Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Missouri by total beds
118 Missouri hospitals ranked by total beds in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Barnes Jewish Hospital, Cox Medical Centers, Mercy Hospital Springfield. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Total beds | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Barnes Jewish Hospital | 1,737 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 277 min, 2nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Barnes Jewish Hospital |
| 2 | Cox Medical Centers | 867 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Cox Medical Centers |
| 3 | Mercy Hospital Springfield | 866 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 299 min, 1st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Springfield |
| 4 | Mercy Hospital St Louis | 859 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital St Louis |
| 5 | Mercy Hospital South | 767 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital South |
| 6 | SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | 690 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis |
| 7 | University Of Missouri Health Care | 596 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare University Of Missouri Health Care |
| 8 | Research Medical Center | 545 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 90 min, 95th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | Compare Research Medical Center |
| T9 | St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 538 | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City |
| T9 | SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis | 538 | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 213 min, 13th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | Compare SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis |
| 11 | Kansas City VA Medical Center | 501 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | — | — | Compare Kansas City VA Medical Center |
| 12 | Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 494 | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center |
| 13 | St Lukes Hospital | 493 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| 14 | Center For Behavioral Medicine | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Center For Behavioral Medicine |
| 15 | Christian Hospital Northeast | 475 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Christian Hospital Northeast |
| 16 | NKC Health | 451 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare NKC Health |
| 17 | SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 438 | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 335 min, 0th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital |
| 18 | Freeman Health System - Freeman West | 410 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Freeman Health System - Freeman West |
| 19 | Boone Hospital Center | 394 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Boone Hospital Center |
| 20 | Mercy Hospital Joplin | 367 | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Joplin |
| 21 | Centerpoint Medical Center | 366 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Centerpoint Medical Center |
| 22 | SSM St Joseph Health Center | 362 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare SSM St Joseph Health Center |
| 23 | Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 353 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph |
| 24 | Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center | 348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center |
| 25 | Saint Francis Medical Center | 308 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 16.6%, 1st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Saint Francis Medical Center |
| 26 | University Health Lakewood Medical Center | 304 | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | Compare University Health Lakewood Medical Center |
| T27 | St Joseph Medical Center | 300 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| T27 | General Leonard Wood ACH (Ft Leonard Wood) | 300 | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | — | 136 min, 60th percentile | — | Compare General Leonard Wood ACH (Ft Leonard Wood) |
| 29 | Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | 283 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | — | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill |
| 30 | Mercy Hospital Southeast | 281 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Southeast |
| 31 | The Children's Mercy Hospital | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare The Children's Mercy Hospital |
| T32 | Columbia MO VA Medical Center | 250 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | — | Compare Columbia MO VA Medical Center |
| T32 | Liberty Hospital | 250 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Liberty Hospital |
| T34 | Mercy Hospital Jefferson | 240 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Jefferson |
| T34 | Saint Luke's East Hospital | 240 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Saint Luke's East Hospital |
| T34 | Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 240 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Phelps County Regional Medical Center |
| 37 | St Louis Childrens Hospital | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St Louis Childrens Hospital |
| 38 | Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center | 230 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center |
| 39 | St Louis Forensic Treatment Center | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St Louis Forensic Treatment Center |
| 40 | Northeast Regional Medical Center | 194 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Northeast Regional Medical Center |
| 41 | Missouri Delta Medical Center | 188 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Missouri Delta Medical Center |
| 42 | Mercy Hospital Washington | 185 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Washington |
| 43 | SSM St Clare Health Center | 180 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | Compare SSM St Clare Health Center |
| 44 | Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center | 179 | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center |
| 45 | Saint Lukes North Hospital | 171 | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Saint Lukes North Hospital |
| 46 | Center For Behavioral Medicine | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Center For Behavioral Medicine |
| 47 | Cox Medical Center Branson | 157 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 218 min, 12th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | Compare Cox Medical Center Branson |
| 48 | SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | 154 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.42, 3rd percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | Compare SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City |
| 49 | St Mary's Medical Center | 146 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 17.0%, 1st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | Compare St Mary's Medical Center |
| 50 | Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehab Center | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehab 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
- 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).