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Hospitals with the lowest serious complications

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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
T1240Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile14.8%, 4th percentile16.7%, 2nd percentile178 min, 31st percentile1.00, 44th percentile272Compare Ventura County Medical Center
T1240Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile1, 3rd percentile3, 39th percentile—17.1%, 1st percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile108 min, 84th percentile0.98, 55th percentile60Compare Cameron Regional Medical Center
T1240Humboldt Park HealthChicago, IL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile1, 3rd percentile1, 1st percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile173 min, 34th percentile1.05, 19th percentile270Compare Humboldt Park Health
T1240St Bernard HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile1, 3rd percentile———15.8%, 11th percentile231 min, 8th percentile1.03, 28th percentile210Compare St Bernard Hospital
T1240The University HospitalNewark, NJ · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile—12.1%, 28th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile307 min, 1st percentile1.11, 7th percentile519Compare The University Hospital
T1240Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville, TN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile15.4%, 0th percentile12.7%, 19th percentile16.3%, 4th percentile181 min, 29th percentile1.01, 38th percentile270Compare Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital
T1240Brigham City Community HospitalBrigham City, UT · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—3, 39th percentile——14.7%, 68th percentile93 min, 94th percentile0.97, 61st percentile52Compare Brigham City Community Hospital
T1240Grace Surgical HospitalLubbock, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile————14.2%, 89th percentile—0.92, 83rd percentile123Compare Grace Surgical Hospital
T1240Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—3, 39th percentile——14.5%, 79th percentile136 min, 60th percentile0.99, 50th percentile239Compare Indian Path Community Hospital
T1240Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterWichita, KS · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—4, 76th percentile——14.3%, 86th percentile—0.98, 55th percentile28Compare Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center
T1240Legent Orthopedic HospitalGrapevine, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—3, 39th percentile——15.3%, 28th percentile—1.05, 19th percentile60Compare Legent Orthopedic Hospital
T1240MUSC Health Chester Medical CenterChester, SC · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—3, 39th percentile——14.6%, 74th percentile148 min, 50th percentile1.03, 28th percentile82Compare MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
T1240Methodist McKinney HospitalMckinney, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile————15.4%, 23rd percentile92 min, 94th percentile1.09, 10th percentile23Compare Methodist McKinney Hospital
T1240Northwest Surgical HospitalOklahoma City, OK · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile————14.6%, 74th percentile—0.98, 55th percentile9Compare Northwest Surgical Hospital
T1240South Shore HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile————16.7%, 2nd percentile224 min, 10th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile137Compare South Shore Hospital
T1240St Charles Surgical HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile————14.9%, 54th percentile—1.02, 33rd percentile39Compare St Charles Surgical Hospital
T1240Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile————15.3%, 28th percentile—0.90, 88th percentile12Compare Sterling Surgical Hospital
T1240Surgical Hospital Of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile————14.4%, 83rd percentile—0.89, 90th percentile12Compare Surgical Hospital Of Oklahoma
T1240Texas Health Center For Diagnostics & Surgery PlanPlano, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—4, 76th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentile164 min, 39th percentile0.92, 83rd percentile18Compare Texas Health Center For Diagnostics & Surgery Plan
T1240Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital SouthlakeSouthlake, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—4, 76th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentile110 min, 82nd percentile0.90, 88th percentile17Compare Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake
T1240Tops Surgical Specialty HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—4, 76th percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentile—0.98, 55th percentile15Compare Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital
T1240Treasure Valley HospitalBoise, ID · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—5, 97th percentile——14.8%, 61st percentile—0.90, 88th percentile20Compare Treasure Valley Hospital
T1240UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs, CO · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—4, 76th percentile——14.0%, 93rd percentile116 min, 77th percentile0.82, 98th percentile39Compare UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center
T1240UT Health East Texas Jacksonville HospitalJacksonville, TX · Acute care0.95, 55th percentile—4, 76th percentile——14.7%, 68th percentile90 min, 95th percentile0.96, 66th percentile74Compare UT Health East Texas Jacksonville Hospital
T1375Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile13.3%, 10th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile142 min, 55th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile128Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical
T1375Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile11.3%, 44th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile202 min, 18th percentile1.06, 16th percentile128Compare Hudson Valley Hospital Center
T1375Kettering Health TroyTroy, OH · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile5, 97th percentile—10.2%, 66th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile127 min, 68th percentile0.92, 83rd percentile28Compare Kettering Health Troy
T1375Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile2, 10th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile8.7%, 89th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile184 min, 27th percentile1.03, 28th percentile652Compare Lenox Hill Hospital
T1375Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile—12.7%, 19th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile116 min, 77th percentile0.90, 88th percentile77Compare Owatonna Hospital
T1375Phoenix VA Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Veterans Affairs0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile6.9%, 99th percentile12.9%, 100th percentile——295Compare Phoenix VA Medical Center
T1375Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile11.6%, 37th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile200 min, 19th percentile1.00, 44th percentile305Compare Stamford Hospital
T1375VA Black Hills Healthcare SystemFort Meade, SD · Veterans Affairs0.96, 51st percentile5, 94th percentile5, 97th percentile—9.7%, 75th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile——420Compare VA Black Hills Healthcare System
T1375Ascension St Vincent FishersFishers, IN · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile——15.2%, 34th percentile133 min, 62nd percentile1.00, 44th percentile46Compare Ascension St Vincent Fishers
T1375Augusta HealthFishersville, VA · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile16.5%, 1st percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile187 min, 26th percentile0.96, 66th percentile255Compare Augusta Health
T1375Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile10.6%, 58th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile183 min, 28th percentile1.09, 10th percentile371Compare Baptist Health Lexington
T1375Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany, MS · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.8%, 18th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile144 min, 53rd percentile0.98, 55th percentile153Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County
T1375Bellevue HospitalBellevue, OH · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—14.1%, 7th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile127 min, 68th percentile0.96, 66th percentile70Compare Bellevue Hospital
T1375City Of Hope Cancer Center PhoenixGoodyear, AZ · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——15.3%, 28th percentile—1.09, 10th percentile38Compare City Of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix
T1375Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington, MI · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—13.8%, 9th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile138 min, 58th percentile0.83, 97th percentile81Compare Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
T1375Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.4%, 41st percentile14.7%, 68th percentile162 min, 41st percentile0.94, 76th percentile62Compare Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
T1375Intermountain Health Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield, UT · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile5, 97th percentile——14.3%, 86th percentile129 min, 66th percentile0.91, 86th percentile42Compare Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital
T1375Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael, CA · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile——14.6%, 74th percentile—0.90, 88th percentile120Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital
T1375Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile——14.9%, 54th percentile——101Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley
T1375Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile5, 97th percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile125 min, 70th percentile1.00, 44th percentile147Compare Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski
T1375Martinsburg VA Medical CenterMartinsburg, WV · Veterans Affairs0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.1%, 74th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile13.7%, 97th percentile——559Compare Martinsburg VA Medical Center
T1375Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile9.9%, 72nd percentile14.9%, 54th percentile174 min, 33rd percentile0.94, 76th percentile106Compare Mercy Hospital Of Folsom
T1375MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile14.5%, 79th percentile123 min, 71st percentile0.86, 94th percentile147Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
T1375Methodist Hospital For SurgeryAddison, TX · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentile121 min, 73rd percentile1.03, 28th percentile32Compare Methodist Hospital For Surgery
T1375Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.5%, 89th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile168 min, 37th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile148Compare Newton Medical Center
T1375North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield, AL · Acute care0.96, 51st percentile4, 73rd percentile———13.8%, 96th percentile130 min, 65th percentile1.00, 44th percentile71Compare North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion

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).