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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%
T168Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care13.8%11.7%8.9%13.9%6.2%2.1%11.3%Compare
T168Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care13.8%13.1%16.2%19.4%9.8%—10.6%Compare
T168Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians HospitalWebster, TX · Acute care13.8%——————Compare
T168North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care13.8%——————Compare
T168OSS Orthopaedic HospitalYork, PA · Acute care13.8%——————Compare
T206Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - CentennialFrisco, TX · Acute care13.9%12.1%11.4%12.6%7.3%—10.2%Compare
T206Centra Bedford Memorial HospitalBedford, VA · Acute care13.9%—12.0%14.2%7.9%—9.7%Compare
T206Fayetteville NC VA Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Veterans Affairs13.9%—7.6%12.8%7.6%——Compare
T206HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care13.9%12.0%10.0%13.6%8.6%—12.0%Compare
T206Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown, TX · Acute care13.9%10.9%7.7%12.8%6.4%2.1%8.5%Compare
T206Intermountain Health Riverton HospitalRiverton, UT · Acute care13.9%—12.0%14.4%———Compare
T206James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)Altoona, PA · Veterans Affairs13.9%—11.4%13.0%7.8%——Compare
T206LDS HospitalSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care13.9%—10.8%16.4%———Compare
T206Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · Acute care13.9%9.8%9.5%10.9%9.4%1.6%8.8%Compare
T206Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care13.9%10.3%13.2%12.6%7.7%—10.1%Compare
T206Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care13.9%—8.9%12.0%6.9%—10.3%Compare
T206Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care13.9%8.6%8.3%10.1%6.9%2.0%9.5%Compare
T206Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care13.9%10.1%10.2%14.1%6.1%—8.3%Compare
T206Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care13.9%—8.8%11.7%7.4%—10.3%Compare
T206St Luke's Nampa Medical CenterNampa, ID · Acute care13.9%—13.2%13.4%8.3%—7.6%Compare
T206Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AllianceFort Worth, TX · Acute care13.9%12.1%12.0%16.3%9.4%—10.3%Compare
T206Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower MoundFlower Mound, TX · Acute care13.9%11.9%10.4%14.3%7.7%——Compare
T206Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN · Acute care13.9%10.9%10.5%15.1%6.7%—11.8%Compare
T206Aultman HospitalCanton, OH · Acute care13.9%9.9%8.5%14.8%8.8%1.6%9.6%Compare
T206Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · Acute care13.9%11.7%8.6%12.9%9.7%3.3%10.0%Compare
T206Baylor University Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care13.9%—12.9%9.8%9.5%1.4%8.9%Compare
T206Coastal Carolina HospitalHardeeville, SC · Acute care13.9%—12.4%18.1%——14.3%Compare
T206Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington, MI · Acute care13.9%—13.8%15.9%7.7%—10.9%Compare
T206Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care13.9%14.8%12.4%13.1%8.7%2.3%11.7%Compare
T206Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care13.9%12.1%13.5%14.5%8.6%—11.7%Compare
T206Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care13.9%12.6%12.8%13.0%8.6%2.6%12.2%Compare
T206Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care13.9%11.2%13.1%17.5%9.2%1.5%11.1%Compare
T206LMHLawrence, KS · Acute care13.9%10.3%13.8%15.6%9.0%—8.6%Compare
T206MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care13.9%11.5%8.5%19.4%9.4%—10.2%Compare
T206Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe Dalles, OR · Acute care13.9%—11.2%15.2%10.1%—16.0%Compare
T206Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care13.9%—11.6%11.9%7.6%—9.7%Compare
T206Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care13.9%10.9%9.8%14.8%8.9%—9.6%Compare
T206Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND · Acute care13.9%10.2%9.5%12.7%7.6%2.3%9.3%Compare
T206Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)Seattle, WA · Veterans Affairs13.9%12.0%6.9%11.1%7.9%——Compare
T206St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care13.9%—11.8%13.5%9.6%—10.0%Compare
T206St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care13.9%8.7%10.1%14.6%8.8%2.0%10.6%Compare
T206Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care13.9%—10.6%14.1%9.7%—8.9%Compare
T206Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · Acute care13.9%—10.6%13.3%9.3%—14.6%Compare
T206The Villages Regional HospitalThe Villages, FL · Acute care13.9%11.3%9.5%15.6%10.0%—15.2%Compare
T206Tri-State Memorial HospitalClarkston, WA · Critical access13.9%—15.9%12.5%8.3%—13.2%Compare
T206Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care13.9%—11.4%13.8%9.3%—11.1%Compare
T206University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care13.9%12.6%10.4%13.6%8.3%2.5%10.1%Compare
T206WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care13.9%13.7%11.4%13.4%10.0%1.7%10.4%Compare
T206Westerly HospitalWesterly, RI · Acute care13.9%—11.5%17.0%7.6%—12.0%Compare
T206Witham Health ServicesLebanon, IN · Acute care13.9%12.2%12.2%16.9%8.7%—10.8%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.