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Hospitals with the lowest serious complications

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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2,908 hospitals ranked by serious complications; 2,511 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalSerious complicationslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%162 min1.00
T1240Texas Health Hospital MansfieldMansfield, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile—10.6%, 58th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile157 min, 44th percentile1.14, 4th percentile59Compare Texas Health Hospital Mansfield
T1240VA Montana Healthcare SystemFort Harrison, MT · Veterans Affairs0.95, 55th percentile5, 94th percentile5, 97th percentile—10.4%, 62nd percentile13.8%, 96th percentile——160Compare VA Montana Healthcare System
T1240Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra, CA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile10.7%, 56th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile133 min, 62nd percentile1.18, 2nd percentile144Compare Alhambra Hospital Medical Center
T1240Ascension St Vincent KokomoKokomo, IN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.6%, 37th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile172 min, 34th percentile0.96, 66th percentile167Compare Ascension St Vincent Kokomo
T1240Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.9%, 52nd percentile15.7%, 13th percentile127 min, 68th percentile0.84, 96th percentile71Compare Aurora Medical Center Washington County
T1240Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.1%, 48th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile182 min, 28th percentile0.87, 93rd percentile123Compare Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington
T1240Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile277 min, 2nd percentile1.02, 33rd percentile1,737Compare Barnes Jewish Hospital
T1240Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile8.6%, 90th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile195 min, 21st percentile0.99, 50th percentile277Compare Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock
T1240CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.0%, 50th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile134 min, 62nd percentile0.97, 61st percentile66Compare CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston
T1240Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalRocky Mount, VA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—13.4%, 12th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile191 min, 24th percentile0.91, 86th percentile37Compare Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
T1240Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile10.0%, 70th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile195 min, 21st percentile0.98, 55th percentile297Compare Elkhart General Hospital
T1240Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile14.8%, 1st percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile13.9%, 94th percentile169 min, 36th percentile1.06, 16th percentile848Compare Erlanger Medical Center
T1240Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—8.1%, 94th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile140 min, 56th percentile0.86, 94th percentile87Compare Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
T1240Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.4%, 62nd percentile14.3%, 86th percentile150 min, 49th percentile0.85, 95th percentile54Compare Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
T1240Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile13.5%, 11th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile149 min, 50th percentile0.97, 61st percentile76Compare Gettysburg Hospital
T1240Good Samaritan Medical Center LLCLafayette, CO · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile8.8%, 88th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile176 min, 32nd percentile1.00, 44th percentile234Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC
T1240Henry County Memorial HospitalNew Castle, IN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile148 min, 50th percentile1.06, 16th percentile90Compare Henry County Memorial Hospital
T1240HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.1%, 68th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile200 min, 19th percentile0.96, 66th percentile70Compare HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center
T1240Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——15.2%, 34th percentile129 min, 66th percentile0.98, 55th percentile70Compare Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
T1240Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile15.1%, 3rd percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile187 min, 26th percentile0.92, 83rd percentile287Compare Maine General Medical Center
T1240Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile14.4%, 2nd percentile8.1%, 94th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile259 min, 4th percentile1.00, 44th percentile821Compare Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
T1240Memorial Hospital PembrokePembroke Pines, FL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.3%, 82nd percentile15.6%, 16th percentile130 min, 65th percentile0.93, 80th percentile301Compare Memorial Hospital Pembroke
T1240Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile159 min, 43rd percentile0.99, 50th percentile185Compare Mercy Hospital Washington
T1240Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile9.6%, 77th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile152 min, 48th percentile0.95, 71st percentile297Compare Mission Regional Medical Center
T1240Monroe HospitalBloomington, IN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.4%, 81st percentile15.1%, 40th percentile108 min, 84th percentile0.91, 86th percentile32Compare Monroe Hospital
T1240Monument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish, SD · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.0%, 70th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile144 min, 53rd percentile0.92, 83rd percentile44Compare Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
T1240Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalGreenville, KY · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile148 min, 50th percentile0.92, 83rd percentile90Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
T1240Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon, GA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.2%, 46th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile192 min, 23rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile103Compare Piedmont Macon North Hospital
T1240Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.6%, 58th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile142 min, 55th percentile0.95, 71st percentile77Compare Piedmont Walton Hospital
T1240Riverside Medical CenterKankakee, IL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile12.8%, 18th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile167 min, 37th percentile1.09, 10th percentile341Compare Riverside Medical Center
T1240Rock Regional Hospital, LLCDerby, KS · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.5%, 79th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile104 min, 87th percentile0.98, 55th percentile—Compare Rock Regional Hospital, LLC
T1240San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile8.0%, 94th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile138 min, 58th percentile1.21, 2nd percentile273Compare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
T1240Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile120 min, 74th percentile0.91, 86th percentile48Compare Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
T1240Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.5%, 8th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile212 min, 14th percentile0.99, 50th percentile420Compare Southeast Health Medical Center
T1240St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.5%, 22nd percentile14.5%, 79th percentile132 min, 63rd percentile0.97, 61st percentile96Compare St Josephs Hospital
T1240Stafford Hospital, LLCStafford, VA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile11.7%, 35th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile179 min, 30th percentile0.87, 93rd percentile100Compare Stafford Hospital, LLC
T1240Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile10.6%, 58th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile215 min, 13th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile140Compare Temecula Valley Hospital
T1240Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Veterans Affairs0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile5, 97th percentile13.8%, 5th percentile10.3%, 64th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile——841Compare Togus VA Medical Center
T1240UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.7%, 35th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile187 min, 26th percentile0.92, 83rd percentile108Compare UNC Rockingham
T1240UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile8.5%, 91st percentile14.6%, 74th percentile136 min, 60th percentile0.96, 66th percentile173Compare UPMC Northwest
T1240Vanderbilt Bedford HospitalShelbyville, TN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—9.4%, 81st percentile13.6%, 97th percentile125 min, 70th percentile0.91, 86th percentile104Compare Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
T1240Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro, PA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile11.5%, 39th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile145 min, 52nd percentile0.89, 90th percentile57Compare Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
T1240Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——14.8%, 61st percentile147 min, 51st percentile1.06, 16th percentile184Compare Womans Hospital
T1240AdventHealth Heart Of FloridaDavenport, FL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile13.7%, 6th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile15.5%, 19th percentile130 min, 65th percentile0.98, 55th percentile268Compare AdventHealth Heart Of Florida
T1240Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.9%, 32nd percentile15.0%, 46th percentile198 min, 20th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile112Compare Adventist Health Tulare
T1240Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile199 min, 20th percentile1.10, 8th percentile377Compare Adventist Health White Memorial
T1240Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile11.8%, 34th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile158 min, 43rd percentile1.09, 10th percentile595Compare Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
T1240Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—13.2%, 13th percentile17.3%, 0th percentile194 min, 22nd percentile0.92, 83rd percentile92Compare Baystate Franklin Medical Center
T1240Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.4%, 41st percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile171 min, 35th percentile0.97, 61st percentile104Compare Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
T1240Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile7.2%, 98th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile153 min, 47th percentile0.99, 50th percentile159Compare Cambridge Health Alliance

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.

Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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.
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).