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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
T3136Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL · Acute care15.4%2110.9%8.3%0.88189 min1.00388Compare
T3136Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin, GA · Acute care15.4%2211.4%11.6%0.97192 min1.00160Compare
T3136Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care15.4%1111.5%14.5%1.07264 min1.07341Compare
T3136Breckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg, KY · Critical access15.4%1————100 min—25Compare
T3136Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood, TX · Acute care15.4%1214.2%12.0%0.91180 min1.10216Compare
T3136Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care15.4%1211.2%9.3%0.94233 min—93Compare
T3136Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access15.4%1——13.7%—99 min—25Compare
T3136LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health PavErie, PA · Acute care15.4%14—12.8%1.16131 min1.15144Compare
T3136Marion General HospitalColumbia, MS · Acute care15.4%1————126 min1.0479Compare
T3136Memorial Hospital And ManorBainbridge, GA · Acute care15.4%13——0.97162 min0.8880Compare
T3136Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp, AL · Acute care15.4%1——13.4%1.06130 min1.0499Compare
T3136Paris Regional Medical CenterParis, TX · Acute care15.4%1213.4%11.6%0.79124 min1.06368Compare
T3136Richland HospitalRichland Center, WI · Critical access15.4%14—11.5%—100 min—25Compare
T3136Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · Acute care15.4%1114.1%10.3%0.81162 min0.96196Compare
T3136Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care15.4%1111.9%9.8%1.50143 min1.03991Compare
T3136St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · Acute care15.4%1414.4%12.3%3.16211 min1.06440Compare
T3136UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · Acute care15.4%1—14.1%9.7%1.19238 min1.03—Compare
T3136Ascension St Vincent WilliamsportWilliamsport, IN · Critical access15.4%—————122 min—16Compare
T3136Ascension Wisconsin Hospital Menomonee Falls CampusMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care15.4%—————75 min—24Compare
T3136Ballinger Memorial HospitalBallinger, TX · Critical access15.4%—————135 min—25Compare
T3136Central Valley Medical Center - CAHNephi, UT · Critical access15.4%—4———109 min—25Compare
T3136Cibola General HospitalGrants, NM · Critical access15.4%—————115 min—25Compare
T3136Coquille Valley HospitalCoquille, OR · Critical access15.4%—————119 min—30Compare
T3136Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan HospitalStanford, KY · Critical access15.4%—4———101 min—25Compare
T3136First Care Health CenterPark River, ND · Critical access15.4%—————111 min—14Compare
T3136Glenn Medical CenterWillows, CA · Critical access15.4%—————131 min—47Compare
T3136Gordon Memorial Hospital DistrictGordon, NE · Critical access15.4%—————106 min—25Compare
T3136Graham County HospitalHill City, KS · Critical access15.4%—————144 min—18Compare
T3136Harlan County Health SystemAlma, NE · Critical access15.4%—————99 min—19Compare
T3136Haywood County Community HospitalBrownsville, TN · Acute care15.4%—————126 min1.069Compare
T3136Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access15.4%—4—11.6%—104 min—25Compare
T3136Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo San PabloBayamon, PR · Acute care15.4%——10.9%————436Compare
T3136Hospital Menonita PoncePonce, PR · Acute care15.4%———————138Compare
T3136Johnson County HospitalTecumseh, NE · Critical access15.4%—————106 min—18Compare
T3136Kane County HospitalKanab, UT · Critical access15.4%—————108 min—25Compare
T3136Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care15.4%——————0.5711Compare
T3136Logan County HospitalOakley, KS · Critical access15.4%—————111 min—25Compare
T3136Madelia HealthMadelia, MN · Critical access15.4%—————121 min—25Compare
T3136Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusShelby, MI · Critical access15.4%—4—11.0%—103 min—24Compare
T3136Mercy Hospital Logan CountyGuthrie, OK · Critical access15.4%—————68 min—25Compare
T3136Mercy Hospital WaldronWaldron, AR · Critical access15.4%———9.6%—73 min—24Compare
T3136Methodist McKinney HospitalMckinney, TX · Acute care15.4%————0.9592 min1.0923Compare
T3136North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · Acute care15.4%————0.97103 min0.97198Compare
T3136Norton County HospitalNorton, KS · Critical access15.4%—————117 min—25Compare
T3136Ochsner Laird HospitalUnion, MS · Critical access15.4%—————102 min—25Compare
T3136OhioHealth Morrow County HospitalMount Gilead, OH · Critical access15.4%———————25Compare
T3136Perkins County Health ServicesGrant, NE · Critical access15.4%—————129 min—20Compare
T3136Putnam General HospitalEatonton, GA · Critical access15.4%—————123 min—25Compare
T3136Rock County HospitalBassett, NE · Critical access15.4%—————111 min—24Compare
T3136Rush Memorial HospitalRushville, IN · Critical access15.4%—————99 min—25Compare

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).