Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New York with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate
147 New York hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hospital For Special Surgery, John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson, NYU Langone Hospitals. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 15.0% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | ||
| 1 | Hospital For Special Surgery | 11.9%, 100th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Hospital For Special Surgery |
| 2 | John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 12.2%, 100th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | Compare John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson |
| T3 | NYU Langone Hospitals | 13.1%, 99th percentile | 6.7%, 100th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 8.0%, 100th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 1.1%, 100th percentile | 7.4%, 99th percentile | Compare NYU Langone Hospitals |
| T3 | Sunnyview Hospital And Rehabilitation Center | 13.1%, 99th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Sunnyview Hospital And Rehabilitation Center |
| 5 | Jones Memorial Hospital | 13.5%, 98th percentile | — | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | — | Compare Jones Memorial Hospital |
| T6 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 5.7%, 99th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 7.7%, 99th percentile | Compare New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| T6 | New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | Compare New York-Presbyterian/Queens |
| 8 | Mercy Medical Center | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 12.1%, 91st percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| 9 | Phelps Hospital | 13.8%, 96th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | Compare Phelps Hospital |
| 10 | Northern Westchester Hospital | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | Compare Northern Westchester Hospital |
| T11 | Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 6.0%, 98th percentile | — | 9.6%, 86th percentile | Compare Hudson Valley Hospital Center |
| T11 | Long Island Community Hospital | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | 8.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Long Island Community Hospital |
| T11 | Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 22.0%, 1st percentile | 10.9%, 7th percentile | — | 15.1%, 11th percentile | Compare Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca |
| T11 | St Joseph Hospital | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | Compare St Joseph Hospital |
| T15 | White Plains Hospital Center | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 9.9%, 99th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 9.8%, 84th percentile | Compare White Plains Hospital Center |
| T15 | Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | — | Compare Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake |
| T15 | Mount Sinai West | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai West |
| T15 | Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 16.1%, 7th percentile | Compare Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York |
| T19 | Northport VA Medical Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | — | Compare Northport VA Medical Center |
| T19 | Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 13.8%, 20th percentile | Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital |
| T19 | Putnam Hospital Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | Compare Putnam Hospital Center |
| T19 | The University Of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | — | — | Compare The University Of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy |
| T23 | Lenox Hill Hospital | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | Compare Lenox Hill Hospital |
| T23 | Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 10.0%, 99th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | Compare Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) |
| T23 | VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | Compare VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System |
| T23 | Northern Dutchess Hospital | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | Compare Northern Dutchess Hospital |
| T23 | Corning Hospital | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | Compare Corning Hospital |
| T23 | Kaleida Health | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | Compare Kaleida Health |
| T23 | Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 18.0%, 14th percentile | — | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | Compare Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center |
| T23 | Columbia Memorial Hospital | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 12.7%, 1st percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Columbia Memorial Hospital |
| T31 | Cobleskill Regional Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | — | — | Compare Cobleskill Regional Hospital |
| T31 | Mount Sinai Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 8.8%, 95th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai Hospital |
| T31 | Glens Falls Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 11.1%, 5th percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | Compare Glens Falls Hospital |
| T34 | SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | Compare SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital |
| T34 | Bronx VA Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | — | Compare Bronx VA Medical Center |
| T34 | Saratoga Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | Compare Saratoga Hospital |
| T34 | United Memorial Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | Compare United Memorial Medical Center |
| T34 | Westchester Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | Compare Westchester Medical Center |
| T34 | O'Connor Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 16.7%, 27th percentile | — | — | — | Compare O'Connor Hospital |
| T40 | Plainview Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | Compare Plainview Hospital |
| T40 | Chenango Memorial Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Chenango Memorial Hospital |
| T40 | Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 14.9%, 4th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 10.9%, 7th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 13.3%, 25th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo |
| T40 | St Peter's Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 11.4%, 54th percentile | Compare St Peter's Hospital |
| T40 | Gouverneur Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 14.0%, 69th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Gouverneur Hospital |
| T40 | River Hospital Clinics | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare River Hospital Clinics |
| T40 | Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | Compare Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc |
| T47 | St Anthony Community Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | — | Compare St Anthony Community Hospital |
| T47 | Ellis Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 12.4%, 37th percentile | Compare Ellis Hospital |
| T47 | Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 14.9%, 1st percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center |
| T47 | Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | — | — | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | Compare Montefiore Mount Vernon 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.
- 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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure 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.