Hospital rankings
Top-rated hospitals in Montana
20 Montana hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA Montana Healthcare System, Community Hospital Of Anaconda, St. Patrick Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | 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 | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | VA Montana Healthcare System | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | 160 | Compare VA Montana Healthcare System |
| T1 | Community Hospital Of Anaconda | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 97 min, 92nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Community Hospital Of Anaconda |
| T1 | St. Patrick Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 253 | Compare St. Patrick Hospital |
| T1 | Holy Rosary Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | 130 min, 65th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Holy Rosary Hospital |
| T5 | Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | — | 160 min, 42nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital |
| T5 | Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 140 | Compare Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital |
| T5 | Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 286 | Compare Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital |
| T5 | Billings Clinic Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 304 | Compare Billings Clinic Hospital |
| T9 | Sidney Health Center | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 152 min, 48th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Sidney Health Center |
| T9 | Logan Health - Whitefish | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 16.4%, 1st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | 135 min, 61st percentile | — | 25 | Compare Logan Health - Whitefish |
| T9 | Livingston Healthcare | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | — | 117 min, 77th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Livingston Healthcare |
| T9 | St Peters Health | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 99 | Compare St Peters Health |
| T9 | Logan Health Medical Center | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 160 | Compare Logan Health Medical Center |
| T9 | Community Medical Center | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.55, 2nd percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 151 | Compare Community Medical Center |
| T15 | Cabinet Peaks Medical Center | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 122 min, 72nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Cabinet Peaks Medical Center |
| T15 | Great Falls Clinic Hospital | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 20 | Compare Great Falls Clinic Hospital |
| T15 | St James Hospital | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 98 | Compare St James Hospital |
| T15 | Benefis Hospitals Inc | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.0%, 3rd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 398 | Compare Benefis Hospitals Inc |
| T15 | Barrett Hospital & Healthcare | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | 145 min, 52nd percentile | — | 18 | Compare Barrett Hospital & Healthcare |
| 20 | Glendive Medical Center | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | — | 122 min, 72nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Glendive Medical 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.
- 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).