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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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#HospitalHeart failure death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack 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 average11.1%3.311.9%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T198Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care8.2%5310.0%14.4%0.72202 min1.09781Compare
T198Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care8.2%5410.5%14.7%1.19202 min0.93425Compare
T198Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice, FL · Acute care8.2%5411.0%15.4%0.70235 min1.02212Compare
T198UChicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale, IL · Acute care8.2%549.8%14.5%0.75193 min1.02261Compare
T198Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Critical access8.2%45—15.3%—118 min—25Compare
T198Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care8.2%4312.5%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
T198Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care8.2%4311.0%13.7%1.37173 min0.93248Compare
T198Hampton VA Medical CenterHampton, VA · Veterans Affairs8.2%44—14.8%0.88——604Compare
T198Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville, NY · Acute care8.2%44—13.5%1.11144 min0.9349Compare
T198Lake Huron Medical CenterPort Huron, MI · Acute care8.2%42—14.6%0.86168 min0.88119Compare
T198Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care8.2%4312.3%14.6%1.05252 min1.031,220Compare
T198Mercy Hospital Ardmore, IncArdmore, OK · Acute care8.2%4411.0%14.6%0.81134 min1.03190Compare
T198UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care8.2%4311.1%15.8%0.85194 min0.94235Compare
T198Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix, AZ · Acute care8.2%3210.9%14.9%1.30266 min1.00766Compare
T198Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · Acute care8.2%3211.3%17.1%0.93256 min0.97667Compare
T198UH Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH · Acute care8.2%3312.9%16.4%0.98241 min1.051,037Compare
T198Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · Acute care8.2%2312.6%14.7%1.45222 min0.97451Compare
T198Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · Acute care8.2%2211.8%15.3%1.21289 min0.95481Compare
T219Charleston VA Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Veterans Affairs8.3%549.8%16.1%0.78——500Compare
T219Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY · Acute care8.3%5311.3%15.8%0.75194 min0.98408Compare
T219Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care8.3%558.6%13.9%0.77246 min0.952,059Compare
T219St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · Acute care8.3%5410.7%15.0%0.92140 min0.97214Compare
T219St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care8.3%5211.1%14.0%1.00150 min1.10539Compare
T219Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth, TX · Acute care8.3%4312.2%15.8%1.23233 min1.02538Compare
T219Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights, IL · Acute care8.3%4311.1%15.5%1.28252 min0.99436Compare
T219St Catherine Hospital IncEast Chicago, IN · Acute care8.3%43—15.2%1.12127 min1.10189Compare
T219MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care8.3%33—14.7%1.13365 min1.00535Compare
T219MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care8.3%3211.7%14.9%1.04247 min—208Compare
T219Mercy Medical CenterCanton, OH · Acute care8.3%3312.0%15.4%0.95265 min1.00520Compare
T219MetroHealth SystemCleveland, OH · Acute care8.3%3311.7%15.6%1.37156 min0.96702Compare
T219Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · Acute care8.3%3211.1%15.9%0.85219 min1.03435Compare
T219St Joseph HospitalBethpage, NY · Acute care8.3%3313.1%14.2%1.12214 min1.12203Compare
T219Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care8.3%23—15.1%0.99127 min1.03205Compare
T219HCA Florida Gulf Coast HospitalPanama City, FL · Acute care8.3%2212.0%14.1%0.72134 min1.08282Compare
T219John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care8.3%2212.1%15.0%0.91293 min0.98918Compare
T219Saint Joseph EastLexington, KY · Acute care8.3%23—15.2%0.88131 min0.94217Compare
T219Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · Acute care8.3%2310.2%14.9%1.07149 min1.051,337Compare
T219UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · Acute care8.3%2—11.7%15.7%0.88158 min1.11—Compare
T219Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL · Acute care8.3%2110.9%15.4%0.88189 min1.00388Compare
T219Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · Acute care8.3%12—16.7%0.89186 min0.96579Compare
T241Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple, TX · Acute care8.4%5310.5%14.9%1.07232 min0.98653Compare
T241Grand Junction VA Medical CenterGrand Junction, CO · Veterans Affairs8.4%55—14.7%0.93——103Compare
T241Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights, OH · Acute care8.4%53—15.3%0.81192 min1.00349Compare
T241Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · Acute care8.4%5311.0%15.1%0.90291 min0.97366Compare
T241St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · Acute care8.4%5410.6%15.2%1.07132 min1.04621Compare
T241St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · Acute care8.4%5410.8%15.7%0.61132 min0.97817Compare
T241VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare SystemReno, NV · Veterans Affairs8.4%5412.2%14.0%0.78——204Compare
T241Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care8.4%4312.2%14.9%0.97183 min0.95996Compare
T241CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care8.4%4310.3%15.8%1.22219 min1.07273Compare
T241Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · Acute care8.4%4310.8%14.9%1.05210 min1.07596Compare

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.
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.
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).