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Hospitals in Missouri with the highest patients would recommend

74 Missouri hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Cox Monett Hospital, Cox Barton County Hospital. 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 would recommend; 46 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
T1Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care9554—10.1%15.4%0.77220 min0.96113Compare
T1Cox Monett HospitalMonett, MO · Critical access9535—12.0%15.1%—151 min—25Compare
T1Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access95—5——14.8%—91 min—25Compare
T4Columbia MO VA Medical CenterColumbia, MO · Veterans Affairs944411.2%11.0%15.9%1.02——250Compare
T4Lafayette Regional Health CenterLexington, MO · Critical access9425—11.2%16.2%—106 min—25Compare
T6Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care935411.6%8.8%14.8%0.71262 min0.97494Compare
T6Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical access9345—11.1%14.5%—148 min—25Compare
T6Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care934411.9%9.9%13.7%1.02203 min0.9576Compare
T6Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care933412.2%16.6%13.9%1.14247 min1.01308Compare
T10Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care924412.8%11.1%15.3%0.95277 min1.021,737Compare
T10Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Critical access9244——15.1%—92 min—25Compare
T10Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan, MO · Critical access9224—16.1%16.5%—175 min—50Compare
T10Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · Critical access92—5——15.0%—129 min—53Compare
T14St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care915412.0%9.8%14.5%1.12226 min1.05538Compare
T14Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care914313.0%11.4%13.6%0.87175 min1.00394Compare
T14Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care914413.3%11.1%14.9%0.74202 min0.96240Compare
T14Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care914412.3%8.8%14.3%0.85247 min1.03240Compare
T14St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care914410.2%9.2%14.7%0.93212 min1.01493Compare
T19Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care905410.2%10.9%13.7%0.99179 min1.00171Compare
T19Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access9043——14.5%—131 min—35Compare
T19Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care904311.8%7.7%15.1%0.89220 min1.01859Compare
T19NKC HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · Acute care904313.5%11.0%15.4%1.21180 min1.03451Compare
T19Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care901312.2%13.9%15.3%0.87226 min0.98367Compare
T24Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access8945—11.6%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T24Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care894411.2%10.8%15.3%0.83202 min0.96133Compare
T24Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care893412.1%12.2%14.6%0.95186 min0.9174Compare
T27Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care884312.0%12.4%13.7%0.98218 min0.91157Compare
T27SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care884412.6%11.5%14.7%1.10200 min0.99180Compare
T27Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care883212.3%13.4%14.2%1.20219 min0.97867Compare
T27Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care883312.3%10.6%16.2%0.98170 min0.9688Compare
T27University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care883311.3%13.2%15.2%0.79222 min1.01596Compare
T27Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care882311.9%11.0%16.8%0.84194 min1.05250Compare
T27Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care8824—13.1%15.7%0.98123 min0.9566Compare
T27Mercy Hospital LincolnTroy, MO · Critical access88—3——14.2%—150 min—25Compare
T27Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care88—4——14.7%0.9995 min0.9771Compare
T36Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care874311.5%10.9%14.8%0.95159 min0.99185Compare
T36Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care873310.7%11.2%15.3%0.99253 min1.02111Compare
T36Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care8733—11.4%14.6%0.97166 min0.9065Compare
T36Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care873414.6%15.1%15.9%0.84170 min0.9899Compare
T36Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care873311.8%11.1%14.3%0.77299 min1.01866Compare
T36Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care872314.6%15.1%14.5%1.14228 min0.98410Compare
T36Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care872410.3%11.4%16.7%1.16145 min0.9899Compare
T36Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville, MO · Critical access8724—10.1%15.2%—135 min—25Compare
T36Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care872312.1%15.0%15.1%0.92169 min1.01281Compare
T36Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care872310.9%13.2%16.2%0.89211 min0.98240Compare
T46Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care864311.4%9.1%14.7%0.80217 min0.98475Compare
T46Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Veterans Affairs864311.4%9.4%15.6%1.12——501Compare
T46Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care864311.7%11.7%15.5%1.12153 min1.05353Compare
T46University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care8642——14.4%0.96150 min0.88304Compare
T46Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care8644—12.7%14.6%0.97140 min0.97104Compare

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).