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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the highest value-based purchasing score

116 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing score 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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116 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by value-based purchasing score; 70 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalValue-based purchasing scorehigher 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 average313.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T50Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg, PA · Acute care293310.1%11.7%14.9%0.86232 min0.99264Compare
52UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care284411.1%10.5%14.4%0.79197 min0.98346Compare
53Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · Acute care284310.5%12.1%15.6%0.66297 min1.04195Compare
54UPMC HanoverHanover, PA · Acute care284312.6%8.9%15.9%1.14225 min1.01100Compare
55Jefferson Lansdale HospitalLansdale, PA · Acute care283211.7%11.0%15.9%0.85234 min0.97140Compare
T56Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona, PA · Acute care2843—10.2%15.7%0.92203 min1.00228Compare
T56Lower Bucks HospitalBristol, PA · Acute care283211.6%10.9%15.2%0.92150 min0.94150Compare
58Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care283312.0%8.6%15.2%0.95136 min0.9377Compare
59Uniontown HospitalUniontown, PA · Acute care282313.1%11.3%14.5%0.93186 min0.93190Compare
60UPMC HorizonGreenville, PA · Acute care2844—15.4%15.9%0.96156 min0.95201Compare
61Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville, PA · Acute care2843—9.1%14.8%0.84172 min1.07187Compare
62Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney, PA · Acute care2724—11.7%15.5%0.99136 min0.9549Compare
63Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · Acute care274311.9%11.0%14.6%1.13190 min0.93170Compare
64Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaButler, PA · Acute care272313.7%13.0%14.9%1.25194 min0.94294Compare
65Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care263311.3%8.9%16.2%1.46236 min1.00925Compare
66Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care264411.7%10.2%15.8%0.97165 min0.99553Compare
T67Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · Acute care265411.4%11.6%14.8%1.04188 min1.03260Compare
T67Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · Acute care262312.3%11.5%14.3%1.09212 min1.0283Compare
69Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · Acute care253312.1%11.1%15.6%1.14195 min0.93268Compare
70Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · Acute care255412.8%10.1%15.3%0.83220 min1.00261Compare
71Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · Acute care253311.6%8.8%16.5%1.08261 min1.03314Compare
72UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care254311.5%10.1%14.6%1.16215 min1.05737Compare
73West Penn HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care253411.0%9.8%16.3%1.06208 min1.07500Compare
74Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · Acute care243211.3%8.2%17.1%0.93256 min0.97667Compare
75St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · Acute care244311.2%10.4%14.8%0.79229 min0.97250Compare
76Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA · Acute care244312.4%10.2%14.9%0.84178 min0.94274Compare
77Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care233311.6%9.4%15.1%0.89231 min0.99142Compare
78Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley, PA · Acute care2343—11.6%15.1%0.88135 min1.12186Compare
79Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville, PA · Acute care223311.5%11.5%15.5%0.91178 min0.98144Compare
80Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · Acute care2234—9.6%16.0%0.93160 min1.0124Compare
81Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care224312.1%13.5%13.9%0.95149 min0.9776Compare
82UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute care213213.2%10.5%14.5%1.05210 min1.12398Compare
83Penn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela, PA · Acute care211212.3%11.5%14.8%1.36173 min0.97210Compare
84Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · Acute care2143—11.1%15.7%1.21200 min1.02363Compare
85UPMC McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA · Acute care2132—12.4%15.1%0.96205 min1.02198Compare
86Canonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg, PA · Acute care2134—11.3%15.6%0.94155 min1.04104Compare
87UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care2134—9.2%15.3%0.95233 min1.01250Compare
88Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care213210.7%7.9%15.4%1.07268 min1.05783Compare
89Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · Acute care2022—12.5%15.0%1.05194 min1.00150Compare
90Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care204312.1%8.6%15.8%0.99243 min1.02891Compare
T91UPMC HamotErie, PA · Acute care193313.6%12.1%15.5%1.03193 min1.06343Compare
T91Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA · Acute care192212.0%12.2%15.3%1.10176 min1.03486Compare
T93Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · Acute care194310.3%8.5%15.4%1.17230 min1.02744Compare
T93Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · Acute care193212.7%11.3%15.3%0.98252 min1.11240Compare
95Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute care192214.5%16.0%15.0%1.11209 min1.18369Compare
T96Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · Acute care194310.8%9.3%14.3%1.02254 min1.01590Compare
T96Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care193311.5%11.3%14.7%1.05274 min1.05524Compare
T96Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver, PA · Acute care193310.9%13.0%14.5%0.78185 min1.14361Compare
99Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScranton, PA · Acute care192311.5%11.2%15.5%0.93187 min1.08308Compare
100Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care182311.0%8.9%15.4%0.86316 min1.05464Compare

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 score
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score (0-100), from outcomes, safety, patient experience and efficiency. It sets a Medicare bonus or penalty..
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).