Hospital rankings
Top-rated hospitals in Pennsylvania
131 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: AHN Wexford Hospital, Lebanon VA Medical Center, Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | 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 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | AHN Wexford Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 100 | Compare AHN Wexford Hospital |
| T1 | Lebanon VA Medical Center | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 6.8%, 99th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | — | — | 1,069 | Compare Lebanon VA Medical Center |
| T1 | Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 60 | Compare Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital |
| T1 | St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 56 | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus |
| T1 | Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | — | — | 291 | Compare Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center |
| T1 | Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.66, 99th percentile | 290 min, 2nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 782 | Compare Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania |
| T1 | James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona) | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | — | — | — | 68 | Compare James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona) |
| T1 | St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 127 | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus |
| T1 | Bryn Mawr Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 284 | Compare Bryn Mawr Hospital |
| T1 | Chester County Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 241 min, 6th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 329 | Compare Chester County Hospital |
| T1 | Conemaugh Nason Medical Center | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 45 | Compare Conemaugh Nason Medical Center |
| T1 | Paoli Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 261 | Compare Paoli Hospital |
| T1 | St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 98 | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus |
| T1 | St Lukes Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.61, 100th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 817 | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| T1 | Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 123 | Compare Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital |
| T1 | Lancaster General Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 632 | Compare Lancaster General Hospital |
| T1 | Mount Nittany Medical Center | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 260 | Compare Mount Nittany Medical Center |
| T1 | Philadelphia VA Medical Center | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | — | — | 390 | Compare Philadelphia VA Medical Center |
| T1 | Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 141 | Compare Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital |
| T1 | Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 163 | Compare Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital |
| T21 | UPMC Muncy | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 115 min, 78th percentile | — | 20 | Compare UPMC Muncy |
| T21 | Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 57 | Compare Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital |
| T21 | Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 62 | Compare Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital |
| T21 | Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 120 | Compare Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center |
| T21 | St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 49 | Compare St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital |
| T21 | UPMC Cole | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 147 min, 51st percentile | — | 49 | Compare UPMC Cole |
| T21 | UPMC Passavant | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 346 | Compare UPMC Passavant |
| T21 | Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.60, 1st percentile | 256 min, 4th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 131 | Compare Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital |
| T21 | Doylestown Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 245 | Compare Doylestown Hospital |
| T21 | Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 299 min, 1st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 370 | Compare Main Line Hospital Lankenau |
| T21 | Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 261 min, 4th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 631 | Compare Milton S Hershey Medical Center |
| T21 | St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 101 min, 89th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 164 | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus |
| T21 | UPMC East | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 245 min, 6th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 155 | Compare UPMC East |
| T21 | UPMC Lititz | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 148 | Compare UPMC Lititz |
| T21 | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | — | — | 686 | Compare VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr |
| T21 | Geisinger Medical Center | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 553 | Compare Geisinger Medical Center |
| T21 | Grove City Medical Center | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.81, 98th percentile | 67 | Compare Grove City Medical Center |
| T21 | Jefferson Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 390 | Compare Jefferson Hospital |
| T21 | Penn Highlands Brookville | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | 135 min, 61st percentile | — | 35 | Compare Penn Highlands Brookville |
| T21 | The Washington Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 242 min, 6th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 260 | Compare The Washington Hospital |
| T21 | UPMC Hanover | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 100 | Compare UPMC Hanover |
| T21 | UPMC Memorial | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 266 min, 3rd percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 104 | Compare UPMC Memorial |
| T21 | UPMC Mercy | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 435 | Compare UPMC Mercy |
| T21 | UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 737 | Compare UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals |
| T21 | Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 363 | Compare Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System |
| T21 | Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 326 min, 1st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 305 | Compare Penn Presbyterian Medical Center |
| T21 | Saint Vincent Hospital | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 348 | Compare Saint Vincent Hospital |
| T21 | UPMC Horizon | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.4%, 2nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 201 | Compare UPMC Horizon |
| T21 | UPMC Northwest | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 173 | Compare UPMC Northwest |
| T21 | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 1,577 | Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside |
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.
- 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).