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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%
T3000Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · Acute care15.9%, 2nd percentile13.2%, 11th percentile20.8%, 3rd percentile11.4%, 4th percentile—16.5%, 6th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
T3000Starr Regional Medical Center AthensAthens, TN · Acute care15.9%, 2nd percentile—21.5%, 2nd percentile9.0%, 36th percentile—14.6%, 13th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Starr Regional Medical Center Athens
T3003Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg, TX · Acute care16.0%, 1st percentile—14.8%, 56th percentile9.1%, 34th percentile—16.8%, 5th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Hill Country Memorial Hospital
T3003Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD · Acute care16.0%, 1st percentile—17.4%, 19th percentile——7.8%, 99th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
T3003Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute care16.0%, 1st percentile14.5%, 2nd percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile9.3%, 28th percentile4.0%, 4th percentile16.2%, 7th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
T3006Fulton County Health CenterWauseon, OH · Critical access16.1%, 1st percentile—15.5%, 45th percentile12.6%, 1st percentile——15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Fulton County Health Center
T3006Cherokee Regional Medical CenterCherokee, IA · Critical access16.1%, 1st percentile—18.7%, 10th percentile12.2%, 2nd percentile——14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Cherokee Regional Medical Center
T3006Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan, MO · Critical access16.1%, 1st percentile—16.9%, 25th percentile——12.2%, 40th percentile16.5%, 3rd percentileCompare Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
T3006North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · Acute care16.1%, 1st percentile12.5%, 26th percentile17.3%, 20th percentile12.8%, 1st percentile1.9%, 78th percentile13.0%, 28th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare North Mississippi Medical Center
T3006Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · Acute care16.1%, 1st percentile11.8%, 49th percentile18.1%, 13th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile—22.5%, 1st percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Opelousas General Health System
T3006St Francis Memorial HospitalWest Point, NE · Critical access16.1%, 1st percentile—19.9%, 5th percentile———15.2%, 34th percentileCompare St Francis Memorial Hospital
T3012Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care16.2%, 1st percentile—17.6%, 17th percentile8.8%, 41st percentile—12.2%, 40th percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
T3012West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · Acute care16.2%, 1st percentile12.5%, 26th percentile16.4%, 31st percentile10.8%, 8th percentile—11.9%, 45th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare West Jefferson Medical Center
T3012Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care16.2%, 1st percentile13.1%, 13th percentile19.4%, 6th percentile9.8%, 18th percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile13.8%, 96th percentileCompare Valley Medical Center
T3015Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs, CO · Acute care16.3%, 1st percentile10.6%, 87th percentile14.5%, 61st percentile9.1%, 34th percentile2.1%, 62nd percentile10.1%, 79th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare Valley View Hospital Association
T3015Rome Memorial Hospital, IncRome, NY · Acute care16.3%, 1st percentile—17.1%, 23rd percentile10.6%, 9th percentile—11.8%, 47th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc
3017Logan Health - WhitefishWhitefish, MT · Critical access16.4%, 1st percentile—18.6%, 10th percentile12.1%, 2nd percentile—13.4%, 24th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Logan Health - Whitefish
T3018Augusta HealthFishersville, VA · Acute care16.5%, 1st percentile11.7%, 54th percentile15.0%, 52nd percentile10.3%, 11th percentile—11.0%, 62nd percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare Augusta Health
T3018Salina Regional Health CenterSalina, KS · Acute care16.5%, 1st percentile14.5%, 2nd percentile18.6%, 10th percentile9.8%, 18th percentile4.4%, 2nd percentile11.5%, 53rd percentile13.2%, 99th percentileCompare Salina Regional Health Center
3020Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care16.6%, 1st percentile12.2%, 35th percentile16.4%, 31st percentile9.1%, 34th percentile3.1%, 16th percentile11.7%, 49th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Saint Francis Medical Center
3021South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · Acute care16.7%, 1st percentile13.7%, 6th percentile20.0%, 4th percentile7.6%, 75th percentile—20.6%, 2nd percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC
T3022Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care16.8%, 1st percentile12.1%, 38th percentile15.9%, 39th percentile——12.1%, 42nd percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Ottumwa Regional Health Center
T3022Hill Regional HospitalHillsboro, TX · Critical access16.8%, 1st percentile—19.4%, 6th percentile———15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Hill Regional Hospital
T3024Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access16.9%, 1st percentile—14.9%, 54th percentile———15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Floyd Valley Healthcare
T3024Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColville, WA · Critical access16.9%, 1st percentile—17.4%, 19th percentile——13.8%, 20th percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
T3024Trios HealthKennewick, WA · Acute care16.9%, 1st percentile12.1%, 38th percentile23.5%, 0th percentile9.5%, 24th percentile—13.8%, 20th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Trios Health
T3027Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care17.0%, 1st percentile—16.7%, 27th percentile9.0%, 36th percentile—10.2%, 77th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
T3027Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care17.0%, 1st percentile12.5%, 26th percentile22.0%, 1st percentile7.4%, 80th percentile—8.7%, 95th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Skagit Valley Hospital
T3027Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care17.0%, 1st percentile—19.7%, 5th percentile9.2%, 31st percentile—12.5%, 36th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Lakes Regional Healthcare
3030Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care17.1%, 1st percentile—22.1%, 1st percentile12.7%, 1st percentile——14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare Cameron Regional Medical Center
3031Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden, UT · Acute care17.2%, 1st percentile11.4%, 65th percentile16.5%, 30th percentile—2.4%, 44th percentile16.0%, 8th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Ogden Regional Medical Center
T3032Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care17.3%, 1st percentile14.9%, 1st percentile23.4%, 0th percentile9.5%, 24th percentile—11.1%, 60th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare Catawba Valley Medical Center
T3032Clara Barton HospitalHoisington, KS · Critical access17.3%, 1st percentile—23.5%, 0th percentile———15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Clara Barton Hospital
T3032Conway Medical CenterConway, SC · Acute care17.3%, 1st percentile12.5%, 26th percentile18.2%, 13th percentile10.9%, 7th percentile—12.8%, 31st percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Conway Medical Center
T3035Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care17.5%, 0th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile15.9%, 39th percentile9.4%, 26th percentile3.1%, 16th percentile15.0%, 12th percentile13.1%, 99th percentileCompare Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc
T3035WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access17.5%, 0th percentile—16.2%, 35th percentile8.7%, 43rd percentile—11.7%, 49th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Winnmed
T3035Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care17.5%, 0th percentile—21.4%, 2nd percentile11.4%, 4th percentile—15.0%, 12th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Jennie Stuart Medical Center
3038Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care17.6%, 0th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile16.6%, 29th percentile8.2%, 58th percentile—11.6%, 51st percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Garrett Regional Medical Center
T3039Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care17.8%, 0th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile20.7%, 3rd percentile15.6%, 0th percentile—11.2%, 58th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Olympic Medical Center
T3039Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care17.8%, 0th percentile—14.6%, 60th percentile8.8%, 41st percentile—21.9%, 1st percentile16.0%, 7th percentileCompare Helen Keller Hospital
T3041Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care18.1%, 0th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile16.5%, 30th percentile9.8%, 18th percentile1.3%, 99th percentile10.0%, 81st percentile12.8%, 100th percentileCompare Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital
T3041Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access18.1%, 0th percentile—17.7%, 16th percentile———15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
3043Springfield HospitalSpringfield, VT · Critical access18.2%, 0th percentile—19.9%, 5th percentile———15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Springfield Hospital
T3044Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care18.8%, 0th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile18.9%, 9th percentile12.1%, 2nd percentile—9.8%, 84th percentile13.7%, 97th percentileCompare Mary Lanning Healthcare
T3044LECOM Health Corry Memorial HospitalCorry, PA · Critical access18.8%, 0th percentile—15.9%, 39th percentile———15.1%, 40th percentileCompare LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital
3046Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care19.3%, 0th percentile—18.5%, 11th percentile10.8%, 8th percentile——15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Hardin Medical Center
3047Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA · Acute care19.6%, 0th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile20.6%, 3rd percentile11.7%, 3rd percentile—15.3%, 11th percentile16.4%, 3rd percentileCompare Upson Regional Medical Center
3048Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care19.7%, 0th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile18.9%, 9th percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—10.9%, 64th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
3049Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care21.9%, 0th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile23.0%, 0th percentile9.2%, 31st percentile—13.6%, 22nd percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Watertown Memorial Hospital

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.