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Hospitals in Nebraska with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

23 Nebraska hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: CHI Health Bergan Mercy, CHI Health Midlands, CHI Health Nebraska Heart. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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23 hospitals ranked in Nebraska by readmissions penalty; 70 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher 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−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1CHI Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE · Acute care0.00%4311.4%9.6%14.6%0.99156 min1.02400Compare
T1CHI Health MidlandsPapillion, NE · Acute care0.00%44—11.4%14.8%0.97137 min0.83131Compare
T1CHI Health Nebraska HeartLincoln, NE · Acute care0.00%4411.7%13.3%13.3%0.94—1.0063Compare
T1The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care0.00%4411.0%11.0%15.5%1.04156 min0.98430Compare
T1Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care0.00%2313.0%18.8%13.7%1.29116 min0.91163Compare
T1Lincoln Surgical HospitalLincoln, NE · Acute care0.00%————14.4%0.97—1.0220Compare
T1Midwest Surgical Hospital LLCOmaha, NE · Acute care0.00%—5——14.0%0.88—0.8619Compare
T1Nebraska Orthopaedic HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care0.00%—5——14.5%0.96103 min0.9324Compare
T9CHI Health LakesideOmaha, NE · Acute care−0.06%4311.8%13.3%15.1%0.85179 min0.96157Compare
T9CHI Health St. ElizabethLincoln, NE · Acute care−0.06%43—14.3%15.0%0.79158 min1.03265Compare
T11CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE · Acute care−0.10%4411.8%10.0%14.3%0.86120 min1.03130Compare
T11CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · Acute care−0.10%3310.9%11.7%15.5%0.83128 min1.03356Compare
T11Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care−0.10%3412.4%10.5%14.1%0.89121 min1.0047Compare
14The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care−0.11%4310.3%10.1%15.0%0.57256 min1.01689Compare
15Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care−0.12%3314.3%11.9%14.7%1.04112 min1.01630Compare
16Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney, NE · Acute care−0.20%4411.7%13.3%15.0%0.92109 min1.0344Compare
17Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care−0.22%3412.8%11.0%13.8%1.11101 min0.98133Compare
18Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NE · Acute care−0.28%2413.1%12.7%14.9%1.08126 min0.9590Compare
19Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff, NE · Acute care−0.34%2211.2%14.0%14.9%0.97202 min1.03166Compare
20CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · Acute care−0.41%4411.0%10.2%14.7%0.98138 min1.03165Compare
21Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care−0.44%2311.4%14.6%15.1%0.85103 min0.9367Compare
22Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · Acute care−0.56%3311.5%11.3%15.0%0.82128 min0.97116Compare
23Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care−0.88%4311.6%11.5%15.7%0.88144 min0.9291Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).