Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Ohio with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties
116 Ohio hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Readmissions penaltyhigher is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | −0.34% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 101 | Kettering Health Dayton | −0.82%, 12th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 417 | Compare Kettering Health Dayton |
| 102 | McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | −0.86%, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 94 | Compare McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital |
| 103 | HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center | −0.92%, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 274 min, 2nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 306 | Compare HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center |
| 104 | Lima Memorial Health System | −0.97%, 9th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 285 | Compare Lima Memorial Health System |
| 105 | University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center | −0.98%, 8th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 400 | Compare University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center |
| 106 | West Chester Hospital | −1.00%, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 162 | Compare West Chester Hospital |
| 107 | University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | −1.04%, 7th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 244 min, 6th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 144 | Compare University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center |
| 108 | East Ohio Regional Hospital | −1.12%, 6th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | — | Compare East Ohio Regional Hospital |
| 109 | Ashtabula County Medical Center | −1.15%, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 249 | Compare Ashtabula County Medical Center |
| 110 | Parma Community General Hospital | −1.17%, 6th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 309 | Compare Parma Community General Hospital |
| 111 | Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | −1.18%, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 568 | Compare Mercy St Vincent Medical Center |
| 112 | Fairfield Medical Center | −1.21%, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 250 | Compare Fairfield Medical Center |
| 113 | East Liverpool City Hospital | −1.24%, 5th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 144 | Compare East Liverpool City Hospital |
| 114 | Soin Medical Center | −1.26%, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 206 | Compare Soin Medical Center |
| 115 | Southwest General Health Center | −1.36%, 4th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 199 min, 20th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 346 | Compare Southwest General Health Center |
| 116 | Wood County Hospital | −1.38%, 3rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 168 | Compare Wood County 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.
- 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).