Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New York with the lowest heart attack death rate
87 New York hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: NYU Langone Hospitals, Northern Westchester Hospital, Kaleida Health. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | 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 | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | NYU Langone Hospitals | 6.7%, 100th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 8.0%, 100th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 1.1%, 100th percentile | 7.4%, 99th percentile | 13.1%, 99th percentile | Compare NYU Langone Hospitals |
| 2 | Northern Westchester Hospital | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Northern Westchester Hospital |
| 3 | Kaleida Health | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Kaleida Health |
| T4 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 5.7%, 99th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 7.7%, 99th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| T4 | Long Island Community Hospital | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | 8.9%, 94th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Long Island Community Hospital |
| T6 | St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare St Catherine Of Siena Hospital |
| T6 | Mount Sinai West | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai West |
| 8 | St Peter's Hospital | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare St Peter's Hospital |
| T9 | SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital |
| T9 | Plainview Hospital | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Plainview Hospital |
| T9 | Maimonides Medical Center | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 6.2%, 99th percentile | 11.4%, 95th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 8.2%, 97th percentile | 17.2%, 0th percentile | Compare Maimonides Medical Center |
| T12 | Mercy Medical Center | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 12.1%, 91st percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| T12 | Nyack Hospital | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Nyack Hospital |
| T14 | Garnet Health Medical Center | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 11.3%, 95th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Garnet Health Medical Center |
| T14 | Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Vassar Brothers Medical Center |
| T14 | Bellevue Hospital Center | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Bellevue Hospital Center |
| T17 | North Shore University Hospital | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | 1.1%, 100th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare North Shore University Hospital |
| T17 | Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 10.0%, 99th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System) |
| T17 | Olean General Hospital | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 22.0%, 1st percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Olean General Hospital |
| T20 | John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 12.2%, 100th percentile | Compare John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson |
| T20 | Northwell Hospital Glen Cove | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 11.8%, 93rd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Northwell Hospital Glen Cove |
| T20 | Staten Island University Hospital | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | Compare Staten Island University Hospital |
| 23 | St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 11.0%, 97th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 8.4%, 97th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center |
| 24 | Rochester General Hospital | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Rochester General Hospital |
| T25 | New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare New York-Presbyterian/Queens |
| T25 | VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 11.4%, 95th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn |
| T25 | Richmond University Medical Center | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Richmond University Medical Center |
| T28 | Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 13.4%, 77th percentile | 6.0%, 98th percentile | — | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Hudson Valley Hospital Center |
| T28 | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 18.0%, 14th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center |
| 30 | Montefiore Medical Center | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | 9.2%, 100th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 7.5%, 99th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Montefiore Medical Center |
| T31 | Strong Memorial Hospital | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 98th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 3.4%, 9th percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Strong Memorial Hospital |
| T31 | VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - NY Div. | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 5.9%, 98th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - NY Div. |
| T31 | Albany VA Medical Center | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 11.4%, 95th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Albany VA Medical Center |
| T31 | Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall |
| T31 | St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 16.8%, 26th percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | 1.3%, 99th percentile | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare St Joseph's Hospital Health Center |
| T36 | Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | — | 6.5%, 100th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Long Island Jewish Medical Center |
| T36 | Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 14.3%, 16th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern |
| T36 | Mount Sinai South Nassau | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Mount Sinai South Nassau |
| T36 | St John's Riverside Hospital | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare St John's Riverside Hospital |
| T36 | Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 7.9%, 98th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | Compare Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus |
| T36 | Crouse Hospital | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Crouse Hospital |
| T36 | Nassau University Medical Center | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Nassau University Medical Center |
| T43 | Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 22.0%, 1st percentile | 10.9%, 7th percentile | — | 15.1%, 11th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca |
| T43 | Canton-Potsdam Hospital | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 20.0%, 4th percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | — | 13.1%, 27th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Canton-Potsdam Hospital |
| T45 | Huntington Hospital | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Huntington Hospital |
| T45 | SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | — | — | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn |
| T47 | Bassett Healthcare | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Bassett Healthcare |
| T47 | Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Wyckoff Heights Medical Center |
| T49 | Elmhurst Hospital Center | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Elmhurst Hospital Center |
| T49 | Queens Hospital Center | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Queens Hospital Center |
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 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.
- 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.