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Hospitals in Missouri with the highest patient survey star rating

74 Missouri hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Freeman Neosho Hospital, Hedrick Medical Center, Cox Monett 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 patient survey star rating; 46 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterOverall 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 average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical access54—11.1%14.5%—148 min—25Compare
T1Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access54—11.6%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T1Cox Monett HospitalMonett, MO · Critical access53—12.0%15.1%—151 min—25Compare
T1Lafayette Regional Health CenterLexington, MO · Critical access52—11.2%16.2%—106 min—25Compare
T1Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access5———14.8%—91 min—25Compare
T1Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · Critical access5———15.0%—129 min—53Compare
T7Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care45—10.1%15.4%0.77220 min0.96113Compare
T7Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care4511.6%8.8%14.8%0.71262 min0.97494Compare
T7Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care4510.2%10.9%13.7%0.99179 min1.00171Compare
T7St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care4512.0%9.8%14.5%1.12226 min1.05538Compare
T7Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care4412.8%11.1%15.3%0.95277 min1.021,737Compare
T7Columbia MO VA Medical CenterColumbia, MO · Veterans Affairs4411.2%11.0%15.9%1.02——250Compare
T7Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Critical access44——15.1%—92 min—25Compare
T7Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care4413.3%11.1%14.9%0.74202 min0.96240Compare
T7Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care4411.2%10.8%15.3%0.83202 min0.96133Compare
T7Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care4411.9%9.9%13.7%1.02203 min0.9576Compare
T7SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care4412.6%11.5%14.7%1.10200 min0.99180Compare
T7Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care4412.3%8.8%14.3%0.85247 min1.03240Compare
T7St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care4410.2%9.2%14.7%0.93212 min1.01493Compare
T7Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care44—12.7%14.6%0.97140 min0.97104Compare
T7Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care4312.1%12.2%14.6%0.95186 min0.9174Compare
T7Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care4314.6%15.1%15.9%0.84170 min0.9899Compare
T7Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care4312.2%16.6%13.9%1.14247 min1.01308Compare
T7Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care4210.3%11.4%16.7%1.16145 min0.9899Compare
T7Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville, MO · Critical access42—10.1%15.2%—135 min—25Compare
T7Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan, MO · Critical access42—16.1%16.5%—175 min—50Compare
T7Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care4214.0%14.3%14.9%1.49182 min0.94120Compare
T7Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care42—13.1%15.7%0.98123 min0.9566Compare
T7General Leonard Wood ACH (Ft Leonard Wood)Fort Leonard Wood, MO · Military4—————136 min—300Compare
T7Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care4———14.7%0.9995 min0.9771Compare
T31St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical CenterSt. Louis, MO · Veterans Affairs3510.4%7.3%15.0%0.91———Compare
T31Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care3413.0%11.4%13.6%0.87175 min1.00394Compare
T31Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care34—11.9%14.6%0.92198 min0.90108Compare
T31Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access34——14.5%—131 min—35Compare
T31Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care3411.4%9.1%14.7%0.80217 min0.98475Compare
T31Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care3412.0%12.4%13.7%0.98218 min0.91157Compare
T31Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Veterans Affairs3411.4%9.4%15.6%1.12——501Compare
T31Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · Acute care34—8.5%14.7%0.97151 min0.8448Compare
T31Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care3411.8%7.7%15.1%0.89220 min1.01859Compare
T31Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care3411.5%10.9%14.8%0.95159 min0.99185Compare
T31Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care3411.7%11.7%15.5%1.12153 min1.05353Compare
T31NKC HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · Acute care3413.5%11.0%15.4%1.21180 min1.03451Compare
T31Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care3310.7%11.2%15.3%0.99253 min1.02111Compare
T31Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care33—11.4%14.6%0.97166 min0.9065Compare
T31Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care3312.3%10.6%16.2%0.98170 min0.9688Compare
T31Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care3311.8%11.1%14.3%0.77299 min1.01866Compare
T31SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care3311.4%13.8%14.7%1.42168 min0.94154Compare
T31SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care3312.2%10.1%15.1%0.91157 min1.00362Compare
T31SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care3312.1%10.2%14.3%0.97215 min1.02100Compare
T31University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care3311.3%13.2%15.2%0.79222 min1.01596Compare

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.

Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality 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).