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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%
T981Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehall, WI · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
T981Guttenberg Municipal HospitalGuttenberg, IA · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
T981Hammond Henry HospitalGeneseo, IL · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——15.2%, 50th percentile———Compare Hammond Henry Hospital
T981Hansen Family HospitalIowa Falls, IA · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——15.7%, 42nd percentile———Compare Hansen Family Hospital
T981Hillsboro Community HospitalHillsboro, KS · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——16.7%, 27th percentile———Compare Hillsboro Community Hospital
T981Iroquois Memorial HospitalWatseka, IL · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Iroquois Memorial Hospital
T981Kauai Veterans Memorial HospitalWaimea, HI · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital
T981Kearney County Health Services HospitalMinden, NE · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——14.7%, 58th percentile———Compare Kearney County Health Services Hospital
T981Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital
T981Lake District HospitalLakeview, OR · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——15.7%, 42nd percentile———Compare Lake District Hospital
T981Langlade HospitalAntigo, WI · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile—14.3%, 6th percentile18.5%, 11th percentile——13.1%, 27th percentileCompare Langlade Hospital
T981Lawton Indian HospitalLawton, OK · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——13.2%, 80th percentile———Compare Lawton Indian Hospital
T981LifeCare Medical CenterRoseau, MN · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——18.6%, 10th percentile———Compare LifeCare Medical Center
T981Lincoln County HospitalLincoln, KS · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——13.6%, 74th percentile———Compare Lincoln County Hospital
T981Loring HospitalSac City, IA · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——18.0%, 14th percentile———Compare Loring Hospital
T981MUSC Health Chester Medical CenterChester, SC · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——14.3%, 64th percentile———Compare MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
T981Medical Arts HospitalLamesa, TX · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——16.1%, 36th percentile———Compare Medical Arts Hospital
T981Memorial HospitalAurora, NE · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——16.8%, 26th percentile———Compare Memorial Hospital
T981Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaCrystal Lake, IL · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La
T981Merrick Medical CenterCentral City, NE · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——14.7%, 58th percentile———Compare Merrick Medical Center
T981Miami County Medical CenterPaola, KS · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——12.7%, 85th percentile———Compare Miami County Medical Center
T981Monroe County HospitalAlbia, IA · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——16.0%, 38th percentile———Compare Monroe County Hospital
T981Monument Health Sturgis HospitalSturgis, SD · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——15.4%, 46th percentile———Compare Monument Health Sturgis Hospital
T981Morrill County Community HospitalBridgeport, NE · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Morrill County Community Hospital
T981Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——14.8%, 56th percentile———Compare Mount Desert Island Hospital
T981Mt. Graham Regional Medical CenterSafford, AZ · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——15.5%, 45th percentile———Compare Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center
T981Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee, OK · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center
T981Northern Light C A Dean HospitalGreenville, ME · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Northern Light C A Dean Hospital
T981Northwest Surgical HospitalOklahoma City, OK · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Northwest Surgical Hospital
T981Ochsner St Martin HospitalBreaux Bridge, LA · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——13.8%, 72nd percentile———Compare Ochsner St Martin Hospital
T981Osceola Community HospitalSibley, IA · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Osceola Community Hospital
T981P H S Indian Hospital Crow / Northern CheyenneCrow Agency, MT · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare P H S Indian Hospital Crow / Northern Cheyenne
T981Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette, LA · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Park Place Surgical Hospital
T981Petersburg Medical CenterPetersburg, AK · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Petersburg Medical Center
T981Poplar Bluff VA Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Veterans Affairs14.6%, 74th percentile——13.9%, 70th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile——Compare Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center
T981Rochelle Community HospitalRochelle, IL · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——15.1%, 51st percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile——Compare Rochelle Community Hospital
T981Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye, MN · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——14.7%, 58th percentile———Compare Sleepy Eye Medical Center
T981Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport, LA · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Specialists Hospital Shreveport
T981Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City, CA · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley
T981Sweeny Community HospitalSweeny, TX · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Sweeny Community Hospital
T981Tanner Medical Center-East AlabamaWedowee, AL · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——15.0%, 52nd percentile———Compare Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama
T981Texas Institute For Surgery At Presbyterian HospitDallas, TX · Acute care14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Texas Institute For Surgery At Presbyterian Hospit
T981The Medical Center At FranklinFranklin, KY · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——16.9%, 25th percentile———Compare The Medical Center At Franklin
T981Trego County Lemke Memorial HospitalWakeeney, KS · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital
T981Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalColebrook, NH · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——————Compare Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
T981Weeks Medical CenterLancaster, NH · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——18.6%, 10th percentile———Compare Weeks Medical Center
T981Wickenburg Community HospitalWickenburg, AZ · Critical access14.6%, 74th percentile——13.4%, 77th percentile———Compare Wickenburg Community Hospital
T1198Ascension Seton Highland LakesBurnet, TX · Critical access14.7%, 68th percentile—9.6%, 77th percentile12.5%, 87th percentile———Compare Ascension Seton Highland Lakes
T1198Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care14.7%, 68th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile14.1%, 67th percentile6.4%, 96th percentile2.0%, 69th percentile11.0%, 62nd percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center
T1198Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care14.7%, 68th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile11.1%, 48th percentile12.8%, 84th percentile8.2%, 58th percentile—10.8%, 66th percentileCompare Aurora Medical Center - Summit

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.