Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest serious complications
126 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Serious complicationslower 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 | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 101 | Wayne Memorial Hospital | 1.09, 20th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 83 | Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital |
| 102 | Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 1.10, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 486 | Compare Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center |
| 103 | Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 1.11, 18th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.0%, 1st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 369 | Compare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital |
| 104 | Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | 1.13, 16th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 170 | Compare Excela Health Latrobe Hospital |
| T105 | UPMC Hanover | 1.14, 15th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 100 | Compare UPMC Hanover |
| T105 | Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center | 1.14, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 268 | Compare Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center |
| T107 | UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 1.16, 13th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 737 | Compare UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals |
| T107 | LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health Pav | 1.16, 13th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 131 min, 64th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 144 | Compare LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health Pav |
| T109 | Jefferson Hospital | 1.17, 12th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 390 | Compare Jefferson Hospital |
| T109 | Reading Hospital | 1.17, 12th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 744 | Compare Reading Hospital |
| 111 | Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | 1.19, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 375 | Compare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital |
| 112 | Indiana Regional Medical Center | 1.20, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.2%, 7th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 166 | Compare Indiana Regional Medical Center |
| 113 | Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System | 1.21, 10th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 363 | Compare Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System |
| 114 | ACMH Hospital | 1.23, 9th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 154 | Compare ACMH Hospital |
| 115 | Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | 1.25, 8th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 294 | Compare Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita |
| 116 | UPMC Memorial | 1.27, 7th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 266 min, 3rd percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 104 | Compare UPMC Memorial |
| 117 | Penn Highlands Dubois | 1.35, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 244 | Compare Penn Highlands Dubois |
| T118 | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr | 1.36, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | — | — | 686 | Compare VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr |
| T118 | Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | 1.36, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 183 | Compare Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald |
| T118 | Pottstown Hospital | 1.36, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 219 | Compare Pottstown Hospital |
| T118 | Penn Highlands Mon Valley | 1.36, 5th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 210 | Compare Penn Highlands Mon Valley |
| 122 | UPMC Williamsport | 1.38, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.1%, 3rd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 255 | Compare UPMC Williamsport |
| 123 | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 1.40, 4th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 1,577 | Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside |
| 124 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 1.46, 3rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 236 min, 7th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 925 | Compare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| 125 | Crozer Chester Medical Center | 1.57, 2nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 331 min, 0th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | — | Compare Crozer Chester Medical Center |
| 126 | Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | 1.60, 1st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 256 min, 4th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 131 | Compare Wellspan Evangelical Community 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.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- 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.
- 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).