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Hospitals with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

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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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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
T511Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care14.3%12.7%10.0%17.1%6.9%—11.5%Compare
T511University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care14.3%14.8%12.8%11.8%7.0%1.5%10.2%Compare
T511Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care14.3%13.2%21.9%23.0%9.2%—13.6%Compare
T511Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · Acute care14.3%11.9%7.9%14.1%6.5%—10.5%Compare
T511Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin, NH · Critical access14.3%—14.6%20.5%10.1%——Compare
T511Avera St Mary's HospitalPierre, SD · Acute care14.3%—14.8%19.7%——12.2%Compare
T511CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, IncRonceverte, WV · Acute care14.3%—11.3%11.9%8.2%—11.3%Compare
T511Desoto Regional Health SystemMansfield, LA · Acute care14.3%—11.0%18.3%———Compare
T511MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care14.3%12.7%15.6%15.8%11.0%3.7%13.1%Compare
T511Northwest Florida Community HospitalChipley, FL · Critical access14.3%—14.8%19.5%8.8%——Compare
T511Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care14.3%—11.9%15.2%9.6%—19.4%Compare
T511Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · Acute care14.3%—13.1%16.7%9.9%—21.2%Compare
T511St. Mary's HospitalTucson, AZ · Acute care14.3%11.6%14.0%15.3%7.8%2.6%10.6%Compare
T511Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · Acute care14.3%12.3%11.5%21.6%10.7%—13.1%Compare
T511St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker CityBaker City, OR · Critical access14.3%—15.2%17.3%9.7%——Compare
T511Arkansas Surgical HospitalNo Little Rock, AR · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T511Asante Ashland Community HospitalAshland, OR · Acute care14.3%—9.7%14.4%———Compare
T511Avera Gregory HospitalGregory, SD · Critical access14.3%——13.7%———Compare
T511Freestone Medical CenterFairfield, TX · Acute care14.3%——15.0%———Compare
T511Good Samaritan Hospital, LPBakersfield, CA · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T511Iron Mountain MI VA Medical CenterIron Mountain, MI · Veterans Affairs14.3%—11.7%15.7%———Compare
T511Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterWichita, KS · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T511Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, AL · Acute care14.3%——14.5%———Compare
T511Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, IncKingfisher, OK · Critical access14.3%——14.1%———Compare
T511Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast KansasGalena, KS · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T511Nor-Lea Hospital DistrictLovington, NM · Critical access14.3%——12.7%———Compare
T511Osborne County Memorial HospitalOsborne, KS · Critical access14.3%——13.8%———Compare
T511Quail Creek Surgical HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T511Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care14.3%——13.2%———Compare
T511Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T511The Core Institute Specialty HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
T511West Tennessee Healthcare Milan HospitalMilan, TN · Acute care14.3%——18.1%———Compare
T633AdventHealth Castle RockCastle Rock, CO · Acute care14.4%12.1%10.4%12.4%7.1%—11.3%Compare
T633Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care14.4%11.8%10.4%12.2%7.9%—13.0%Compare
T633Bailey Medical Center, LLCOwasso, OK · Acute care14.4%—9.8%14.5%———Compare
T633Baptist Health LagrangeLa Grange, KY · Acute care14.4%—10.6%15.2%10.6%——Compare
T633CHI Mercy HealthValley City, ND · Critical access14.4%—10.9%14.9%———Compare
T633Corewell Health Zeeland HospitalZeeland, MI · Acute care14.4%—12.3%13.2%——11.8%Compare
T633Franciscan Health MooresvilleMooresville, IN · Acute care14.4%—11.2%14.3%7.4%—12.9%Compare
T633Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care14.4%—9.3%13.8%8.5%—10.7%Compare
T633Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care14.4%—10.4%13.2%———Compare
T633Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA · Critical access14.4%——————Compare
T633Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care14.4%10.0%8.2%11.0%5.6%1.3%9.4%Compare
T633Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care14.4%12.5%8.7%7.7%5.8%1.4%9.8%Compare
T633Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, TX · Acute care14.4%—7.4%14.5%——15.2%Compare
T633Lakeview HospitalBountiful, UT · Acute care14.4%—11.1%13.6%——10.9%Compare
T633Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN · Acute care14.4%—12.7%13.9%8.0%—9.6%Compare
T633Mercy Hospital ParisParis, AR · Critical access14.4%—10.4%15.2%———Compare
T633Mountain Home VA Medical CenterMountain Home, TN · Veterans Affairs14.4%11.0%10.6%10.3%5.7%——Compare
T633Northport VA Medical CenterNorthport, NY · Veterans Affairs14.4%—9.2%13.6%8.2%——Compare

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.