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Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

99 Missouri hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Boone Hospital Center, Saint Lukes North Hospital, Cox Medical Center Branson. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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99 hospitals ranked in Missouri by hospital-wide readmission rate; 21 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
1Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care13.6%13.0%11.4%14.2%7.7%2.9%12.1%Compare
T2Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care13.7%10.2%10.9%15.7%13.6%—9.2%Compare
T2Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care13.7%12.0%12.4%17.5%8.6%—13.2%Compare
T2Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care13.7%11.9%9.9%11.3%6.8%—11.6%Compare
5Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care13.9%12.2%16.6%16.4%9.1%3.1%11.7%Compare
6Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care14.0%—17.1%22.1%12.7%——Compare
T7Wright Memorial HospitalTrenton, MO · Critical access14.2%—12.9%16.8%———Compare
T7Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care14.2%12.3%13.4%12.3%7.3%2.5%14.1%Compare
T7Mercy Hospital LincolnTroy, MO · Critical access14.2%——13.0%———Compare
T10Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care14.3%12.3%8.8%13.7%6.4%—12.5%Compare
T10Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care14.3%11.8%11.1%16.6%9.7%2.8%10.9%Compare
T10SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care14.3%12.1%10.2%14.9%10.4%—8.0%Compare
T13University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care14.4%——————Compare
T13Madison Medical CenterFredericktown, MO · Critical access14.4%——17.1%———Compare
T15St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care14.5%12.0%9.8%15.6%7.8%2.5%11.2%Compare
T15Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access14.5%——16.0%8.2%——Compare
T15Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical access14.5%—11.1%15.7%———Compare
T15Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSainte Genevieve, MO · Critical access14.5%—14.3%13.7%———Compare
T15Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care14.5%14.6%15.1%17.6%10.0%2.9%11.8%Compare
T20Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care14.6%—11.9%18.9%7.5%—10.9%Compare
T20Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care14.6%—12.7%16.7%8.4%—12.8%Compare
T20Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care14.6%12.1%12.2%16.7%——9.2%Compare
T20Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care14.6%—11.4%15.8%8.1%—10.6%Compare
T20Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care14.6%13.7%11.7%13.6%——11.5%Compare
T20Poplar Bluff VA Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Veterans Affairs14.6%——13.9%7.4%——Compare
T26Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care14.7%11.4%9.1%13.5%6.7%1.9%10.4%Compare
T26Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · Acute care14.7%—8.5%14.7%——10.4%Compare
T26SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care14.7%12.6%11.5%13.2%8.8%—9.9%Compare
T26St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care14.7%10.2%9.2%14.5%8.0%1.9%13.6%Compare
T26Pershing Memorial HospitalBrookfield, MO · Critical access14.7%——17.1%———Compare
T26SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care14.7%11.4%13.8%14.7%8.6%—11.4%Compare
T26Macon County Samaritan Memorial HospitalMacon, MO · Critical access14.7%——16.6%8.5%——Compare
T26Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter, MO · Acute care14.7%——15.4%9.3%——Compare
T26Mercy St Francis HospitalMountain View, MO · Critical access14.7%——16.7%———Compare
T26Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany, MO · Critical access14.7%——17.1%———Compare
T26Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care14.7%——15.5%———Compare
T37Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care14.8%11.6%8.8%13.2%7.5%1.7%11.2%Compare
T37Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care14.8%11.5%10.9%16.5%10.9%—9.4%Compare
T37Salem Memorial District HospitalSalem, MO · Critical access14.8%—11.9%17.6%———Compare
T37Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access14.8%——14.9%———Compare
T37Sullivan County Memorial HospitalMilan, MO · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T42Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access14.9%—11.6%12.3%8.1%——Compare
T42Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care14.9%13.3%11.1%13.5%8.5%—11.7%Compare
T42Community Hospital AssociationFairfax, MO · Critical access14.9%—15.4%24.6%9.0%——Compare
T42St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care14.9%12.6%8.8%15.2%7.5%3.0%13.2%Compare
T42Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care14.9%14.0%14.3%14.4%9.2%—11.6%Compare
T42Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, MO · Critical access14.9%——14.7%———Compare
T42Cedar County Memorial HospitalEl Dorado Springs, MO · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T49St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical CenterSt. Louis, MO · Veterans Affairs15.0%10.4%7.3%8.9%5.0%——Compare
T49Bates County Memorial HospitalButler, MO · Acute care15.0%——15.0%———Compare

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.