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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses

115 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment 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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115 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by value-based purchasing adjustment; 71 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing adjustmenthigher 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+0.13%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T50Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg, PA · Acute care−0.03%3310.1%11.7%14.9%0.86232 min0.99264Compare
52UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.04%4411.1%10.5%14.4%0.79197 min0.98346Compare
53Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · Acute care−0.05%4310.5%12.1%15.6%0.66297 min1.04195Compare
54UPMC HanoverHanover, PA · Acute care−0.06%4312.6%8.9%15.9%1.14225 min1.01100Compare
55Jefferson Lansdale HospitalLansdale, PA · Acute care−0.07%3211.7%11.0%15.9%0.85234 min0.97140Compare
T56Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona, PA · Acute care−0.07%43—10.2%15.7%0.92203 min1.00228Compare
T56Lower Bucks HospitalBristol, PA · Acute care−0.07%3211.6%10.9%15.2%0.92150 min0.94150Compare
58Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care−0.08%3312.0%8.6%15.2%0.95136 min0.9377Compare
59Uniontown HospitalUniontown, PA · Acute care−0.08%2313.1%11.3%14.5%0.93186 min0.93190Compare
60UPMC HorizonGreenville, PA · Acute care−0.09%44—15.4%15.9%0.96156 min0.95201Compare
61Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville, PA · Acute care−0.10%43—9.1%14.8%0.84172 min1.07187Compare
62Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney, PA · Acute care−0.12%24—11.7%15.5%0.99136 min0.9549Compare
63Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care−0.13%4311.9%11.0%14.6%1.13190 min0.93170Compare
64Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaButler, PA · Acute care−0.14%2313.7%13.0%14.9%1.25194 min0.94294Compare
65Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.20%3311.3%8.9%16.2%1.46236 min1.00925Compare
66Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care−0.20%4411.7%10.2%15.8%0.97165 min0.99553Compare
T67Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care−0.23%5411.4%11.6%14.8%1.04188 min1.03260Compare
T67Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · Acute care−0.23%2312.3%11.5%14.3%1.09212 min1.0283Compare
69Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · Acute care−0.25%3312.1%11.1%15.6%1.14195 min0.93268Compare
70Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · Acute care−0.26%5412.8%10.1%15.3%0.83220 min1.00261Compare
71Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · Acute care−0.27%3311.6%8.8%16.5%1.08261 min1.03314Compare
72UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care−0.28%4311.5%10.1%14.6%1.16215 min1.05737Compare
73West Penn HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.31%3411.0%9.8%16.3%1.06208 min1.07500Compare
74Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · Acute care−0.32%3211.3%8.2%17.1%0.93256 min0.97667Compare
75Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA · Acute care−0.37%4312.4%10.2%14.9%0.84178 min0.94274Compare
76Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care−0.39%3311.6%9.4%15.1%0.89231 min0.99142Compare
77Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley, PA · Acute care−0.43%43—11.6%15.1%0.88135 min1.12186Compare
78Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville, PA · Acute care−0.49%3311.5%11.5%15.5%0.91178 min0.98144Compare
79Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · Acute care−0.49%34—9.6%16.0%0.93160 min1.0124Compare
80Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care−0.52%4312.1%13.5%13.9%0.95149 min0.9776Compare
81UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care−0.52%3213.2%10.5%14.5%1.05210 min1.12398Compare
82Penn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela, PA · Acute care−0.53%1212.3%11.5%14.8%1.36173 min0.97210Compare
83Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.54%43—11.1%15.7%1.21200 min1.02363Compare
84UPMC McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA · Acute care−0.55%32—12.4%15.1%0.96205 min1.02198Compare
85Canonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg, PA · Acute care−0.56%34—11.3%15.6%0.94155 min1.04104Compare
86UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.57%34—9.2%15.3%0.95233 min1.01250Compare
87Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.57%3210.7%7.9%15.4%1.07268 min1.05783Compare
88Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · Acute care−0.62%22—12.5%15.0%1.05194 min1.00150Compare
89Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.63%4312.1%8.6%15.8%0.99243 min1.02891Compare
T90UPMC HamotErie, PA · Acute care−0.68%3313.6%12.1%15.5%1.03193 min1.06343Compare
T90Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA · Acute care−0.68%2212.0%12.2%15.3%1.10176 min1.03486Compare
T92Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · Acute care−0.68%4310.3%8.5%15.4%1.17230 min1.02744Compare
T92Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · Acute care−0.68%3212.7%11.3%15.3%0.98252 min1.11240Compare
94Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute care−0.70%2214.5%16.0%15.0%1.11209 min1.18369Compare
T95Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · Acute care−0.70%4310.8%9.3%14.3%1.02254 min1.01590Compare
T95Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care−0.70%3311.5%11.3%14.7%1.05274 min1.05524Compare
T95Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver, PA · Acute care−0.70%3310.9%13.0%14.5%0.78185 min1.14361Compare
98Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScranton, PA · Acute care−0.71%2311.5%11.2%15.5%0.93187 min1.08308Compare
99Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care−0.73%2311.0%8.9%15.4%0.86316 min1.05464Compare
100UPMC JamesonNew Castle, PA · Acute care−0.74%3310.5%13.0%15.4%0.94169 min1.03175Compare

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.

Value-based purchasing adjustment
Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..
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).