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Hospitals in Washington with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

46 Washington hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Evergreenhealth Medical Center, Multicare Valley Hospital, Cascade Valley Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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46 hospitals ranked in Washington by readmissions penalty; 54 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher 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 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care0.00%5412.5%9.2%13.8%0.75196 min0.96318Compare
T1Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · Acute care0.00%53—12.9%14.1%1.17190 min0.92123Compare
T1Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care0.00%42—11.7%14.5%0.93171 min0.8748Compare
T1Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute care0.00%4311.6%11.3%13.3%1.00167 min0.95141Compare
T1PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care0.00%4311.7%13.3%14.1%0.93214 min0.87368Compare
T1PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care0.00%4312.4%11.1%13.2%0.77210 min0.96253Compare
T1Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · Acute care0.00%4211.4%12.4%13.3%1.01246 min0.93268Compare
T1St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care0.00%43—11.8%13.9%1.05161 min0.94105Compare
T1Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care0.00%4312.1%9.3%14.2%1.03144 min0.95697Compare
T1EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe, WA · Acute care0.00%32—11.1%14.3%0.96166 min0.8372Compare
T1MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · Acute care0.00%33—9.9%14.8%0.96177 min0.8758Compare
T1Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care0.00%3312.8%13.5%12.7%0.91208 min0.94272Compare
T1Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care0.00%3311.8%18.1%12.8%0.88216 min1.01615Compare
T1Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · Acute care0.00%3412.4%11.1%13.6%0.82134 min0.96146Compare
T1Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care0.00%2212.6%9.0%14.5%1.14299 min1.01413Compare
T1Astria Toppenish HospitalToppenish, WA · Acute care0.00%————14.8%0.99150 min0.9963Compare
T1Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalSeattle, WA · Acute care0.00%—3———0.99——346Compare
T18St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care−0.01%5311.3%11.3%14.0%0.80200 min0.9380Compare
T18Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care−0.01%4313.9%12.7%14.4%0.94141 min0.95120Compare
T18Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care−0.01%4311.0%11.1%13.6%0.94186 min0.99—Compare
T21St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care−0.02%4311.2%10.2%13.7%0.89205 min0.95297Compare
T21Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care−0.02%3411.0%12.9%15.5%1.00143 min0.94198Compare
T21St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care−0.02%3312.3%12.4%14.2%0.83211 min0.97340Compare
T21Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · Acute care−0.02%23—13.1%14.3%1.15135 min0.9350Compare
T21Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care−0.02%2313.1%16.2%13.8%1.69199 min0.94303Compare
T21Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care−0.02%1213.8%13.5%14.8%0.96161 min0.94218Compare
T27Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care−0.05%5411.6%8.7%15.3%0.85206 min0.97336Compare
T27Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care−0.05%4311.8%11.3%14.5%0.90235 min0.94279Compare
29St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care−0.06%4212.1%13.6%15.1%0.89202 min0.95110Compare
T30Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · Acute care−0.09%44—12.9%14.8%1.08204 min0.8943Compare
T30University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care−0.09%4412.6%10.4%13.9%0.87266 min0.97450Compare
T32Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care−0.10%3314.6%13.2%13.2%1.53180 min0.97388Compare
T32Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care−0.10%3212.6%13.7%14.9%0.89216 min0.9770Compare
34Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care−0.11%2213.5%12.5%15.1%1.35133 min0.91365Compare
T35Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care−0.12%3312.8%17.8%14.4%0.83251 min0.92126Compare
T35Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care−0.12%2213.0%13.2%15.1%1.02217 min0.96195Compare
37Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · Acute care−0.14%3313.7%13.5%13.8%0.88187 min0.94217Compare
38Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · Acute care−0.17%3312.3%10.6%15.1%0.92196 min0.91191Compare
39PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care−0.21%3313.3%10.9%13.2%0.94275 min0.90275Compare
40Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care−0.26%3412.5%17.0%14.6%1.15188 min0.92234Compare
41Trios HealthKennewick, WA · Acute care−0.32%2212.1%16.9%14.1%1.05167 min0.9871Compare
42Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care−0.36%4413.0%13.4%14.1%1.17260 min0.86220Compare
43Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · Acute care−0.40%3313.2%10.8%13.8%1.36212 min0.92340Compare
44Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care−0.45%2414.2%11.6%14.8%0.98176 min0.92218Compare
45Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care−0.47%2213.2%13.9%15.1%1.19208 min0.92521Compare
46Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care−0.83%3311.4%12.7%15.1%1.29140 min0.90110Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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.
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).