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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%
1New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · Acute care11.7%——————Compare
2Hospital For Special SurgeryNew York, NY · Acute care11.9%——————Compare
3John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care12.2%10.4%8.9%9.4%7.4%—9.7%Compare
4St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · Acute care12.4%11.8%15.0%14.9%9.8%2.7%10.4%Compare
5Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · Acute care12.5%12.3%13.0%14.2%7.7%—10.5%Compare
T6University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care12.6%12.7%9.9%15.0%6.2%—12.5%Compare
T6Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLCRapid City, SD · Acute care12.6%——————Compare
8Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care12.7%12.8%13.5%15.4%9.8%—11.8%Compare
T9Columbia SC VA Medical CenterColumbia, SC · Veterans Affairs12.8%—10.0%12.5%8.1%——Compare
T9Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care12.8%11.7%12.0%12.8%8.5%—12.1%Compare
T9Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield, OR · Acute care12.8%11.9%12.1%14.9%12.0%2.5%11.5%Compare
T9W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)Salisbury, NC · Veterans Affairs12.8%—13.1%13.4%11.5%——Compare
T9Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care12.8%11.7%9.3%14.4%8.0%—9.7%Compare
T9Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care12.8%11.8%18.1%16.5%9.8%1.3%10.0%Compare
T9Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · Acute care12.8%——————Compare
T16Phoenix VA Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Veterans Affairs12.9%10.1%6.9%9.1%6.8%——Compare
T16Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls, ID · Acute care12.9%10.2%11.1%17.2%10.9%3.8%14.2%Compare
T16Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon, MI · Acute care12.9%11.4%13.5%13.3%7.4%2.9%11.4%Compare
T16Kansas City Orthopaedic InstituteLeawood, KS · Acute care12.9%——————Compare
T16Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLCWichita, KS · Acute care12.9%——————Compare
T21Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care13.0%10.8%9.4%12.6%6.8%—8.7%Compare
T21Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa, OK · Acute care13.0%12.8%9.8%14.6%9.1%—9.3%Compare
T21John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care13.0%10.0%9.8%12.5%6.4%—14.1%Compare
T21Orthoindy HospitalIndianapolis, IN · Acute care13.0%——————Compare
T25Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · Acute care13.1%10.0%8.7%9.3%6.6%—9.2%Compare
T25Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UT · Acute care13.1%9.0%10.9%14.8%7.7%2.1%13.1%Compare
T25M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care13.1%10.1%7.8%11.5%7.4%2.3%10.4%Compare
T25Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care13.1%9.4%7.2%11.8%7.9%—9.9%Compare
T25Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care13.1%10.3%11.6%12.0%8.9%2.1%11.0%Compare
T25NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · Acute care13.1%6.7%5.2%8.0%5.2%1.1%7.4%Compare
T25Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterWilliamsburg, VA · Acute care13.1%10.7%9.3%16.8%9.2%—13.0%Compare
T25University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care13.1%11.6%9.7%13.1%6.6%1.2%10.7%Compare
T25Sentara Martha Jefferson HospitalCharlottesville, VA · Acute care13.1%12.0%11.3%14.6%12.1%—11.2%Compare
T25Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care13.1%11.9%17.5%15.9%9.4%3.1%15.0%Compare
T25Oklahoma Spine HospitalOklahoma City, OK · Acute care13.1%——————Compare
T25Sunnyview Hospital And Rehabilitation CenterSchenectady, NY · Acute care13.1%——————Compare
T37Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.2%—9.7%11.2%9.7%—8.8%Compare
T37PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care13.2%12.4%11.1%11.9%10.8%2.6%9.6%Compare
T37Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care13.2%14.6%13.2%16.3%11.0%2.4%13.8%Compare
T37PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care13.2%13.3%10.9%14.2%7.7%2.0%10.3%Compare
T37Salina Regional Health CenterSalina, KS · Acute care13.2%14.5%16.5%18.6%9.8%4.4%11.5%Compare
T37Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care13.2%——————Compare
T43French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CA · Acute care13.3%11.3%13.7%14.8%8.9%2.5%9.5%Compare
T43Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care13.3%11.1%9.0%11.1%6.3%—9.1%Compare
T43Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo, UT · Acute care13.3%10.3%12.3%15.3%8.9%2.0%12.3%Compare
T43M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care13.3%11.4%10.3%12.0%7.4%2.1%9.6%Compare
T43Muskogee VA Medical CenterMuskogee, OK · Veterans Affairs13.3%—9.9%11.2%8.4%——Compare
T43Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.3%10.6%9.3%14.3%9.3%3.0%10.9%Compare
T43Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care13.3%—12.7%16.0%9.5%—10.6%Compare
T43CHI Health Nebraska HeartLincoln, NE · Acute care13.3%11.7%13.3%——2.7%—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.