Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score
128 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-acquired condition scorelower 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 | 0.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 101 | Geisinger Medical Center | +0.53, 19th percentile | 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 |
| 102 | Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | +0.54, 18th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 170 | Compare Excela Health Latrobe Hospital |
| 103 | Phoenixville Hospital | +0.54, 18th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 144 | Compare Phoenixville Hospital |
| 104 | UPMC Memorial | +0.57, 17th percentile | 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 |
| 105 | Reading Hospital | +0.58, 17th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 744 | Compare Reading Hospital |
| 106 | UPMC Jameson | +0.61, 16th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 175 | Compare UPMC Jameson |
| 107 | Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | +0.63, 15th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 294 | Compare Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita |
| 108 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | +0.65, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.46, 3rd percentile | 236 min, 7th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 925 | Compare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| 109 | Penn Highlands Dubois | +0.68, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 244 | Compare Penn Highlands Dubois |
| 110 | Canonsburg General Hospital | +0.69, 13th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 155 min, 46th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 104 | Compare Canonsburg General Hospital |
| 111 | UPMC Horizon | +0.69, 13th percentile | 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 |
| 112 | Pottstown Hospital | +0.70, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 219 | Compare Pottstown Hospital |
| 113 | Penn Highlands Mon Valley | +0.72, 12th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 210 | Compare Penn Highlands Mon Valley |
| 114 | West Penn Hospital | +0.75, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 500 | Compare West Penn Hospital |
| 115 | Gettysburg Hospital | +0.75, 11th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 76 | Compare Gettysburg Hospital |
| 116 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | +0.78, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 150 | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton |
| 117 | Heritage Valley Beaver | +0.81, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 361 | Compare Heritage Valley Beaver |
| 118 | Warren General Hospital | +0.85, 9th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | — | Compare Warren General Hospital |
| 119 | Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System | +0.85, 9th percentile | 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 |
| 120 | Crozer Chester Medical Center | +0.87, 9th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.57, 2nd percentile | 331 min, 0th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | — | Compare Crozer Chester Medical Center |
| 121 | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | +0.89, 8th percentile | 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 |
| 122 | Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | +0.90, 8th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 148 | Compare Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital |
| 123 | Uniontown Hospital | +0.97, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 190 | Compare Uniontown Hospital |
| 124 | Heritage Valley Sewickley | +0.99, 6th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 135 min, 61st percentile | 1.12, 6th percentile | 186 | Compare Heritage Valley Sewickley |
| 125 | Punxsutawney Area Hospital | +1.11, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 49 | Compare Punxsutawney Area Hospital |
| 126 | Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | +1.23, 3rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 183 | Compare Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald |
| 127 | UPMC Greene | +2.19, 1st percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 120 min, 74th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 18 | Compare UPMC Greene |
| 128 | Valley Forge Medical Center | +2.20, 0th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 86 | Compare Valley Forge Medical 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.
- Hospital-acquired condition score
- Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
- 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).