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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
T301F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua, NY · Acute care0.9024—13.0%16.2%0.98222 min113Compare
T301Lovelace Regional Hospital - RoswellRoswell, NM · Acute care0.9023—15.3%15.3%0.98130 min27Compare
T301St James HospitalButte, MT · Acute care0.902410.2%11.7%14.8%1.16153 min98Compare
T301Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City, AZ · Acute care0.902211.7%9.9%14.9%0.83127 min139Compare
T301Ed Fraser Memorial HospitalMacclenny, FL · Acute care0.901——15.2%15.0%—156 min25Compare
T301Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · Acute care0.9013—11.4%15.6%0.94205 min84Compare
T301Appling HealthcareBaxley, GA · Acute care0.90————15.3%—106 min49Compare
T301Carilion Tazewell Community HospitalTazewell, VA · Acute care0.90—4—11.8%15.2%—139 min238Compare
T301Hale County HospitalGreensboro, AL · Acute care0.90————15.2%—100 min39Compare
T301Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians HospitalWebster, TX · Acute care0.90—5——13.8%0.90170 min21Compare
T301Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLCOmaha, NE · Acute care0.90—5——13.7%1.13—34Compare
T301Orthopaedic Hospital At Parkview NorthFort Wayne, IN · Acute care0.90—4——14.1%0.87—49Compare
T301Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care0.90—4——14.4%0.92—37Compare
T301Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care0.90————15.3%0.95—12Compare
T301Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital SouthlakeSouthlake, TX · Acute care0.90—4——15.0%0.95110 min17Compare
T301Treasure Valley HospitalBoise, ID · Acute care0.90—5——14.8%0.95—20Compare
T301Unity Physicians HospitalMishawaka, IN · Acute care0.90—4——14.8%0.96—29Compare
T368AdventHealth ParkerParker, CO · Acute care0.915410.3%8.2%13.7%1.03165 min179Compare
T368Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington, IL · Acute care0.915411.0%9.1%15.0%0.78194 min176Compare
T368New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care0.9154——11.7%1.07—118Compare
T368North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care0.915311.9%9.1%15.9%0.84271 min415Compare
T368Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care0.915310.3%7.1%13.6%0.91244 min102Compare
T368Park City HospitalPark City, UT · Acute care0.9155—10.5%15.0%0.94132 min30Compare
T368Sentara Princess Anne HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care0.915410.9%9.8%14.9%0.81165 min160Compare
T368West Valley Medical CenterCaldwell, ID · Acute care0.9154—11.9%15.1%0.87131 min150Compare
T368Adventist Health CastleKailua, HI · Acute care0.914411.6%11.2%15.1%0.81156 min160Compare
T368Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care0.9144—13.8%15.4%1.16148 min181Compare
T368Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care0.914310.6%9.5%14.1%1.18132 min157Compare
T368Brookings Health SystemBrookings, SD · Acute care0.9144—11.5%13.7%0.9897 min49Compare
T368Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalRocky Mount, VA · Acute care0.9144—13.4%14.2%0.95191 min37Compare
T368Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · Acute care0.914414.1%11.4%16.3%0.89173 min99Compare
T368Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care0.914310.8%11.9%14.6%0.85219 min237Compare
T368Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care0.914312.0%12.4%13.7%0.98218 min157Compare
T368Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro, GA · Acute care0.914——10.8%14.7%—169 min72Compare
T368Hillcrest Hospital ClaremoreClaremore, OK · Acute care0.9143—12.9%14.5%0.93134 min49Compare
T368Intermountain Health Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield, UT · Acute care0.9145——14.3%0.96129 min42Compare
T368Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama CityPanorama City, CA · Acute care0.9143——14.9%0.92—325Compare
T368Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care0.9144——14.8%0.91—153Compare
T368Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care0.914411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min97Compare
T368Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care0.9143—12.5%14.9%0.87142 min131Compare
T368Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalDefiance, OH · Acute care0.9144—12.3%14.6%0.99127 min23Compare
T368Monroe HospitalBloomington, IN · Acute care0.9144—9.4%15.1%0.95108 min32Compare
T368Munson Medical CenterTraverse City, MI · Acute care0.914313.5%14.1%14.4%0.82259 min377Compare
T368Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper, GA · Acute care0.9143—8.5%14.5%0.94153 min76Compare
T368Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care0.9144—10.7%14.4%0.97169 min175Compare
T368Riverside Walter Reed HospitalGloucester, VA · Acute care0.914411.9%13.5%13.4%0.89132 min67Compare
T368Russell County HospitalLebanon, VA · Acute care0.9144—11.4%15.8%—130 min78Compare
T368Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care0.914310.0%9.3%14.4%1.02193 min118Compare
T368Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care0.9144—11.5%14.6%0.95120 min48Compare
T368St Mary-Corwin HospitalPueblo, CO · Acute care0.9144—9.6%14.8%0.94164 min408Compare

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).