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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
T981St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan, CO · Acute care14.6%44—12.2%0.97106 min0.9650Compare
T981Stevens County HospitalHugoton, KS · Critical access14.6%4————163 min—17Compare
T981Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen, TX · Acute care14.6%4411.5%9.9%0.84136 min1.0729Compare
T981Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell, MI · Acute care14.6%44—8.8%0.92163 min0.88136Compare
T981Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN · Acute care14.6%4312.2%11.4%0.80190 min0.9875Compare
T981UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care14.6%4312.5%8.5%0.95136 min0.96173Compare
T981UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care14.6%4311.5%10.1%1.16215 min1.05737Compare
T981West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care14.6%4411.7%11.7%1.04123 min1.03110Compare
T981Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care14.6%44—12.7%0.97140 min0.97104Compare
T981William Newton HospitalWinfield, KS · Critical access14.6%4——14.0%—137 min—25Compare
T981Ascension River District HospitalEast China, MI · Acute care14.6%35—12.3%—122 min—68Compare
T981Ascension St Vincent's RiversideJacksonville, FL · Acute care14.6%3213.9%9.3%0.81162 min1.01584Compare
T981Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care14.6%33—15.3%0.96153 min0.8173Compare
T981Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson, AZ · Acute care14.6%3211.8%10.1%1.09311 min1.00625Compare
T981Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI · Acute care14.6%3212.2%9.6%1.02170 min1.01305Compare
T981Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care14.6%33——1.18204 min0.98200Compare
T981Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care14.6%3412.1%12.2%0.95186 min0.9174Compare
T981Daviess Community HospitalWashington, IN · Acute care14.6%33—12.9%0.94119 min1.0780Compare
T981Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care14.6%3312.2%10.5%1.23114 min0.83162Compare
T981Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg, PA · Acute care14.6%3210.1%9.8%1.19190 min0.94375Compare
T981FMOL Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · Acute care14.6%3412.1%11.9%0.99226 min1.08328Compare
T981Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care14.6%33—10.9%0.97186 min0.9061Compare
T981Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · Acute care14.6%34—10.3%0.98132 min0.86122Compare
T981Fulton County Medical CenterMcconnellsburg, PA · Critical access14.6%3————102 min—21Compare
T981Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls, NY · Acute care14.6%3312.7%13.5%1.38260 min0.93442Compare
T981Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care14.6%33—11.4%0.97166 min0.9065Compare
T981Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care14.6%34—14.2%0.94138 min0.88167Compare
T981HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care14.6%3313.3%9.5%1.26194 min1.02204Compare
T981Indiana University Health Bedford HospitalBedford, IN · Critical access14.6%3—11.9%11.7%—192 min—25Compare
T981Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · Acute care14.6%3311.4%11.8%0.98258 min1.02431Compare
T981Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care14.6%33——1.02—1.00269Compare
T981KershawHealthCamden, SC · Acute care14.6%33—13.4%1.11160 min1.10119Compare
T981Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC · Acute care14.6%3411.6%12.6%0.88223 min1.00460Compare
T981Lourdes Medical CenterPasco, WA · Critical access14.6%33—9.7%—117 min—35Compare
T981Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care14.6%3211.9%14.6%0.81136 min1.03319Compare
T981Marion General HospitalMarion, IN · Acute care14.6%3312.4%10.5%1.17132 min0.9899Compare
T981Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield, OH · Acute care14.6%3311.8%11.1%0.86162 min0.99271Compare
T981Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access14.6%3——13.2%—61 min—25Compare
T981Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden, UT · Acute care14.6%3311.4%17.2%0.79111 min1.03227Compare
T981Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH · Acute care14.6%3312.8%9.5%0.96317 min0.98971Compare
T981Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care14.6%3412.3%12.3%0.91188 min1.02335Compare
T981Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald CoastMiramar Beach, FL · Acute care14.6%3412.3%12.2%0.88177 min0.9458Compare
T981San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalBanning, CA · Acute care14.6%33—11.4%0.96194 min1.0779Compare
T981Shenandoah Memorial HospitalWoodstock, VA · Critical access14.6%34—11.9%—134 min—25Compare
T981Shoshone Medical CenterKellogg, ID · Critical access14.6%3————119 min—25Compare
T981Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care14.6%3412.5%17.0%1.15188 min0.92234Compare
T981Southeast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumSitka, AK · Critical access14.6%3——12.4%———25Compare
T981St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · Acute care14.6%3311.3%12.0%1.05226 min1.00376Compare
T981St Luke's Patients Medical CenterPasadena, TX · Acute care14.6%32—10.8%0.91146 min1.0361Compare
T981St Luke's The Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX · Acute care14.6%3411.6%11.1%0.96166 min1.06241Compare

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).