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Hospitals in Missouri with the highest patients' overall rating

74 Missouri hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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74 hospitals ranked in Missouri by patients' overall rating; 46 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatients' overall ratinghigher 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 bedsCompare
National average883.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T45SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care87, 37th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.91, 70th percentile157 min, 44th percentile1.00, 44th percentile362Compare SSM St Joseph Health Center
T45St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care87, 37th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile8.8%, 88th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.00, 35th percentile124 min, 71st percentile0.97, 61st percentile300Compare St Joseph Medical Center
T45Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care87, 37th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile14.6%, 1st percentile15.1%, 3rd percentile14.5%, 79th percentile1.14, 15th percentile228 min, 9th percentile0.98, 55th percentile410Compare Freeman Health System - Freeman West
T45Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly, MO · Acute care87, 37th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile—11.1%, 48th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.95, 55th percentile114 min, 79th percentile0.94, 76th percentile101Compare Moberly Regional Medical Center
T45Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care87, 37th percentile1, 3rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile13.9%, 8th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.87, 81st percentile226 min, 10th percentile0.98, 55th percentile367Compare Mercy Hospital Joplin
T56St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical CenterSt. Louis, MO · Veterans Affairs86, 27th percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile7.3%, 98th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.91, 70th percentile———Compare St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center
T56University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care86, 27th percentile4, 73rd percentile2, 10th percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile150 min, 49th percentile0.88, 92nd percentile304Compare University Health Lakewood Medical Center
T56Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care86, 27th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile13.4%, 12th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile1.20, 10th percentile219 min, 12th percentile0.97, 61st percentile867Compare Cox Medical Centers
T56SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care86, 27th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile0.97, 46th percentile215 min, 13th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile100Compare SSM St Joseph Hospital West
T56University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care86, 27th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile13.2%, 13th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.79, 94th percentile222 min, 11th percentile1.01, 38th percentile596Compare University Of Missouri Health Care
T56Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care86, 27th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile15.0%, 3rd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.92, 67th percentile169 min, 36th percentile1.01, 38th percentile281Compare Mercy Hospital Southeast
T56Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care86, 27th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile14.0%, 4th percentile14.3%, 6th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.49, 2nd percentile182 min, 28th percentile0.94, 76th percentile120Compare Ozarks Healthcare
T63SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care85, 19th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile16.3%, 4th percentile1.15, 14th percentile166 min, 38th percentile1.06, 16th percentile690Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis
T63Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care85, 19th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile——15.7%, 13th percentile1.09, 20th percentile224 min, 10th percentile0.97, 61st percentile283Compare Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
T63Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care85, 19th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile9.6%, 98th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile254 min, 4th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile767Compare Mercy Hospital South
T63Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care85, 19th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.7%, 6th percentile11.7%, 35th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.00, 35th percentile150 min, 49th percentile0.98, 55th percentile194Compare Northeast Regional Medical Center
T67Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · Acute care84, 13th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile9.9%, 96th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.98, 41st percentile170 min, 35th percentile1.05, 19th percentile366Compare Centerpoint Medical Center
T67St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care84, 13th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile17.0%, 1st percentile0.90, 73rd percentile151 min, 48th percentile0.96, 66th percentile146Compare St Mary's Medical Center
T67Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute care84, 13th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile—11.9%, 32nd percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.98, 41st percentile202 min, 18th percentile1.00, 44th percentile188Compare Missouri Delta Medical Center
T67Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Acute care84, 13th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile14.7%, 5th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.89, 75th percentile173 min, 34th percentile1.00, 44th percentile230Compare Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
T67SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care84, 13th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile11.5%, 39th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile1.14, 15th percentile335 min, 0th percentile1.06, 16th percentile438Compare SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
T72Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care83, 8th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile—14.7%, 5th percentile16.2%, 5th percentile0.89, 75th percentile98 min, 91st percentile0.99, 50th percentile71Compare Belton Regional Medical Center
T72Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care83, 8th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile15.9%, 9th percentile0.96, 51st percentile90 min, 95th percentile1.09, 10th percentile545Compare Research Medical Center
74SSM Health DePaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO · Acute care82, 6th percentile4, 73rd percentile2, 10th percentile10.5%, 89th percentile10.8%, 54th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile213 min, 13th percentile1.08, 12th percentile538Compare SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis

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' overall rating
HCAHPS overall hospital rating, 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).