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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

145 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital, Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center, Lebanon VA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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145 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by hospital-wide readmission rate; 41 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	15.0%		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · Acute care	13.5%, 98th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	184 min, 27th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	141	Compare Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
2	Wilkes Barre VA Medical CenterWilkes-Barre, PA · Veterans Affairs	13.7%, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.5%, 79th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	—	—	291	Compare Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
T3	Lebanon VA Medical CenterLebanon, PA · Veterans Affairs	13.8%, 96th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	6.8%, 99th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	1,069	Compare Lebanon VA Medical Center
T3	OSS Orthopaedic HospitalYork, PA · Acute care	13.8%, 96th percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	—	—	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.75, 99th percentile	30	Compare OSS Orthopaedic Hospital
T5	James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)Altoona, PA · Veterans Affairs	13.9%, 94th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	—	—	—	68	Compare James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
T5	Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · Acute care	13.9%, 94th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	9.8%, 97th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	209 min, 15th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	632	Compare Lancaster General Hospital
T5	Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care	13.9%, 94th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	76	Compare Gettysburg Hospital
8	Grove City Medical CenterGrove City, PA · Acute care	14.1%, 91st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	150 min, 49th percentile	0.81, 98th percentile	67	Compare Grove City Medical Center
9	Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty HospitalBensalem, PA · Acute care	14.2%, 89th percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	—	—	0.92, 67th percentile	—	0.77, 99th percentile	24	Compare Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital
T10	Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon, PA · Acute care	14.3%, 86th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	197 min, 20th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	163	Compare Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
T10	Penn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville, PA · Critical access	14.3%, 86th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.2%, 27th percentile	—	135 min, 61st percentile	—	35	Compare Penn Highlands Brookville
T10	Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · Acute care	14.3%, 86th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	254 min, 4th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	590	Compare Wellspan York Hospital
T10	Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · Acute care	14.3%, 86th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	212 min, 14th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	83	Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital
T14	Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care	14.4%, 83rd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.3%, 82nd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	124 min, 71st percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	60	Compare Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
T14	Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care	14.4%, 83rd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	8.7%, 89th percentile	0.66, 99th percentile	290 min, 2nd percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	782	Compare Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania
T14	UPMC Bedford MemorialEverett, PA · Acute care	14.4%, 83rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	—	142 min, 55th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	49	Compare UPMC Bedford Memorial
T14	UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care	14.4%, 83rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	197 min, 20th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	346	Compare UPMC Passavant
T18	Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	241 min, 6th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	329	Compare Chester County Hospital
T18	Philadelphia VA Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Veterans Affairs	14.5%, 79th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	6.1%, 99th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	—	—	390	Compare Philadelphia VA Medical Center
T18	Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	302 min, 1st percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	243	Compare Riddle Memorial Hospital
T18	UPMC CarlisleCarlisle, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.4%, 9th percentile	10.3%, 64th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	211 min, 14th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	165	Compare UPMC Carlisle
T18	UPMC MercyPittsburgh, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	10.9%, 52nd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	225 min, 10th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	435	Compare UPMC Mercy
T18	Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	185 min, 27th percentile	1.14, 4th percentile	361	Compare Heritage Valley Beaver
T18	UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	1.12, 6th percentile	398	Compare UPMC Altoona
T18	Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.5%, 60th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	222 min, 11th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	203	Compare Nazareth Hospital
T18	Uniontown HospitalUniontown, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.3%, 44th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	190	Compare Uniontown Hospital
T18	Advanced Surgical HospitalWashington, PA · Acute care	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	—	—	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.84, 96th percentile	14	Compare Advanced Surgical Hospital
T18	Erie VA Medical CenterErie, PA · Veterans Affairs	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	87	Compare Erie VA Medical Center
T29	Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring, PA · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	141 min, 55th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	45	Compare Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
T29	Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.7%, 75th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	181 min, 29th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	123	Compare Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
T29	Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	170	Compare Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
T29	UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	136 min, 60th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	173	Compare UPMC Northwest
T29	UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	215 min, 13th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	737	Compare UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
T29	Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg, PA · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	375	Compare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
T29	Fulton County Medical CenterMcconnellsburg, PA · Critical access	14.6%, 74th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	—	102 min, 89th percentile	—	21	Compare Fulton County Medical Center
T29	AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLCGreensburg, PA · Acute care	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	96 min, 92nd percentile	0.62, 100th percentile	10	Compare AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLC
T37	Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	62	Compare Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
T37	Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	203	Compare Meadville Medical Center
T37	Saint Vincent HospitalErie, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	9.6%, 77th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	219 min, 12th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	348	Compare Saint Vincent Hospital
T37	UPMC SomersetSomerset, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	220 min, 12th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	111	Compare UPMC Somerset
T37	Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	1.60, 1st percentile	256 min, 4th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	131	Compare Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
T37	Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	11.3%, 44th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	274 min, 2nd percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	524	Compare Allegheny General Hospital
T37	Penn Highlands DuboisDubois, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	12.7%, 19th percentile	1.35, 5th percentile	164 min, 39th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	244	Compare Penn Highlands Dubois
T37	Physicians Care Surgical HospitalRoyersford, PA · Acute care	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	—	—	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	0.86, 94th percentile	12	Compare Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
T45	Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care	14.8%, 61st percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	188 min, 25th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	260	Compare Mount Nittany Medical Center
T45	Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville, PA · Acute care	14.8%, 61st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	9.1%, 85th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	172 min, 34th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	187	Compare Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
T45	St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · Acute care	14.8%, 61st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	229 min, 9th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	250	Compare St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus
T45	UPMC MemorialYork, PA · Acute care	14.8%, 61st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	266 min, 3rd percentile	1.10, 8th percentile	104	Compare UPMC Memorial
T45	UPMC MuncyMuncy, PA · Critical access	14.8%, 61st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.7%, 19th percentile	—	115 min, 78th percentile	—	20	Compare UPMC Muncy
T45	Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore, PA · Critical access	14.8%, 61st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	—	122 min, 72nd percentile	—	25	Compare Geisinger Jersey Shore 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.

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.
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.
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).