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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%
T3924HCA Florida Putnam HospitalPalatka, FL · Acute care16.1%11.5%11.9%20.9%11.2%—16.7%Compare
T3924Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey, IL · Acute care16.1%11.7%7.9%17.2%8.4%—14.5%Compare
T3924Licking Memorial HospitalNewark, OH · Acute care16.1%12.0%10.3%17.1%8.7%—23.9%Compare
T3924Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care16.1%12.4%10.5%16.3%8.8%—11.5%Compare
T3924Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS · Acute care16.1%12.8%11.4%15.3%9.5%3.3%9.8%Compare
T3924Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples, FL · Acute care16.1%11.3%10.3%14.9%8.7%2.4%14.3%Compare
T3924Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care16.1%11.8%10.1%14.8%9.7%2.6%11.6%Compare
T3924South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · Acute care16.1%12.7%9.0%15.2%7.5%—8.3%Compare
T3924Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care16.1%13.4%11.6%19.9%11.0%—12.7%Compare
T3924AdventHealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte, FL · Acute care16.1%11.3%12.1%18.3%7.0%4.6%17.0%Compare
T3924Carewell Health Medical CenterEast Orange, NJ · Acute care16.1%——14.6%——12.0%Compare
T3924Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana, CA · Acute care16.1%——15.0%———Compare
T3924Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care16.1%13.2%8.4%14.4%7.9%—9.1%Compare
T3924Memorial Hospital Of CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · Acute care16.1%12.0%10.4%14.7%10.5%3.1%16.5%Compare
T3924Good Shepherd Medical CenterHermiston, OR · Critical access16.1%—12.7%18.6%——15.1%Compare
T3966Page Memorial Hospital, IncLuray, VA · Critical access16.2%—10.1%15.1%8.0%——Compare
T3966Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · Acute care16.2%11.9%12.0%14.7%7.3%3.4%8.8%Compare
T3966HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster, TX · Acute care16.2%12.9%8.1%14.7%9.4%2.0%11.8%Compare
T3966Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care16.2%12.1%11.6%15.7%7.1%—12.0%Compare
T3966Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · Acute care16.2%12.1%10.6%12.2%10.1%2.5%11.3%Compare
T3966VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - University DrPittsburgh, PA · Veterans Affairs16.2%9.4%10.4%11.2%6.9%——Compare
T3966Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care16.2%12.3%8.1%14.9%7.6%—9.4%Compare
T3966Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care16.2%10.9%10.7%12.2%8.9%1.6%10.1%Compare
T3966Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields, IL · Acute care16.2%11.2%9.3%15.3%8.0%—9.0%Compare
T3966HCA Florida Lake City HospitalLake City, FL · Acute care16.2%10.8%11.8%17.9%9.6%—13.9%Compare
T3966HCA Florida Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee, FL · Acute care16.2%10.5%8.1%17.4%9.0%—9.0%Compare
T3966Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · Acute care16.2%11.3%10.9%13.6%6.6%—10.9%Compare
T3966Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care16.2%12.3%10.6%12.6%8.3%—10.8%Compare
T3966Lexington VA Medical CenterLexington, KY · Veterans Affairs16.2%12.0%11.1%12.7%7.1%——Compare
T3966Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care16.2%12.2%10.6%15.1%9.3%—13.8%Compare
T3966Piggott Community HospitalPiggott, AR · Critical access16.2%—12.7%17.1%7.4%——Compare
T3966Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care16.2%11.4%9.5%14.4%8.5%—14.0%Compare
T3966Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care16.2%13.2%10.2%16.0%8.0%—13.2%Compare
T3966St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care16.2%10.5%10.5%15.6%8.3%—12.4%Compare
T3966Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care16.2%11.3%9.8%13.0%6.7%—7.3%Compare
T3966Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care16.2%11.3%8.9%13.7%5.8%2.1%10.9%Compare
T3966Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany, NY · Veterans Affairs16.2%11.0%9.0%11.4%7.0%——Compare
T3966Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care16.2%12.2%8.9%14.3%——17.7%Compare
T3966Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care16.2%—14.7%14.0%8.3%—13.1%Compare
T3966F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua, NY · Acute care16.2%—13.0%16.0%9.0%—10.4%Compare
T3966HCA Florida Capital HospitalTallahassee, FL · Acute care16.2%10.9%10.9%16.5%9.3%1.9%12.6%Compare
T3966Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville, TX · Acute care16.2%12.1%11.4%14.0%10.1%—14.3%Compare
T3966Lafayette Regional Health CenterLexington, MO · Critical access16.2%—11.2%14.7%———Compare
T3966Medical City ArlingtonArlington, TX · Acute care16.2%11.3%8.6%14.8%10.0%—10.7%Compare
T3966OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville, IL · Acute care16.2%—10.5%16.0%7.0%—12.4%Compare
T3966Oklahoma State University Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care16.2%11.7%11.8%18.3%9.0%2.0%19.8%Compare
T3966Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care16.2%10.9%13.2%16.7%11.8%—12.6%Compare
T3966Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care16.2%11.5%12.6%18.2%7.4%—11.6%Compare
T3966Singing River GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute care16.2%12.4%13.1%17.7%8.6%—12.0%Compare
T3966St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY · Acute care16.2%11.0%11.5%16.8%6.9%1.3%12.4%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.