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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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#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
T633Sanford Sheldon Medical CenterSheldon, IA · Critical access14.4%—————123 min—25Compare
T633South Texas Spine And Surgical HospitalSan Antonio, TX · Acute care14.4%—4——0.81121 min0.9130Compare
T633Surgical Hospital Of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK · Acute care14.4%————0.95—0.8912Compare
T633Tops Surgical Specialty HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care14.4%—4——0.95—0.9815Compare
T633Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access14.4%—5———138 min—25Compare
T806Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access14.5%54—11.3%—108 min—25Compare
T806Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · Acute care14.5%5411.0%11.0%0.83241 min0.97329Compare
T806Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care14.5%5212.3%8.7%0.96184 min1.03652Compare
T806Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL · Acute care14.5%5411.1%8.8%0.94206 min1.02434Compare
T806Peace Harbor Medical CenterFlorence, OR · Critical access14.5%55—11.0%—117 min—21Compare
T806Philadelphia VA Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Veterans Affairs14.5%5310.5%6.1%0.73——390Compare
T806Sanford USDMedical CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care14.5%5310.9%11.2%0.64207 min1.07545Compare
T806St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care14.5%5412.0%9.8%1.12226 min1.05538Compare
T806Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne, TX · Acute care14.5%54—12.2%0.94137 min1.00137Compare
T806Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonDenton, TX · Acute care14.5%5412.3%9.3%0.89158 min1.05255Compare
T806UChicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale, IL · Acute care14.5%549.8%8.2%0.75193 min1.02261Compare
T806University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · Acute care14.5%5312.6%11.4%0.83——329Compare
T806Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western NY VA Healthcare System)Buffalo, NY · Veterans Affairs14.5%5310.3%7.4%1.06——899Compare
T806VA Hudson Valley Healthcare SystemMontrose, NY · Veterans Affairs14.5%5——11.3%———1,773Compare
T806Van Wert County HospitalVan Wert, OH · Acute care14.5%54—11.0%0.93153 min0.92—Compare
T806Viera HospitalMelbourne, FL · Acute care14.5%5311.6%12.7%0.97194 min1.0284Compare
T806Whitman Hospital And Medical CenterColfax, WA · Critical access14.5%5——12.8%—156 min—25Compare
T806Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional HospitalBethel, AK · Acute care14.5%53—10.6%——0.6650Compare
T806Ascension St Vincent KokomoKokomo, IN · Acute care14.5%43—11.6%0.95172 min0.96167Compare
T806Ascension St Vincent's SouthsideJacksonville, FL · Acute care14.5%4211.3%11.6%0.94126 min1.11295Compare
T806Banner-University Medical Center South CampusTucson, AZ · Acute care14.5%4211.1%8.7%1.03260 min0.94245Compare
T806Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City, TN · Acute care14.5%44—11.5%0.92139 min1.16137Compare
T806Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care14.5%4210.4%7.2%1.03165 min1.04881Compare
T806Birmingham VA Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Veterans Affairs14.5%4411.2%6.7%0.77——479Compare
T806Box Butte General HospitalAlliance, NE · Critical access14.5%44—12.1%—136 min—25Compare
T806CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston, TX · Acute care14.5%44—11.0%0.95134 min0.9766Compare
T806Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care14.5%42—11.7%0.93171 min0.8748Compare
T806Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access14.5%43———131 min—35Compare
T806Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care14.5%4411.2%10.0%0.83217 min0.94489Compare
T806Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care14.5%4310.9%12.0%0.98253 min1.02250Compare
T806Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care14.5%4212.4%9.8%0.77272 min1.041,196Compare
T806Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access14.5%4——13.8%—153 min—25Compare
T806Community Memorial HospitalSouth Hill, VA · Acute care14.5%44—11.4%0.97185 min0.9670Compare
T806Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, IL · Acute care14.5%4311.5%9.0%1.07195 min0.96210Compare
T806Corpus Christi Medical Center,TheCorpus Christi, TX · Acute care14.5%439.5%7.5%1.08135 min1.04631Compare
T806El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care14.5%4411.8%8.9%1.02163 min1.01471Compare
T806Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek, GA · Acute care14.5%4311.6%9.7%0.85210 min0.90110Compare
T806Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical access14.5%45—11.1%—148 min—25Compare
T806Good Samaritan Medical Center LLCLafayette, CO · Acute care14.5%4410.3%8.8%0.95176 min1.00234Compare
T806Hancock Regional HospitalGreenfield, IN · Acute care14.5%44—9.5%0.88162 min1.0369Compare
T806Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care14.5%4311.8%11.3%0.90235 min0.94279Compare
T806Hillcrest Hospital ClaremoreClaremore, OK · Acute care14.5%43—12.9%0.93134 min0.9149Compare
T806Kosciusko Community HospitalWarsaw, IN · Acute care14.5%43—10.7%0.91179 min0.9772Compare
T806Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care14.5%4314.4%8.1%0.95259 min1.00821Compare
T806Mercy Health - Clermont HospitalBatavia, OH · Acute care14.5%43—8.5%0.85144 min0.96157Compare

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).