Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the best net Medicare quality adjustments
126 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Net Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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 | −0.48% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 101 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | −1.62%, 13th 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 |
| 102 | Geisinger Medical Center | −1.62%, 13th 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 |
| 103 | Canonsburg General Hospital | −1.75%, 11th 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 |
| 104 | Heritage Valley Sewickley | −1.80%, 10th 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 |
| 105 | Penn Highlands Dubois | −1.81%, 10th 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 |
| 106 | Heritage Valley Beaver | −1.89%, 9th 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 |
| 107 | Penn Highlands Mon Valley | −1.90%, 9th 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 |
| 108 | Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | −1.92%, 9th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.0%, 1st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 369 | Compare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital |
| 109 | Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | −2.01%, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 375 | Compare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital |
| 110 | Pottstown Hospital | −2.02%, 8th 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 |
| 111 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | −2.03%, 7th 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 |
| 112 | UPMC Jameson | −2.06%, 7th 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 |
| 113 | UPMC Memorial | −2.25%, 5th 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 |
| 114 | Jefferson Health- Northeast | −2.26%, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 316 min, 1st percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 464 | Compare Jefferson Health- Northeast |
| 115 | Reading Hospital | −2.31%, 4th 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 |
| 116 | Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | −2.39%, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 486 | Compare Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center |
| 117 | Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | −2.40%, 4th 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 |
| 118 | Indiana Regional Medical Center | −2.40%, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.2%, 7th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 166 | Compare Indiana Regional Medical Center |
| 119 | Geisinger-Community Medical Center | −2.51%, 3rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 294 | Compare Geisinger-Community Medical Center |
| 120 | Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber | −2.53%, 3rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 54 | Compare Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At Windber |
| 121 | Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System | −2.58%, 3rd 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 |
| 122 | Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | −2.64%, 2nd 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 |
| 123 | Crozer Chester Medical Center | −2.76%, 2nd 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 |
| 124 | UPMC St Margaret | −2.78%, 2nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 250 | Compare UPMC St Margaret |
| 125 | Surgical Institute Of Reading | −3.00%, 1st percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | 0.93, 80th percentile | 15 | Compare Surgical Institute Of Reading |
| 126 | Phoenixville Hospital | −3.12%, 1st 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 |
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.
- Net Medicare quality adjustment
- Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
- 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).