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Hospitals in Washington with the lowest heart failure death rate

60 Washington hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System), Virginia Mason Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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60 hospitals ranked in Washington by heart failure death rate; 40 more match but have no reported value.

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1Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)Seattle, WA · Veterans Affairs6.9%, 99th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile11.1%, 96th percentile7.9%, 66th percentile——13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)
2Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care8.7%, 89th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile9.8%, 99th percentile7.4%, 80th percentile2.9%, 22nd percentile11.3%, 56th percentile15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Virginia Mason Medical Center
3Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care9.0%, 86th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile14.0%, 69th percentile——11.4%, 54th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Harborview Medical Center
4Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care9.2%, 84th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile12.6%, 86th percentile7.5%, 78th percentile—10.7%, 68th percentile13.8%, 96th percentileCompare Evergreenhealth Medical Center
5Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care9.3%, 82nd percentile12.1%, 38th percentile13.1%, 81st percentile8.3%, 54th percentile—9.2%, 91st percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare Swedish Medical Center
6Lourdes Medical CenterPasco, WA · Critical access9.7%, 75th percentile—21.1%, 2nd percentile8.0%, 63rd percentile—13.3%, 25th percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Lourdes Medical Center
7MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · Acute care9.9%, 72nd percentile—12.7%, 85th percentile9.0%, 36th percentile—10.2%, 77th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare MultiCare Covington Medical Center
8St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care10.2%, 66th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile13.9%, 70th percentile10.6%, 9th percentile1.4%, 98th percentile8.1%, 98th percentile13.7%, 97th percentileCompare St Michael Medical Center
9University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care10.4%, 62nd percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile13.6%, 74th percentile8.3%, 54th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile10.1%, 79th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare University Of Washington Medical Center
10Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · Acute care10.6%, 58th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile13.9%, 70th percentile8.6%, 46th percentile—11.3%, 56th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Providence Centralia Hospital
11Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · Acute care10.8%, 54th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile17.4%, 19th percentile10.6%, 9th percentile2.2%, 55th percentile9.9%, 82nd percentile13.8%, 96th percentileCompare Providence St Peter Hospital
12PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care10.9%, 52nd percentile13.3%, 10th percentile14.2%, 66th percentile7.7%, 72nd percentile2.0%, 69th percentile10.3%, 75th percentile13.2%, 99th percentileCompare PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente
T13PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care11.1%, 48th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile11.9%, 92nd percentile10.8%, 8th percentile2.6%, 33rd percentile9.6%, 86th percentile13.2%, 99th percentileCompare PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center
T13Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care11.1%, 48th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile14.1%, 67th percentile—2.0%, 69th percentile10.6%, 69th percentile13.6%, 97th percentileCompare Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
T13EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe, WA · Acute care11.1%, 48th percentile—14.2%, 66th percentile——9.9%, 82nd percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare EvergreenHealth Monroe
T13Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · Acute care11.1%, 48th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile16.5%, 30th percentile9.3%, 28th percentile—12.7%, 33rd percentile13.6%, 97th percentileCompare Providence St Mary Medical Center
T17St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care11.3%, 44th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile14.3%, 64th percentile8.9%, 38th percentile—8.7%, 95th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentileCompare St Anthony Hospital
T17Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care11.3%, 44th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile10.8%, 97th percentile8.6%, 46th percentile—8.8%, 95th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Highline Medical Center
T17Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute care11.3%, 44th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile14.3%, 64th percentile10.2%, 12th percentile2.8%, 24th percentile9.4%, 89th percentile13.3%, 99th percentileCompare Kadlec Regional Medical Center
20Summit Pacific Medical CenterElma, WA · Critical access11.4%, 41st percentile—16.1%, 36th percentile11.4%, 4th percentile——14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Summit Pacific Medical Center
21Ocean Beach HospitalIlwaco, WA · Critical access11.5%, 39th percentile—26.0%, 0th percentile———14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Ocean Beach Hospital
22Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care11.6%, 37th percentile14.2%, 3rd percentile18.2%, 13th percentile14.6%, 0th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile11.2%, 58th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics
23Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care11.7%, 35th percentile—13.5%, 76th percentile——12.5%, 36th percentile14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Cascade Valley Hospital
24St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care11.8%, 34th percentile—13.5%, 76th percentile9.6%, 22nd percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare St Clare Hospital
25St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclaw, WA · Critical access12.1%, 28th percentile—14.6%, 60th percentile——10.5%, 71st percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare St Elizabeth Hospital
T26Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile11.4%, 65th percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile11.2%, 5th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile10.6%, 69th percentile13.3%, 99th percentileCompare Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
T26Prosser Memorial HospitalProsser, WA · Critical access12.4%, 23rd percentile—18.9%, 9th percentile——12.6%, 34th percentile15.2%, 34th percentileCompare Prosser Memorial Hospital
T26St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care12.4%, 23rd percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile16.2%, 35th percentile9.2%, 31st percentile1.9%, 78th percentile10.3%, 75th percentile14.2%, 89th percentileCompare St Joseph Medical Center
29Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care12.5%, 22nd percentile13.5%, 8th percentile15.4%, 46th percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
30PeaceHealth United General Medical CenterSedro Woolley, WA · Critical access12.6%, 20th percentile—13.6%, 74th percentile——11.1%, 60th percentile13.7%, 97th percentileCompare PeaceHealth United General Medical Center
T31Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care12.7%, 19th percentile13.9%, 4th percentile11.6%, 94th percentile6.4%, 96th percentile—9.8%, 84th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Swedish Issaquah
T31Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care12.7%, 19th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile15.4%, 46th percentile8.3%, 54th percentile—11.4%, 54th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Capital Medical Center
T33Whitman Hospital And Medical CenterColfax, WA · Critical access12.8%, 18th percentile—14.3%, 64th percentile9.1%, 34th percentile——14.5%, 79th percentileCompare Whitman Hospital And Medical Center
T33Kittitas Valley Community HospitalEllensburg, WA · Critical access12.8%, 18th percentile—20.6%, 3rd percentile9.8%, 18th percentile—16.6%, 6th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
T35Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · Acute care12.9%, 17th percentile—16.3%, 33rd percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—11.1%, 60th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Multicare Valley Hospital
T35Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · Acute care12.9%, 17th percentile—17.4%, 19th percentile——12.8%, 31st percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Island Hospital
T35Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care12.9%, 17th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile14.4%, 63rd percentile9.6%, 22nd percentile2.8%, 24th percentile10.9%, 64th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Confluence Health Hospital
T35Jefferson HealthcarePort Townsend, WA · Critical access12.9%, 17th percentile—16.5%, 30th percentile12.6%, 1st percentile—11.1%, 60th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Jefferson Healthcare
39Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · Acute care13.1%, 14th percentile—16.7%, 27th percentile9.9%, 16th percentile—21.2%, 1st percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Samaritan Hospital
T40Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care13.2%, 13th percentile14.6%, 1st percentile16.3%, 33rd percentile11.0%, 6th percentile2.4%, 44th percentile13.8%, 20th percentile13.2%, 99th percentileCompare Deaconess Medical Center
T40Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care13.2%, 13th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile20.4%, 4th percentile10.8%, 8th percentile—9.6%, 86th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Multicare Auburn Medical Center
42PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care13.3%, 12th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile14.8%, 56th percentile8.6%, 46th percentile—11.9%, 45th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare PeaceHealth St John Medical Center
T43Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care13.4%, 12th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile13.2%, 80th percentile8.8%, 41st percentile—9.5%, 88th percentile14.1%, 91st percentileCompare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
T43Spokane VA Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Veterans Affairs13.4%, 12th percentile—10.9%, 97th percentile6.5%, 95th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Spokane VA Medical Center
T45Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care13.5%, 11th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile15.4%, 46th percentile9.8%, 18th percentile—11.8%, 47th percentile12.7%, 100th percentileCompare Providence Holy Family Hospital
T45Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · Acute care13.5%, 11th percentile13.7%, 6th percentile14.3%, 64th percentile6.4%, 96th percentile—12.4%, 37th percentile13.8%, 96th percentileCompare Swedish Edmonds Hospital
T45Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care13.5%, 11th percentile13.8%, 5th percentile18.4%, 11th percentile10.9%, 7th percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Yakima Valley Memorial
48St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care13.6%, 10th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile12.0%, 91st percentile8.5%, 49th percentile—9.8%, 84th percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare St Francis Community Hospital
49Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care13.7%, 10th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile16.1%, 36th percentile8.8%, 41st percentile—13.1%, 27th percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Grays Harbor Community Hospital
50Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care13.9%, 8th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile16.4%, 31st percentile10.3%, 11th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile11.5%, 53rd percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital

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.

Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack 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.
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.