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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%
T981St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care14.6%12.3%13.0%16.5%10.9%2.1%10.4%Compare
T981Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls, OH · Acute care14.6%—10.5%13.3%8.3%—14.5%Compare
T981Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care14.6%10.2%10.2%18.3%10.6%2.6%11.0%Compare
T981Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access14.6%——15.6%——12.3%Compare
T981Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care14.6%13.9%10.7%15.2%10.4%—16.5%Compare
T981ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care14.6%11.7%9.5%16.7%6.8%—11.2%Compare
T981Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care14.6%12.5%11.4%14.4%11.2%—17.2%Compare
T981Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care14.6%12.6%—17.6%——14.1%Compare
T981Knoxville Hospital & ClinicsKnoxville, IA · Critical access14.6%——15.2%9.6%——Compare
T981Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care14.6%—11.3%16.7%——10.2%Compare
T981McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer, MI · Acute care14.6%12.0%14.3%16.5%9.4%—13.9%Compare
T981Memorial HospitalAbilene, KS · Critical access14.6%—13.6%24.0%———Compare
T981Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care14.6%13.7%11.7%13.6%——11.5%Compare
T981Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care14.6%11.4%12.6%16.9%10.9%—10.2%Compare
T981OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon, IL · Acute care14.6%12.4%12.2%18.3%10.9%——Compare
T981Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care14.6%12.1%16.8%15.9%——12.1%Compare
T981Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro, KY · Acute care14.6%12.8%13.0%17.0%10.8%2.6%15.3%Compare
T981The Hospital Of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT · Acute care14.6%12.7%12.4%13.0%7.4%—11.0%Compare
T981Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care14.6%13.1%13.3%18.0%10.6%2.0%12.9%Compare
T981Twin County Regional HospitalGalax, VA · Acute care14.6%—10.4%14.7%10.4%—14.1%Compare
T981University Medical CenterLubbock, TX · Acute care14.6%13.1%10.7%15.1%10.3%3.2%13.9%Compare
T981VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen, TX · Acute care14.6%12.0%7.9%13.4%8.7%2.5%11.5%Compare
T981Wilson N Jones Regional Medical CenterSherman, TX · Acute care14.6%11.7%10.5%13.1%8.6%—12.8%Compare
T981Barstow Community HospitalBarstow, CA · Acute care14.6%——17.4%———Compare
T981Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical CenterSalida, CO · Critical access14.6%—13.0%16.8%9.9%——Compare
T981Hemet Global Medical CenterHemet, CA · Acute care14.6%—9.0%16.2%8.5%—10.8%Compare
T981North Country Hospital And Health CenterNewport, VT · Critical access14.6%12.0%15.3%19.9%11.5%—13.6%Compare
T981AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLCGreensburg, PA · Acute care14.6%——14.1%———Compare
T981Alleghany Memorial HospitalSparta, NC · Critical access14.6%——14.8%———Compare
T981Allen Parish HospitalKinder, LA · Acute care14.6%——15.3%———Compare
T981Ascentist Hospital LLCLeawood, KS · Acute care14.6%——————Compare
T981Asociacion Hospital Del Maestro, IncSan Juan, PR · Acute care14.6%——20.4%———Compare
T981Baylor Medical Center At Trophy ClubTrophy Club, TX · Acute care14.6%——————Compare
T981Baylor Scott And White Orthopedic And Spine HospiArlington, TX · Acute care14.6%——————Compare
T981Benewah Community HospitalSaint Maries, ID · Critical access14.6%——19.8%———Compare
T981Brown County HospitalAinsworth, NE · Critical access14.6%——————Compare
T981Caldwell Regional Medical CenterCaldwell, KS · Critical access14.6%——15.1%———Compare
T981Calhoun-Liberty HospitalBlountstown, FL · Critical access14.6%——17.0%———Compare
T981Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access14.6%——15.0%———Compare
T981Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care14.6%——————Compare
T981Community Hospital Of Bremen IncBremen, IN · Critical access14.6%——17.8%———Compare
T981Covenant Hospital LevellandLevelland, TX · Acute care14.6%——15.0%———Compare
T981Crook County HospitalSundance, WY · Critical access14.6%——————Compare
T981Crossridge Community HospitalWynne, AR · Critical access14.6%——15.7%———Compare
T981Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association IncEkalaka, MT · Critical access14.6%——————Compare
T981Dodge County HospitalEastman, GA · Acute care14.6%——15.8%———Compare
T981Erlanger Bledsoe HospitalPikeville, TN · Critical access14.6%——15.1%———Compare
T981Genesis Medical Center, AledoAledo, IL · Critical access14.6%——————Compare
T981George C Grape Community HospitalHamburg, IA · Critical access14.6%——16.7%———Compare
T981Gothenburg HealthGothenburg, NE · Critical access14.6%——16.5%———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.