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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
T806Childress Regional Medical CenterChildress, TX · Acute care14.5%————0.98119 min1.0539Compare
T806Choctaw Nation Health Services AuthorityTalihina, OK · Acute care14.5%———9.5%——0.8944Compare
T806Claiborne County HospitalPort Gibson, MS · Critical access14.5%———————35Compare
T806Creek Nation Community HospitalOkemah, OK · Critical access14.5%—————87 min—25Compare
T806Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond, LA · Acute care14.5%—4——0.94—0.9630Compare
T806Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care14.5%————0.91—0.81—Compare
T806Erie VA Medical CenterErie, PA · Veterans Affairs14.5%———————87Compare
T806Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical access14.5%—————136 min—77Compare
T806Hancock County Health SystemBritt, IA · Critical access14.5%—————113 min—25Compare
T806Hegg Memorial Health CenterRock Valley, IA · Critical access14.5%—————98 min—25Compare
T806Hereford Regional Medical CenterHereford, TX · Acute care14.5%—————93 min0.9842Compare
T806Holdenville General HospitalHoldenville, OK · Critical access14.5%———12.4%—99 min—25Compare
T806Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care14.5%—3——0.95136 min0.99239Compare
T806Jefferson Community Health & LifeFairbury, NE · Critical access14.5%—————106 min—17Compare
T806Kearny County HospitalLakin, KS · Critical access14.5%—————132 min—25Compare
T806Madison Memorial HospitalRexburg, ID · Acute care14.5%—3——0.96144 min1.0181Compare
T806Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLCManhattan, KS · Acute care14.5%————0.97—0.9613Compare
T806Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access14.5%—5———94 min—25Compare
T806Monument Health Lead-Deadwood HospitalDeadwood, SD · Critical access14.5%—————90 min—18Compare
T806Nebraska Orthopaedic HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care14.5%—5——0.96103 min0.9324Compare
T806Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care14.5%—4—8.4%0.97192 min0.9236Compare
T806Ochsner St Anne General HospitalRaceland, LA · Critical access14.5%—5—11.9%—120 min—35Compare
T806Ohio Valley Surgical HospitalSpringfield, OH · Acute care14.5%————0.94—0.9524Compare
T806Ripon Medical CenterRipon, WI · Critical access14.5%—5———146 min—18Compare
T806Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access14.5%—4———107 min—36Compare
T806St Elizabeth Medical CenterWabasha, MN · Critical access14.5%—————95 min—25Compare
T806Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care14.5%————0.98—0.8816Compare
T806Trinity HospitalWeaverville, CA · Critical access14.5%—————69 min—25Compare
T806Unity Medical CenterGrafton, ND · Critical access14.5%—————126 min—14Compare
T806Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield, LA · Acute care14.5%—————100 min1.2346Compare
T981AdventHealth Fish MemorialOrange City, FL · Acute care14.6%549.7%7.7%0.98143 min0.95175Compare
T981AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · Acute care14.6%55—9.4%—144 min0.7842Compare
T981Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring, PA · Acute care14.6%5412.4%9.8%0.91141 min0.9345Compare
T981Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Veterans Affairs14.6%5411.8%6.1%0.80——218Compare
T981Dignity Health Arizona General HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care14.6%54—8.9%0.9892 min0.9450Compare
T981Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care14.6%548.5%7.6%0.73242 min0.98468Compare
T981Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · Acute care14.6%54—9.7%0.84181 min0.94123Compare
T981Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care14.6%5410.3%6.9%0.64204 min0.99340Compare
T981Palo Alto VA Medical CenterPalo Alto, CA · Veterans Affairs14.6%5410.7%8.5%0.95——2,046Compare
T981Putnam County HospitalGreencastle, IN · Critical access14.6%5————126 min—25Compare
T981St Elizabeth Dearborn HospitalLawrenceburg, IN · Acute care14.6%5411.3%10.3%0.90154 min1.0478Compare
T981Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · Acute care14.6%5410.7%9.4%0.90226 min0.95328Compare
T981Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall, TX · Acute care14.6%54—9.3%0.90185 min0.9661Compare
T981Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access14.6%55—10.8%—109 min—15Compare
T981UP Health System PortageHancock, MI · Acute care14.6%55—11.9%0.98140 min0.7736Compare
T981Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care14.6%5412.1%9.2%1.13269 min1.001,091Compare
T981WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care14.6%5314.0%11.3%1.04196 min0.98156Compare
T981Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute care14.6%5411.0%14.0%0.92190 min1.02185Compare
T981Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalLincoln, IL · Critical access14.6%44—10.3%—137 min—15Compare
T981Advent Health PolkColumbus, NC · Critical access14.6%44—11.2%—136 min—35Compare

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).