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Hospitals in Missouri with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses

58 Missouri hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mercy Hospital Lebanon, Bothwell Regional Health Center, University Health Lakewood Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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58 hospitals ranked in Missouri by value-based purchasing adjustment; 62 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher 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 average+0.13%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · Acute care+2.40%43—8.5%14.7%0.97151 min0.8448Compare
2Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care+2.01%43—11.9%14.6%0.92198 min0.90108Compare
3University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care+1.45%42——14.4%0.96150 min0.88304Compare
4Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care+1.40%54—10.1%15.4%0.77220 min0.96113Compare
5Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care+1.31%4411.2%10.8%15.3%0.83202 min0.96133Compare
6Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care+1.12%24—13.1%15.7%0.98123 min0.9566Compare
7Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care+0.88%3414.6%15.1%15.9%0.84170 min0.9899Compare
8Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter, MO · Acute care+0.80%2———14.7%—169 min0.9450Compare
9SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care+0.78%3311.4%13.8%14.7%1.42168 min0.94154Compare
10St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care+0.69%5412.0%9.8%14.5%1.12226 min1.05538Compare
11Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care+0.62%4312.0%12.4%13.7%0.98218 min0.91157Compare
12Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care+0.59%23—12.5%15.6%0.9784 min0.8360Compare
13St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care+0.57%3212.6%8.8%14.9%1.00124 min0.97300Compare
14Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care+0.46%5411.6%8.8%14.8%0.71262 min0.97494Compare
15Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care+0.43%4311.4%9.1%14.7%0.80217 min0.98475Compare
16St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care+0.40%3212.8%10.4%17.0%0.90151 min0.96146Compare
17Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care+0.37%33—11.4%14.6%0.97166 min0.9065Compare
18Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care+0.36%2414.0%14.3%14.9%1.49182 min0.94120Compare
19Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly, MO · Acute care+0.29%23—11.1%15.2%0.95114 min0.94101Compare
20Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care+0.23%44—12.7%14.6%0.97140 min0.97104Compare
21Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care+0.20%4413.3%11.1%14.9%0.74202 min0.96240Compare
22Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care+0.18%4311.8%7.7%15.1%0.89220 min1.01859Compare
23St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care+0.15%4410.2%9.2%14.7%0.93212 min1.01493Compare
24Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care+0.15%5410.2%10.9%13.7%0.99179 min1.00171Compare
25SSM Health DePaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO · Acute care+0.10%4210.5%10.8%15.1%0.81213 min1.08538Compare
26Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care+0.09%2311.9%11.0%16.8%0.84194 min1.05250Compare
27Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care+0.02%2314.6%15.1%14.5%1.14228 min0.98410Compare
28Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care0.00%4412.3%8.8%14.3%0.85247 min1.03240Compare
29Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care−0.01%4311.7%11.7%15.5%1.12153 min1.05353Compare
30Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care−0.06%2312.1%15.0%15.1%0.92169 min1.01281Compare
31Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute care−0.07%22—11.9%15.3%0.98202 min1.00188Compare
T32Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care−0.09%3312.3%10.6%16.2%0.98170 min0.9688Compare
T32Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care−0.09%2410.3%11.4%16.7%1.16145 min0.9899Compare
T34Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care−0.10%4411.9%9.9%13.7%1.02203 min0.9576Compare
T34University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care−0.10%3311.3%13.2%15.2%0.79222 min1.01596Compare
36Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care−0.17%3412.1%12.2%14.6%0.95186 min0.9174Compare
37Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.24%4412.8%11.1%15.3%0.95277 min1.021,737Compare
38Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care−0.29%3212.3%13.4%14.2%1.20219 min0.97867Compare
39SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care−0.31%3312.2%10.1%15.1%0.91157 min1.00362Compare
40Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care−0.34%3311.8%11.1%14.3%0.77299 min1.01866Compare
T41Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care−0.38%22—14.7%16.2%0.8998 min0.9971Compare
T41Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care−0.38%2310.9%13.2%16.2%0.89211 min0.98240Compare
43SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care−0.40%4412.6%11.5%14.7%1.10200 min0.99180Compare
44Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care−0.47%3412.2%16.6%13.9%1.14247 min1.01308Compare
45Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care−0.47%13—17.1%14.0%0.95108 min0.9860Compare
46SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care−0.51%3211.8%8.7%16.3%1.15166 min1.06690Compare
47Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care−0.56%1312.2%13.9%15.3%0.87226 min0.98367Compare
48Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care−0.60%32——15.7%1.09224 min0.97283Compare
49Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care−0.63%4313.0%11.4%13.6%0.87175 min1.00394Compare
50Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · Acute care−0.69%329.9%11.1%15.3%0.98170 min1.05366Compare

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.

Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..
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).