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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

126 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Gettysburg Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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126 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by readmissions penalty; 60 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 beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring, PA · Acute care0.00%5412.4%9.8%14.6%0.91141 min0.9345Compare
T1Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon, PA · Acute care0.00%5310.4%10.8%14.3%0.80197 min0.96163Compare
T1Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care0.00%4312.1%13.5%13.9%0.95149 min0.9776Compare
T1Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · Acute care0.00%22—12.5%15.0%1.05194 min1.00150Compare
T1Penn Highlands DuboisDubois, PA · Acute care0.00%2213.1%12.7%14.7%1.35164 min0.99244Compare
T1Roxborough Memorial HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care0.00%2212.8%9.1%15.5%0.93186 min0.98137Compare
T1Advanced Surgical HospitalWashington, PA · Acute care0.00%—5——14.5%0.94—0.8414Compare
T1Edgewood Surgical HospitalTransfer, PA · Acute care0.00%—————0.98——10Compare
T1OSS Orthopaedic HospitalYork, PA · Acute care0.00%—5——13.8%0.87—0.7530Compare
T1Penn Highlands ConnellsvilleConnellsville, PA · Acute care0.00%————15.7%—68 min0.8346Compare
T1Physicians Care Surgical HospitalRoyersford, PA · Acute care0.00%—5——14.7%0.93—0.8612Compare
T1Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty HospitalBensalem, PA · Acute care0.00%—5——14.2%0.92—0.7724Compare
T1UPMC GreeneWaynesburg, PA · Acute care0.00%————15.1%—120 min1.0218Compare
T1Wellspan Surgery And Rehabilitation HospitalYork, PA · Acute care0.00%—4——15.5%0.96—1.0973Compare
T15Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care−0.01%5312.7%9.8%13.5%0.89184 min0.93141Compare
T15Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care−0.01%4311.9%11.0%14.6%1.13190 min0.93170Compare
T15UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care−0.01%3213.2%10.5%14.5%1.05210 min1.12398Compare
T18Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · Acute care−0.02%5412.8%10.1%15.3%0.83220 min1.00261Compare
T18Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute care−0.02%4312.0%12.8%14.7%1.05202 min0.94203Compare
T18Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · Acute care−0.02%34—9.6%16.0%0.93160 min1.0124Compare
T18UPMC McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA · Acute care−0.02%32—12.4%15.1%0.96205 min1.02198Compare
T22Saint Vincent HospitalErie, PA · Acute care−0.03%4311.1%9.6%14.7%0.93219 min0.99348Compare
T22Suburban Community HospitalNorristown, PA · Acute care−0.03%4———15.2%0.90167 min0.90—Compare
T22UPMC MercyPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.03%4312.7%10.9%14.5%0.99225 min1.08435Compare
T22West Penn HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.03%3411.0%9.8%16.3%1.06208 min1.07500Compare
T22Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.03%2213.3%10.5%14.5%0.88222 min1.06203Compare
T27Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · Acute care−0.04%54—9.7%14.6%0.84181 min0.94123Compare
T27Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.04%4310.7%8.1%15.2%0.85326 min0.99305Compare
T27St Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston, PA · Acute care−0.04%44—10.2%15.6%0.97101 min0.95164Compare
T30Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.05%4311.1%6.4%15.8%0.82280 min1.01475Compare
T30Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney, PA · Acute care−0.05%24—11.7%15.5%0.99136 min0.9549Compare
T32Independence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion, PA · Acute care−0.06%24—11.0%15.6%0.96166 min0.9546Compare
T32AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLCGreensburg, PA · Acute care−0.06%—4——14.6%—96 min0.6210Compare
34Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · Acute care−0.07%1—13.1%10.9%15.9%1.57331 min1.09—Compare
T35Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care−0.08%44—11.4%14.7%0.96162 min0.9462Compare
T35UPMC SomersetSomerset, PA · Acute care−0.08%4411.8%12.2%14.7%0.94220 min0.95111Compare
T35Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care−0.08%4412.8%9.7%14.7%1.60256 min0.91131Compare
T35LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health PavErie, PA · Acute care−0.08%14—12.8%15.4%1.16131 min1.15144Compare
39Grove City Medical CenterGrove City, PA · Acute care−0.09%44—11.6%14.1%0.97150 min0.8167Compare
T40AHN Wexford HospitalWexford, PA · Acute care−0.10%5510.7%9.0%15.3%0.97184 min0.96100Compare
T40Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care−0.10%3311.6%9.4%15.1%0.89231 min0.99142Compare
T40Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · Acute care−0.10%2412.6%13.4%15.7%0.85163 min0.98307Compare
43Excela Health - Frick HospitalMount Pleasant, PA · Acute care−0.11%33—10.3%15.8%0.96124 min0.93210Compare
T44Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.12%5412.5%8.7%14.4%0.66290 min1.03782Compare
T44Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville, PA · Acute care−0.12%43—9.1%14.8%0.84172 min1.07187Compare
T46UPMC Bedford MemorialEverett, PA · Acute care−0.13%43—10.1%14.4%—142 min1.0449Compare
T46Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA · Acute care−0.13%4312.4%10.2%14.9%0.84178 min0.94274Compare
48Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.14%3210.7%7.9%15.4%1.07268 min1.05783Compare
T49Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona, PA · Acute care−0.15%43—10.2%15.7%0.92203 min1.00228Compare
T49Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · Acute care−0.15%4312.0%9.2%15.3%0.87261 min1.05631Compare

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).