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Hospitals with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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4,199 hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate; 1,220 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.0%3.311.9%11.1%1.00162 min1.00
1New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care11.7%54——1.07—0.91118Compare
2Hospital For Special SurgeryNew York, NY · Acute care11.9%54——0.62—0.92205Compare
3John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care12.2%5410.4%8.9%0.93235 min1.02248Compare
4St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · Acute care12.4%5411.8%15.0%0.84168 min0.96544Compare
5Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care12.5%4312.3%13.0%0.68174 min0.96140Compare
T6University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care12.6%4212.7%9.9%0.86179 min—189Compare
T6Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLCRapid City, SD · Acute care12.6%—5——0.78—0.8726Compare
8Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care12.7%3312.8%13.5%0.91208 min0.94272Compare
T9Columbia SC VA Medical CenterColumbia, SC · Veterans Affairs12.8%55—10.0%0.81——410Compare
T9Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care12.8%5411.7%12.0%0.87127 min0.98255Compare
T9Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield, OR · Acute care12.8%4311.9%12.1%0.66242 min0.89347Compare
T9W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)Salisbury, NC · Veterans Affairs12.8%44—13.1%1.38——904Compare
T9Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care12.8%3211.7%9.3%1.09272 min—182Compare
T9Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care12.8%3311.8%18.1%0.88216 min1.01615Compare
T9Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · Acute care12.8%—4——0.94—0.8870Compare
T16Phoenix VA Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Veterans Affairs12.9%5310.1%6.9%0.96——295Compare
T16Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls, ID · Acute care12.9%3310.2%11.1%0.84133 min1.00330Compare
T16Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon, MI · Acute care12.9%3311.4%13.5%0.85220 min0.92382Compare
T16Kansas City Orthopaedic InstituteLeawood, KS · Acute care12.9%—5——0.84—0.8021Compare
T16Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLCWichita, KS · Acute care12.9%—4——0.81—0.9735Compare
T21Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care13.0%4210.8%9.4%0.87208 min0.97555Compare
T21Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa, OK · Acute care13.0%3312.8%9.8%1.00185 min0.99180Compare
T21John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care13.0%2310.0%9.8%1.14171 min1.02296Compare
T21Orthoindy HospitalIndianapolis, IN · Acute care13.0%—4——0.83—0.9438Compare
T25Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · Acute care13.1%5310.0%8.7%0.88176 min0.94318Compare
T25Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UT · Acute care13.1%539.0%10.9%0.86218 min0.97520Compare
T25M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care13.1%5310.1%7.8%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
T25Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care13.1%549.4%7.2%0.93183 min0.93272Compare
T25Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care13.1%5410.3%11.6%0.98133 min1.01180Compare
T25NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · Acute care13.1%536.7%5.2%0.67203 min0.991,069Compare
T25Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterWilliamsburg, VA · Acute care13.1%5410.7%9.3%0.78165 min0.93145Compare
T25University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care13.1%5411.6%9.7%0.72264 min—238Compare
T25Sentara Martha Jefferson HospitalCharlottesville, VA · Acute care13.1%4412.0%11.3%0.86140 min0.92176Compare
T25Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care13.1%4411.9%17.5%1.54147 min0.92160Compare
T25Oklahoma Spine HospitalOklahoma City, OK · Acute care13.1%—4——0.69112 min1.0125Compare
T25Sunnyview Hospital And Rehabilitation CenterSchenectady, NY · Acute care13.1%——————0.86115Compare
T37Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.2%54—9.7%0.95190 min0.8636Compare
T37PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care13.2%4312.4%11.1%0.77210 min0.96253Compare
T37Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care13.2%3314.6%13.2%1.53180 min0.97388Compare
T37PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care13.2%3313.3%10.9%0.94275 min0.90275Compare
T37Salina Regional Health CenterSalina, KS · Acute care13.2%3414.5%16.5%1.16140 min1.05396Compare
T37Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care13.2%—5——0.87—0.7330Compare
T43French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care13.3%5311.3%13.7%0.71164 min0.93135Compare
T43Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care13.3%5411.1%9.0%0.68174 min0.99167Compare
T43Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo, UT · Acute care13.3%5410.3%12.3%0.77178 min0.98395Compare
T43M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care13.3%5311.4%10.3%0.90188 min0.92184Compare
T43Muskogee VA Medical CenterMuskogee, OK · Veterans Affairs13.3%54—9.9%1.04——315Compare
T43Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.3%5210.6%9.3%0.69162 min0.96877Compare
T43Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care13.3%54—12.7%1.04134 min0.9297Compare
T43CHI Health Nebraska HeartLincoln, NE · Acute care13.3%4411.7%13.3%0.94—1.0063Compare

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).