Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Mississippi with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate
78 Mississippi hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System, Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County, G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson). Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 15.0% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | — | — | 887 | Compare VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System |
| 2 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 153 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County |
| T3 | G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson) | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | — | — | 498 | Compare G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson) |
| T3 | Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | — | 83 min, 97th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 43 | Compare Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed |
| T5 | Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 0.82, 98th percentile | 60 | Compare Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital |
| T5 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 99 min, 91st percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 114 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville |
| T5 | North Mississippi Medical Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 16.1%, 1st percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 203 min, 18th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 650 | Compare North Mississippi Medical Center |
| T5 | Alliance Health Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.93, 80th percentile | 134 | Compare Alliance Health Center |
| T9 | Neshoba County General Hospital | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | — | 97 min, 92nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | — | Compare Neshoba County General Hospital |
| T9 | North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.4%, 6th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 95 | Compare North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory |
| T9 | BMH-Calhoun | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 83 min, 97th percentile | — | 30 | Compare BMH-Calhoun |
| T9 | Claiborne County Hospital | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | Compare Claiborne County Hospital |
| T13 | Clay County Medical Corporation | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 110 min, 82nd percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 60 | Compare Clay County Medical Corporation |
| T13 | Ochsner Rush Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 215 | Compare Ochsner Rush Hospital |
| T13 | Choctaw Regional Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 109 min, 83rd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Choctaw Regional Medical Center |
| T13 | Highland Hills Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 125 min, 70th percentile | 0.82, 98th percentile | 49 | Compare Highland Hills Medical Center |
| T13 | Whitfield Medical Surgical Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.54, 100th percentile | 43 | Compare Whitfield Medical Surgical Hospital |
| T18 | Tippah County Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | — | 80 min, 98th percentile | — | 45 | Compare Tippah County Hospital |
| T18 | Greenwood Leflore Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 260 | Compare Greenwood Leflore Hospital |
| T18 | Copiah County Medical Center | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | Compare Copiah County Medical Center |
| T18 | Covington County Hospital CAH | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 74 min, 99th percentile | — | 35 | Compare Covington County Hospital CAH |
| T18 | Pontotoc Health Service Inc CAH | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 88 min, 96th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Pontotoc Health Service Inc CAH |
| T18 | Walthall County General Hospital CAH | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | Compare Walthall County General Hospital CAH |
| T24 | Magee General Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | — | 84 min, 97th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 64 | Compare Magee General Hospital |
| T24 | Tishomingo Health Services Inc | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 14.8%, 4th percentile | — | 108 min, 84th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 48 | Compare Tishomingo Health Services Inc |
| T24 | Ochsner Scott Regional | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 82 min, 97th percentile | — | 30 | Compare Ochsner Scott Regional |
| T24 | Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 90 min, 95th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital |
| T24 | S E Lackey Memorial Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 97 min, 92nd percentile | — | 35 | Compare S E Lackey Memorial Hospital |
| T24 | Winston Medical Center | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | — | 109 min, 83rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 41 | Compare Winston Medical Center |
| T30 | Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 96 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County |
| T30 | Forrest General Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 537 | Compare Forrest General Hospital |
| T30 | Magnolia Regional Health Center | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 164 | Compare Magnolia Regional Health Center |
| T30 | South Sunflower County Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.95, 71st percentile | 69 | Compare South Sunflower County Hospital |
| T30 | St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 250 min, 5th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 571 | Compare St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital |
| T30 | Bolivar Medical Center | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 165 | Compare Bolivar Medical Center |
| T30 | Delta Health System - The Medical Center | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 16.6%, 0th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 270 min, 3rd percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 268 | Compare Delta Health System - The Medical Center |
| T30 | Merit Health River Oaks | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 106 | Compare Merit Health River Oaks |
| T30 | Monroe Regional Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Compare Monroe Regional Hospital |
| T30 | Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital CAH | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 105 min, 86th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital CAH |
| T40 | BMH-Golden Triangle | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 328 | Compare BMH-Golden Triangle |
| T40 | Baptist Medical Center-Leake | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | 94 min, 93rd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Baptist Medical Center-Leake |
| T40 | Crossgates River Oaks Hospital | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | — | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 95 min, 93rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 134 | Compare Crossgates River Oaks Hospital |
| T40 | Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 82 min, 97th percentile | — | 35 | Compare Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo |
| T40 | Ochsner Watkins Hospital | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 90 min, 95th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Ochsner Watkins Hospital |
| T45 | North Sunflower Medical Center CAH | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | — | — | — | 35 | Compare North Sunflower Medical Center CAH |
| T45 | University Of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.23, 1st percentile | 156 | Compare University Of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada |
| T45 | Holmes County Hospital And Clinics | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 101 min, 89th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Holmes County Hospital And Clinics |
| T48 | King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.8%, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 122 | Compare King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven |
| T48 | Merit Health Central | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 11.6%, 58th percentile | — | 0.92, 67th percentile | 91 min, 94th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 473 | Compare Merit Health Central |
| T48 | Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | — | 0.88, 78th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 195 | Compare Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).