, CA · Acute care0.831———15.9%0.98140 min144Compare
T73Artesia General HospitalArtesia, NM · Acute care0.83———12.8%15.0%1.1699 min49Compare
T73Los Alamos Medical CenterLos Alamos, NM · Acute care0.83—3—10.0%15.2%0.98168 min53Compare
T73Penn Highlands ConnellsvilleConnellsville, PA · Acute care0.83————15.7%—68 min46Compare
T73Phoenix Indian Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care0.83—4——14.4%1.18—179Compare
T93Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care0.8454—11.9%14.9%0.89145 min99Compare
T93Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care0.8454—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min90Compare
T93Memorial HospitalMarysville, OH · Acute care0.8454—11.0%14.9%0.98149 min97Compare
T93Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care0.8444—9.3%15.7%0.90129 min99Compare
T93Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care0.8444—10.9%15.7%0.95127 min71Compare
T93Chelsea HospitalChelsea, MI · Acute care0.8444—11.0%14.6%1.11196 min83Compare
T93Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno, CA · Acute care0.8443——14.6%0.93—169Compare
T93Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care0.8444——15.2%0.88—262Compare

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).