Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Rhode Island with the lowest medicare spending per patient
10 Rhode Island hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Westerly Hospital, South County Hospital Inc, The Miriam Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | ||||
| 1 | Westerly Hospital | 0.94, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 116 | Compare Westerly Hospital |
| 2 | South County Hospital Inc | 0.95, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 100 | Compare South County Hospital Inc |
| 3 | The Miriam Hospital | 0.96, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 294 min, 2nd percentile | 247 | Compare The Miriam Hospital |
| 4 | Landmark Medical Center | 0.97, 61st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 17.2%, 0th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 214 | Compare Landmark Medical Center |
| 5 | Newport Hospital | 0.99, 50th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 129 | Compare Newport Hospital |
| T6 | Rhode Island Hospital | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 258 min, 4th percentile | 719 | Compare Rhode Island Hospital |
| T6 | Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 312 | Compare Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital |
| T6 | Roger Williams Medical Center | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 220 | Compare Roger Williams Medical Center |
| 9 | Kent County Memorial Hospital | 1.03, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 359 | Compare Kent County Memorial Hospital |
| 10 | Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 167 | Compare Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island |
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.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).