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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.

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126 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by serious complications; 60 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalSerious complicationslower 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 dataTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%162 min1.00
101Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · Acute care1.09, 20th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile212 min, 14th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile83Compare Wayne Memorial Hospital
102Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA · Acute care1.10, 19th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile12.2%, 27th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile176 min, 32nd percentile1.03, 28th percentile486Compare Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
103Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute care1.11, 18th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile14.5%, 2nd percentile16.0%, 1st percentile15.0%, 46th percentile209 min, 15th percentile1.18, 2nd percentile369Compare Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
104Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care1.13, 16th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile190 min, 24th percentile0.93, 80th percentile170Compare Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
T105UPMC HanoverHanover, PA · Acute care1.14, 15th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile8.9%, 87th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile225 min, 10th percentile1.01, 38th percentile100Compare UPMC Hanover
T105Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · Acute care1.14, 15th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile195 min, 21st percentile0.93, 80th percentile268Compare Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center
T107UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care1.16, 13th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile10.1%, 68th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile215 min, 13th percentile1.05, 19th percentile737Compare UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
T107LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health PavErie, PA · Acute care1.16, 13th percentile1, 3rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.8%, 18th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile131 min, 64th percentile1.15, 4th percentile144Compare LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health Pav
T109Jefferson HospitalJefferson Hills, PA · Acute care1.17, 12th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile10.0%, 70th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile170 min, 35th percentile0.97, 61st percentile390Compare Jefferson Hospital
T109Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · Acute care1.17, 12th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile8.5%, 91st percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile230 min, 9th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile744Compare Reading Hospital
111Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg, PA · Acute care1.19, 11th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile14.6%, 74th percentile190 min, 24th percentile0.94, 76th percentile375Compare Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
112Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · Acute care1.20, 10th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile14.2%, 7th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile170 min, 35th percentile0.98, 55th percentile166Compare Indiana Regional Medical Center
113Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · Acute care1.21, 10th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.1%, 48th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile200 min, 19th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile363Compare Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System
114ACMH HospitalKittanning, PA · Acute care1.23, 9th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—13.3%, 12th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile195 min, 21st percentile0.92, 83rd percentile154Compare ACMH Hospital
115Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaButler, PA · Acute care1.25, 8th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.7%, 6th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile194 min, 22nd percentile0.94, 76th percentile294Compare Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
116UPMC MemorialYork, PA · Acute care1.27, 7th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile266 min, 3rd percentile1.10, 8th percentile104Compare UPMC Memorial
117Penn Highlands DuboisDubois, PA · Acute care1.35, 5th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile12.7%, 19th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile164 min, 39th percentile0.99, 50th percentile244Compare Penn Highlands Dubois
T118VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University DrPittsburgh, PA · Veterans Affairs1.36, 5th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile9.4%, 99th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile16.2%, 5th percentile——686Compare VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University Dr
T118Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby, PA · Acute care1.36, 5th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile7.8%, 95th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile223 min, 11th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile183Compare Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
T118Pottstown HospitalPottstown, PA · Acute care1.36, 5th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile10.8%, 54th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile195 min, 21st percentile1.00, 44th percentile219Compare Pottstown Hospital
T118Penn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela, PA · Acute care1.36, 5th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile173 min, 34th percentile0.97, 61st percentile210Compare Penn Highlands Mon Valley
122UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport, PA · Acute care1.38, 4th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile14.1%, 3rd percentile14.0%, 8th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile146 min, 52nd percentile1.02, 33rd percentile255Compare UPMC Williamsport
123UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · Acute care1.40, 4th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile7.6%, 96th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile234 min, 8th percentile1.01, 38th percentile1,577Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
124Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care1.46, 3rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile8.9%, 87th percentile16.2%, 5th percentile236 min, 7th percentile1.00, 44th percentile925Compare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
125Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · Acute care1.57, 2nd percentile1, 3rd percentile—13.1%, 13th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile15.9%, 9th percentile331 min, 0th percentile1.09, 10th percentile—Compare Crozer Chester Medical Center
126Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care1.60, 1st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile9.7%, 75th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile256 min, 4th percentile0.91, 86th percentile131Compare 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).