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Hospitals with the lowest heart failure death rate

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3,049 hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate; 2,370 more match but have no reported value.

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National average11.1%11.9%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
T2308Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile—17.0%, 24th percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—19.9%, 2nd percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus
T2308Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile11.7%, 54th percentile11.3%, 95th percentile12.1%, 2nd percentile—17.7%, 4th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Waterbury Hospital
T2308Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott, AZ · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile16.5%, 30th percentile10.8%, 8th percentile4.6%, 2nd percentile9.3%, 90th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Yavapai Regional Medical Center
T2308Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile17.6%, 17th percentile9.8%, 18th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Albany Medical Center Hospital
T2308Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile12.5%, 26th percentile17.8%, 15th percentile7.5%, 78th percentile—18.0%, 4th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
T2308Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile11.1%, 74th percentile15.6%, 43rd percentile12.1%, 2nd percentile2.2%, 55th percentile11.8%, 47th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col
T2308Holdenville General HospitalHoldenville, OK · Critical access12.4%, 23rd percentile—16.1%, 36th percentile———14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Holdenville General Hospital
T2308Providence St Joseph Medical CenterPolson, MT · Critical access12.4%, 23rd percentile—————14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Providence St Joseph Medical Center
T2308Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin, MN · Critical access12.4%, 23rd percentile—————14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Riverwood Healthcare Center
T2308Wayne HospitalGreenville, OH · Critical access12.4%, 23rd percentile—18.0%, 14th percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—15.2%, 11th percentile—Compare Wayne Hospital
T2361Hampshire Memorial HospitalRomney, WV · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—15.2%, 50th percentile8.0%, 63rd percentile——14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Hampshire Memorial Hospital
T2361Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile12.7%, 21st percentile15.5%, 45th percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—11.8%, 47th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus
T2361Avera St Anthony's HospitalO' Neill, NE · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—20.2%, 4th percentile———14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Avera St Anthony's Hospital
T2361Chatham Hospital IncSiler City, NC · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—12.9%, 83rd percentile———14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare Chatham Hospital Inc
T2361Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.8%, 49th percentile16.4%, 31st percentile10.3%, 11th percentile1.8%, 85th percentile16.3%, 7th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Eisenhower Medical Center
T2361Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—20.8%, 3rd percentile9.5%, 24th percentile—14.5%, 14th percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Medical Center Enterprise
T2361Rio Grande HospitalDel Norte, CO · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—15.6%, 43rd percentile7.6%, 75th percentile——15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Rio Grande Hospital
T2361Riverview HealthNoblesville, IN · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.2%, 71st percentile14.3%, 64th percentile6.1%, 98th percentile—14.8%, 13th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Riverview Health
T2361Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—16.6%, 29th percentile9.0%, 36th percentile—13.0%, 28th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T2361St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—11.4%, 95th percentile7.6%, 75th percentile——14.5%, 79th percentileCompare St Josephs Hospital
T2361St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.0%, 77th percentile18.0%, 14th percentile9.8%, 18th percentile3.1%, 16th percentile8.9%, 94th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare St Vincent's Medical Center
T2361Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvillStephenville, TX · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—16.8%, 26th percentile———14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill
T2361University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria, OH · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.2%, 71st percentile11.6%, 94th percentile7.6%, 75th percentile2.4%, 44th percentile11.1%, 60th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
T2361York General Health Care ServicesYork, NE · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—16.8%, 26th percentile9.3%, 28th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentileCompare York General Health Care Services
T2361Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—14.6%, 60th percentile10.4%, 11th percentile—12.4%, 37th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc
T2361Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford, DE · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile12.9%, 17th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus
T2361Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—19.3%, 7th percentile———15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Bridgton Hospital
T2361Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington, WV · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile12.1%, 38th percentile20.8%, 3rd percentile9.4%, 26th percentile—9.6%, 86th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc
T2361Concord Hospital- LaconiaLaconia, NH · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile10.7%, 85th percentile13.4%, 77th percentile6.3%, 97th percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Concord Hospital- Laconia
T2361Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile13.1%, 13th percentile16.4%, 31st percentile11.4%, 4th percentile3.4%, 9th percentile12.5%, 36th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
T2361MacNeal HospitalBerwyn, IL · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile14.8%, 56th percentile6.9%, 90th percentile—8.5%, 96th percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare MacNeal Hospital
T2361Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—15.9%, 39th percentile———14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Mitchell County Regional Health
T2361Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita, AZ · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.9%, 46th percentile15.4%, 46th percentile9.6%, 22nd percentile—12.1%, 42nd percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
T2361Pushmataha HospitalAntlers, OK · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—17.1%, 23rd percentile———15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Pushmataha Hospital
T2361Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—17.0%, 24th percentile9.0%, 36th percentile——14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital
T2361St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.7%, 54th percentile16.5%, 30th percentile8.3%, 54th percentile—9.3%, 90th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare St Elizabeth Florence
T2361St Mary Medical Center IncHobart, IN · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile19.3%, 7th percentile7.8%, 69th percentile3.8%, 5th percentile8.8%, 95th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare St Mary Medical Center Inc
T2361Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.4%, 65th percentile18.1%, 13th percentile10.9%, 7th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile16.4%, 6th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Baxter Health
T2361Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—17.6%, 17th percentile8.7%, 43rd percentile——15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Fitzgibbon Hospital
T2361Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile15.9%, 39th percentile8.1%, 61st percentile—10.5%, 71st percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Holy Cross Hospital
T2361Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—15.9%, 39th percentile8.0%, 63rd percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
T2361Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.7%, 54th percentile18.2%, 13th percentile11.3%, 4th percentile—13.2%, 26th percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
T2361Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile13.5%, 8th percentile15.4%, 46th percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
T2361Reeves Regional HealthPecos, TX · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—16.7%, 27th percentile———15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Reeves Regional Health
T2361Southern Coos Hospital & Health CenterBandon, OR · Critical access12.5%, 22nd percentile—15.3%, 48th percentile11.9%, 2nd percentile——14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center
T2361University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile12.8%, 19th percentile13.5%, 76th percentile——13.2%, 26th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare University Medical Center New Orleans
T2361Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile13.1%, 13th percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile7.8%, 69th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile13.4%, 24th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
T2361Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile—13.3%, 79th percentile——11.2%, 58th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Wilcox Memorial Hospital
T2361Wilson Memorial HospitalSidney, OH · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile11.9%, 46th percentile14.7%, 58th percentile8.7%, 43rd percentile—15.8%, 9th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Wilson Memorial Hospital
T2361AHMC Seton Medical CenterDaly City, CA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile13.4%, 9th percentile18.9%, 9th percentile7.9%, 66th percentile—13.9%, 19th percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare AHMC Seton 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.

Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack 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.
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.