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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
T2851L A Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care1.293———19.1%0.84—187Compare
T2851Carewell Health Medical CenterEast Orange, NJ · Acute care1.2911——16.1%1.13176 min211Compare
T2851Turning Point HospitalMoultrie, GA · Acute care1.29————13.3%——69Compare
T2854Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care1.3143——16.3%0.99101 min100Compare
T2854Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care1.3131—8.6%15.1%0.84233 min96Compare
T2854Pacifica Hospital Of The ValleySun Valley, CA · Acute care1.31————15.3%0.96227 min242Compare
2857Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care1.322212.9%13.1%14.7%1.03135 min65Compare
T2858Pineville Community Health Center, IncPineville, KY · Acute care1.331———14.9%—132 min120Compare
T2858Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose De LimaHenderson, NV · Acute care1.33——————100 min130Compare
2860Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care1.3442—8.9%15.4%0.88103 min178Compare
T2861Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care1.35319.2%7.9%14.5%0.86237 min579Compare
T2861Coast Plaza HospitalNorwalk, CA · Acute care1.3511—10.7%15.2%0.90157 min117Compare
2863College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care1.363———15.2%0.92322 min157Compare
2864Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care1.3831—7.4%13.7%0.67151 min180Compare
2865Keralty HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care1.392—11.3%—16.3%0.93210 min125Compare
2866Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care1.401———16.1%0.93181 min178Compare
T2867Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care1.4231—10.1%14.9%0.79155 min135Compare
T2867Chapman Global Medical CenterOrange, CA · Acute care1.422———15.2%0.98151 min84Compare
T2867Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, TX · Acute care1.4223—11.2%14.9%0.97180 min40Compare
T2867Good Samaritan Hospital, LPBakersfield, CA · Acute care1.42————14.3%1.05—64Compare
T2871Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care1.4333—11.4%15.2%0.94172 min193Compare
T2871Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care1.4323—12.7%15.3%0.9576 min104Compare

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).