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Hospitals in Michigan with the highest patients would recommend

100 Michigan hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hills & Dales General Hospital, Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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100 hospitals ranked in Michigan by patients would recommend; 49 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatients would recommendhigher 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 average873.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City, MI · Critical access9845—10.7%14.7%—91 min—25Compare
2Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish, MI · Critical access9645—10.8%15.2%—100 min—25Compare
T3VA Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemAnn Arbor, MI · Veterans Affairs95559.2%9.2%14.4%0.90——466Compare
T3Chelsea HospitalChelsea, MI · Acute care9544—11.0%14.6%1.11196 min0.8483Compare
T5Bronson Lakeview HospitalPaw Paw, MI · Critical access9454—10.2%14.8%—153 min—25Compare
T5University Of Michigan Health- Sparrow ClintonSaint Johns, MI · Critical access9444—10.2%15.0%—182 min—25Compare
T5University Of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City, MI · Acute care9445—9.6%15.2%0.9991 min0.93103Compare
T5Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusShelby, MI · Critical access94—4—11.0%15.4%—103 min—24Compare
T9Corewell Health Zeeland HospitalZeeland, MI · Acute care9355—12.3%14.4%0.97143 min0.8657Compare
T9University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care93449.9%8.9%15.3%0.92345 min0.91884Compare
T9Marlette Regional HospitalMarlette, MI · Critical access93—5——15.0%—106 min—25Compare
T12Corewell Health Gerber HospitalFremont, MI · Critical access9255—10.5%15.0%—145 min—61Compare
T12Holland HospitalHolland, MI · Acute care925410.9%12.9%14.0%1.11160 min0.87193Compare
T12UP Health System PortageHancock, MI · Acute care9255—11.9%14.6%0.98140 min0.7736Compare
T12Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland, MI · Acute care924412.1%10.6%14.9%1.14153 min0.96230Compare
T12Bell HospitalIshpeming, MI · Critical access92—5——15.2%—130 min—25Compare
T12Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix, MI · Critical access92—4——14.7%—133 min—25Compare
T12Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin, MI · Critical access92—5——14.7%—133 min—25Compare
T19Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma, MI · Acute care9144—13.6%14.3%0.88200 min0.93142Compare
T19University Of Michigan Health - WestWyoming, MI · Acute care914412.5%13.0%14.5%0.84188 min0.95208Compare
T19Ascension River District HospitalEast China, MI · Acute care9135—12.3%14.6%—122 min—68Compare
T19Karmanos Cancer CenterDetroit, MI · Acute care9134——15.0%1.01—1.07123Compare
T19Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care913413.0%10.5%14.9%1.12136 min0.92230Compare
T24Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch, MI · Acute care9054—14.1%14.9%0.99193 min0.9488Compare
T24Oaklawn HospitalMarshall, MI · Acute care9044—12.3%14.1%0.92159 min0.8794Compare
T24Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care90439.6%8.1%15.5%0.85241 min0.92505Compare
T24Sparrow Ionia HospitalIonia, MI · Critical access9024—10.4%15.2%—158 min—25Compare
T24University Of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte, MI · Critical access9014—9.6%15.0%—168 min—25Compare
T29Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo, MI · Acute care894312.7%12.2%15.1%0.86235 min0.95380Compare
T29OSF St Francis Hospital And Medical GroupEscanaba, MI · Critical access8944—11.3%15.4%—129 min—25Compare
T29Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care894310.8%10.4%14.7%0.93170 min0.961,135Compare
T29Spectrum Health United HospitalGreenville, MI · Acute care8944—11.8%15.0%0.98137 min0.8848Compare
T29Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena, MI · Acute care8934—15.6%14.2%0.93229 min0.97150Compare
T29Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare, MI · Acute care8924—13.5%15.8%0.97152 min0.8764Compare
T35Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington, MI · Acute care8844—13.8%13.9%0.96138 min0.8381Compare
T35Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac, MI · Acute care8844—11.1%14.1%1.00156 min0.82117Compare
T35Corewell Health Pennock HospitalHastings, MI · Critical access8834—10.9%14.4%—132 min—25Compare
T35Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care883312.7%11.3%16.4%1.02208 min0.96903Compare
T35Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw, MI · Acute care882313.1%10.8%15.8%1.28198 min1.04623Compare
T40Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Veterans Affairs875411.8%6.1%14.6%0.80——218Compare
T40Munson Medical CenterTraverse City, MI · Acute care874313.5%14.1%14.4%0.82259 min0.91377Compare
T40Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell, MI · Acute care8744—8.8%14.6%0.92163 min0.88136Compare
T40Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids, MI · Acute care8734—10.4%14.9%0.97148 min0.8674Compare
T40Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton, MI · Acute care873311.8%13.3%15.6%0.95198 min1.01195Compare
T40Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield, MI · Acute care873310.6%11.1%15.4%0.71242 min0.90191Compare
T40McLaren Greater LansingLansing, MI · Acute care873311.6%13.1%14.7%1.18261 min0.92363Compare
T40Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGrayling, MI · Acute care8734—11.0%14.5%0.94180 min0.8690Compare
T40Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie, MI · Acute care8724—11.2%15.3%1.15128 min0.8682Compare
T40Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood, MI · Critical access87—4—14.7%15.6%—134 min—25Compare
T50McLaren Thumb RegionBad Axe, MI · Critical access8653—9.8%14.2%—119 min—64Compare

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.

Patients would recommend
HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
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).