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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.

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116 hospitals ranked in Ohio by readmissions penalty; 77 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 bedsCompare
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
101Kettering Health DaytonDayton, OH · Acute care−0.82%, 12th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile10.7%, 56th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.86, 83rd percentile127 min, 68th percentile0.99, 50th percentile417Compare Kettering Health Dayton
102McCullough-Hyde Memorial HospitalOxford, OH · Acute care−0.86%, 11th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.6%, 37th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile0.94, 59th percentile132 min, 63rd percentile0.93, 80th percentile94Compare McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
103HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH · Acute care−0.92%, 10th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile9.0%, 86th percentile16.6%, 2nd percentile0.78, 95th percentile274 min, 2nd percentile1.01, 38th percentile306Compare HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
104Lima Memorial Health SystemLima, OH · Acute care−0.97%, 9th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile10.5%, 60th percentile16.1%, 6th percentile1.00, 35th percentile164 min, 39th percentile0.98, 55th percentile285Compare Lima Memorial Health System
105University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria, OH · Acute care−0.98%, 8th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.88, 78th percentile187 min, 26th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile400Compare University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
106West Chester HospitalWest Chester, OH · Acute care−1.00%, 8th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile10.3%, 64th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile0.83, 89th percentile219 min, 12th percentile1.00, 44th percentile162Compare West Chester Hospital
107University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood, OH · Acute care−1.04%, 7th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile9.2%, 84th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile0.84, 87th percentile244 min, 6th percentile1.01, 38th percentile144Compare University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
108East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry, OH · Acute care−1.12%, 6th percentile2, 17th percentile——11.1%, 48th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.96, 51st percentile124 min, 71st percentile0.94, 76th percentile—Compare East Ohio Regional Hospital
109Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula, OH · Acute care−1.15%, 6th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile16.8%, 1st percentile1.01, 33rd percentile194 min, 22nd percentile1.05, 19th percentile249Compare Ashtabula County Medical Center
110Parma Community General HospitalParma, OH · Acute care−1.17%, 6th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile12.7%, 19th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.77, 95th percentile208 min, 15th percentile1.01, 38th percentile309Compare Parma Community General Hospital
111Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care−1.18%, 6th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile10.7%, 56th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.95, 55th percentile156 min, 45th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile568Compare Mercy St Vincent Medical Center
112Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster, OH · Acute care−1.21%, 5th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile12.6%, 20th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile1.58, 2nd percentile145 min, 52nd percentile0.95, 71st percentile250Compare Fairfield Medical Center
113East Liverpool City HospitalEast Liverpool, OH · Acute care−1.24%, 5th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile7.2%, 98th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile132 min, 63rd percentile0.95, 71st percentile144Compare East Liverpool City Hospital
114Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek, OH · Acute care−1.26%, 5th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile9.7%, 98th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile15.5%, 19th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile128 min, 67th percentile0.99, 50th percentile206Compare Soin Medical Center
115Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights, OH · Acute care−1.36%, 4th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile9.7%, 75th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.40, 4th percentile199 min, 20th percentile0.97, 61st percentile346Compare Southwest General Health Center
116Wood County HospitalBowling Green, OH · Acute care−1.38%, 3rd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile158 min, 43rd percentile0.97, 61st percentile168Compare 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).