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. 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 | ||||
| T48 | Baptist Medical Center Attala | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 77 min, 98th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Baptist Medical Center Attala |
| T48 | Field Health System | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 116 min, 77th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Field Health System |
| T48 | Franklin County Memorial Hospital | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 95 min, 93rd percentile | — | 36 | Compare Franklin County Memorial Hospital |
| T48 | Lawrence County Hospital CAH | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Compare Lawrence County Hospital CAH |
| T55 | Marion General Hospital | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 79 | Compare Marion General Hospital |
| T55 | Ochsner Laird Hospital | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 102 min, 89th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Ochsner Laird Hospital |
| T55 | Yalobusha General Hospital | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.93, 80th percentile | 32 | Compare Yalobusha General Hospital |
| 58 | Merit Health Natchez | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 1.17, 3rd percentile | 179 | Compare Merit Health Natchez |
| T59 | Memorial Hospital At Gulfport | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 445 | Compare Memorial Hospital At Gulfport |
| T59 | Simpson General Hospital CAH | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | — | 96 min, 92nd percentile | — | 35 | Compare Simpson General Hospital CAH |
| T59 | Memorial Hospital Biloxi | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | — | Compare Memorial Hospital Biloxi |
| T59 | Beacham Memorial Hospital | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | — | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | — | — | 1.15, 4th percentile | 31 | Compare Beacham Memorial Hospital |
| T63 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 259 min, 4th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 161 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto |
| T63 | Anderson Regional Medical Center | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 260 | Compare Anderson Regional Medical Center |
| T63 | George Regional Health System | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 1.03, 29th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 48 | Compare George Regional Health System |
| T66 | Merit Health Madison | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 67 | Compare Merit Health Madison |
| T66 | Wayne General Hospital | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | 80 | Compare Wayne General Hospital |
| T66 | Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 160 | Compare Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center |
| T66 | Highland Community Hospital | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 60 | Compare Highland Community Hospital |
| T70 | Merit Health Wesley | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.7%, 1st percentile | 14.3%, 6th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 211 | Compare Merit Health Wesley |
| T70 | Singing River Health System | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 551 | Compare Singing River Health System |
| T72 | Merit Health River Region | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 123 min, 71st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 354 | Compare Merit Health River Region |
| T72 | University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 189 min, 25th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 710 | Compare University Of Mississippi Medical Center |
| T74 | Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 104 | Compare Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock |
| T74 | Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 2.43, 0th percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 639 | Compare Mississippi Baptist Medical Center |
| T76 | Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 217 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms |
| T76 | Singing River Gulfport | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 130 | Compare Singing River Gulfport |
| 78 | South Central Regional Medical Center | 16.9%, 1st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 2.19, 0th percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 285 | Compare South Central 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).