Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.1% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System) | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.1%, 96th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | — | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System) |
| 2 | Virginia Mason Medical Center | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.8%, 99th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Virginia Mason Medical Center |
| 3 | Harborview Medical Center | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | — | — | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Harborview Medical Center |
| 4 | Evergreenhealth Medical Center | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Evergreenhealth Medical Center |
| 5 | Swedish Medical Center | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 9.2%, 91st percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Swedish Medical Center |
| 6 | Lourdes Medical Center | 9.7%, 75th percentile | — | 21.1%, 2nd percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Lourdes Medical Center |
| 7 | MultiCare Covington Medical Center | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | — | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare MultiCare Covington Medical Center |
| 8 | St Michael Medical Center | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 8.1%, 98th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare St Michael Medical Center |
| 9 | University Of Washington Medical Center | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare University Of Washington Medical Center |
| 10 | Providence Centralia Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Providence Centralia Hospital |
| 11 | Providence St Peter Hospital | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 17.4%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Providence St Peter Hospital |
| 12 | PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 13.2%, 99th percentile | Compare PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente |
| T13 | PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 13.2%, 99th percentile | Compare PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center |
| T13 | Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill |
| T13 | EvergreenHealth Monroe | 11.1%, 48th percentile | — | 14.2%, 66th percentile | — | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare EvergreenHealth Monroe |
| T13 | Providence St Mary Medical Center | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Providence St Mary Medical Center |
| T17 | St Anthony Hospital | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare St Anthony Hospital |
| T17 | Highline Medical Center | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Highline Medical Center |
| T17 | Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 10.2%, 12th percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | Compare Kadlec Regional Medical Center |
| 20 | Summit Pacific Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | — | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Summit Pacific Medical Center |
| 21 | Ocean Beach Hospital | 11.5%, 39th percentile | — | 26.0%, 0th percentile | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Ocean Beach Hospital |
| 22 | Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 18.2%, 13th percentile | 14.6%, 0th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics |
| 23 | Cascade Valley Hospital | 11.7%, 35th percentile | — | 13.5%, 76th percentile | — | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Cascade Valley Hospital |
| 24 | St Clare Hospital | 11.8%, 34th percentile | — | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare St Clare Hospital |
| 25 | St Elizabeth Hospital | 12.1%, 28th percentile | — | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Hospital |
| T26 | Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 11.2%, 5th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | Compare Providence Regional Medical Center Everett |
| T26 | Prosser Memorial Hospital | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | — | 18.9%, 9th percentile | — | — | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Prosser Memorial Hospital |
| T26 | St Joseph Medical Center | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare St Joseph Medical Center |
| 29 | Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital |
| 30 | PeaceHealth United General Medical Center | 12.6%, 20th percentile | — | 13.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare PeaceHealth United General Medical Center |
| T31 | Swedish Issaquah | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 11.6%, 94th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | — | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Swedish Issaquah |
| T31 | Capital Medical Center | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Capital Medical Center |
| T33 | Whitman Hospital And Medical Center | 12.8%, 18th percentile | — | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | Compare Whitman Hospital And Medical Center |
| T33 | Kittitas Valley Community Hospital | 12.8%, 18th percentile | — | 20.6%, 3rd percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | — | 16.6%, 6th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Kittitas Valley Community Hospital |
| T35 | Multicare Valley Hospital | 12.9%, 17th percentile | — | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Multicare Valley Hospital |
| T35 | Island Hospital | 12.9%, 17th percentile | — | 17.4%, 19th percentile | — | — | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Island Hospital |
| T35 | Confluence Health Hospital | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | 2.8%, 24th percentile | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Confluence Health Hospital |
| T35 | Jefferson Healthcare | 12.9%, 17th percentile | — | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 12.6%, 1st percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Jefferson Healthcare |
| 39 | Samaritan Hospital | 13.1%, 14th percentile | — | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | 21.2%, 1st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Samaritan Hospital |
| T40 | Deaconess Medical Center | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 14.6%, 1st percentile | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 13.2%, 99th percentile | Compare Deaconess Medical Center |
| T40 | Multicare Auburn Medical Center | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 20.4%, 4th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | — | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Multicare Auburn Medical Center |
| 42 | PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare PeaceHealth St John Medical Center |
| T43 | Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center |
| T43 | Spokane VA Medical Center | 13.4%, 12th percentile | — | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Spokane VA Medical Center |
| T45 | Providence Holy Family Hospital | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | — | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 12.7%, 100th percentile | Compare Providence Holy Family Hospital |
| T45 | Swedish Edmonds Hospital | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | Compare Swedish Edmonds Hospital |
| T45 | Yakima Valley Memorial | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | 10.9%, 7th percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Yakima Valley Memorial |
| 48 | St Francis Community Hospital | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare St Francis Community Hospital |
| 49 | Grays Harbor Community Hospital | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 13.1%, 27th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Grays Harbor Community Hospital |
| 50 | Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 10.3%, 11th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare 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.