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Hospitals in Nebraska with the lowest medicare spending per patient

24 Nebraska hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: CHI Health Midlands, Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC, Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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24 hospitals ranked in Nebraska by medicare spending per patient; 69 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower 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 betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min
1CHI Health MidlandsPapillion, NE · Acute care0.8344—11.4%14.8%0.97137 min131Compare
2Midwest Surgical Hospital LLCOmaha, NE · Acute care0.86—5——14.0%0.88—19Compare
3Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLCOmaha, NE · Acute care0.90—5——13.7%1.13—34Compare
4Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care0.912313.0%18.8%13.7%1.29116 min163Compare
5Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care0.924311.6%11.5%15.7%0.88144 min91Compare
T6Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care0.932311.4%14.6%15.1%0.85103 min67Compare
T6Nebraska Orthopaedic HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care0.93—5——14.5%0.96103 min24Compare
8Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NE · Acute care0.952413.1%12.7%14.9%1.08126 min90Compare
9CHI Health LakesideOmaha, NE · Acute care0.964311.8%13.3%15.1%0.85179 min157Compare
10Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · Acute care0.973311.5%11.3%15.0%0.82128 min116Compare
T11The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care0.984411.0%11.0%15.5%1.04156 min430Compare
T11Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care0.983412.8%11.0%13.8%1.11101 min133Compare
T13CHI Health Nebraska HeartLincoln, NE · Acute care1.004411.7%13.3%13.3%0.94—63Compare
T13Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care1.003412.4%10.5%14.1%0.89121 min47Compare
T15The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care1.014310.3%10.1%15.0%0.57256 min689Compare
T15Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care1.013314.3%11.9%14.7%1.04112 min630Compare
T17CHI Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE · Acute care1.024311.4%9.6%14.6%0.99156 min400Compare
T17Lincoln Surgical HospitalLincoln, NE · Acute care1.02————14.4%0.97—20Compare
T19CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · Acute care1.034411.0%10.2%14.7%0.98138 min165Compare
T19CHI Health St. ElizabethLincoln, NE · Acute care1.0343—14.3%15.0%0.79158 min265Compare
T19CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE · Acute care1.034411.8%10.0%14.3%0.86120 min130Compare
T19Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney, NE · Acute care1.034411.7%13.3%15.0%0.92109 min44Compare
T19CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · Acute care1.033310.9%11.7%15.5%0.83128 min356Compare
T19Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff, NE · Acute care1.032211.2%14.0%14.9%0.97202 min166Compare

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.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
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.
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).