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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%
T1494FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial HospitalTroy, NC · Critical access14.8%——13.9%———Compare
T1494Forks Community HospitalForks, WA · Critical access14.8%——18.9%———Compare
T1494Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · Acute care14.8%——17.8%———Compare
T1494Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care14.8%——11.9%———Compare
T1494Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Gouverneur HospitalGouverneur, NY · Critical access14.8%——14.0%———Compare
T1494Grace Cottage HospitalTownshend, VT · Critical access14.8%——13.0%———Compare
T1494Grant Regional Health CenterLancaster, WI · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Greeley County Health ServicesTribune, KS · Critical access14.8%——17.0%———Compare
T1494Gundersen St Josephs Hospital And ClinicsHillsboro, WI · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Hamilton General HospitalHamilton, TX · Critical access14.8%——16.9%———Compare
T1494Henderson Community HospitalHenderson, NE · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Hendry Regional Medical CenterClewiston, FL · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension SaintHartsville, TN · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Houston County Community HospitalErin, TN · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access14.8%——15.5%———Compare
T1494Institute For Orthopaedic SurgeryLima, OH · Acute care14.8%——————Compare
T1494Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial HospitalPanguitch, UT · Critical access14.8%——15.2%———Compare
T1494Intermountain Health Heber Valley HospitalHeber City, UT · Critical access14.8%——12.5%———Compare
T1494Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access14.8%——20.0%———Compare
T1494Jewell County HospitalMankato, KS · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Kirby Medical CenterMonticello, IL · Critical access14.8%——13.5%———Compare
T1494Knox County HospitalBarbourville, KY · Critical access14.8%——19.2%———Compare
T1494Ladd Memorial HospitalOsceola, WI · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Liberty Dayton Regional Medical CenterLiberty, TX · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Liberty Regional Medical CenterHinesville, GA · Critical access14.8%——13.4%———Compare
T1494Limestone Medical CenterGroesbeck, TX · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Linton Hospital - CAHLinton, ND · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Logan Health - ShelbyShelby, MT · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Madison HospitalMadison, MN · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Madison Regional Health SystemMadison, SD · Critical access14.8%—11.7%14.1%———Compare
T1494Mangum Regional Medical CenterMangum, OK · Critical access14.8%——13.6%———Compare
T1494Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital KingwoodKingwood, TX · Acute care14.8%——————Compare
T1494Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc.Healdton, OK · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Mercy Hospital MariettaMarietta, OK · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Mercy Hospital OzarkOzark, AR · Critical access14.8%—11.3%————Compare
T1494Midwest Medical CenterGalena, IL · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank, SD · Critical access14.8%——14.7%———Compare
T1494Minidoka Memorial HospitalRupert, ID · Critical access14.8%——16.0%———Compare
T1494Mitchell County Hospital DistrictColorado City, TX · Critical access14.8%——14.1%———Compare
T1494Mount Grant General HospitalHawthorne, NV · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Murray County Memorial HospitalSlayton, MN · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Nemaha Valley Community HospitalSeneca, KS · Critical access14.8%——21.7%———Compare
T1494Ochiltree General HospitalPerryton, TX · Critical access14.8%——18.7%———Compare
T1494OneCore HealthOklahoma City, OK · Acute care14.8%——————Compare
T1494Ottawa County Health CenterMinneapolis, KS · Critical access14.8%——————Compare
T1494Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access14.8%——18.5%———Compare
T1494Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · Critical access14.8%——17.7%———Compare
T1494Phillips County HospitalPhillipsburg, KS · Critical access14.8%——16.3%———Compare
T1494Pinckneyville Community HospitalPinckneyville, IL · Critical access14.8%——12.9%———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.