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Top-rated hospitals in Wisconsin

86 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Madison VA Medical Center, River Falls Area Hospital, Sauk Prairie Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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86 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by overall star rating; 54 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall 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 average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs5512.1%7.1%16.0%0.87——475Compare
T1River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access55—11.3%14.0%—96 min—25Compare
T1Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care55—13.0%14.1%1.01152 min0.8636Compare
T1Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access55—10.8%14.6%—109 min—15Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care559.8%10.2%14.3%0.85134 min0.90345Compare
T1Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access54—11.3%14.3%—117 min—25Compare
T1Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua, WI · Acute care55—9.9%15.2%0.89174 min0.9219Compare
T1Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care54—11.9%14.9%0.89145 min0.8499Compare
T1Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care5411.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
T1Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care5412.0%11.1%14.7%0.93142 min0.9066Compare
T1Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care54—12.0%14.8%0.95112 min0.8569Compare
T1Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
T1Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access54—11.0%14.2%—137 min—25Compare
T1University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care5411.6%8.5%14.2%1.04214 min0.93536Compare
T1Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun, WI · Critical access54—10.8%14.7%—139 min—15Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care5410.3%12.0%13.6%0.68178 min0.95304Compare
T1The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care5410.8%10.5%15.6%0.93145 min0.90100Compare
T1UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
T1Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care5411.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
T1Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care5311.3%9.8%13.6%0.93124 min—538Compare
T1Spooner Health SystemSpooner, WI · Critical access5———15.0%—109 min—25Compare
T22Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access45—13.9%14.4%—144 min—25Compare
T22Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access45—13.9%14.6%—138 min—25Compare
T22Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew Richmond, WI · Critical access45—13.2%14.9%—108 min—25Compare
T22Upland Hills HealthDodgeville, WI · Critical access45—12.1%14.9%—113 min—25Compare
T22Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access45—10.5%14.4%—152 min—25Compare
T22Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care4412.2%12.8%14.9%1.01133 min0.92132Compare
T22Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care4411.7%10.1%14.4%1.20179 min0.9474Compare
T22Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care4410.9%11.0%14.3%0.82122 min0.8184Compare
T22Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care44—10.9%15.7%0.95127 min0.8471Compare
T22Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care44—13.5%14.6%—163 min0.94109Compare
T22Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care45—11.7%14.5%0.97124 min0.7840Compare
T22Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care44—9.3%15.7%0.90129 min0.8499Compare
T22Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care4411.5%15.1%14.2%1.30151 min0.94242Compare
T22Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care4412.6%12.8%13.9%1.05167 min1.07325Compare
T22Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access44—9.9%14.4%—142 min—15Compare
T22Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access44—9.5%14.4%—109 min—29Compare
T22SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care43—13.7%14.0%0.88138 min0.9050Compare
T22SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac, WI · Acute care4410.8%15.5%15.0%1.06150 min0.88151Compare
T22SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care44—11.1%14.0%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
T22SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison, WI · Acute care4410.3%14.5%14.4%0.90190 min0.93440Compare
T22Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care4411.9%17.5%13.1%1.54147 min0.92160Compare
T22Thedacare Regional Medical Center - NeenahNeenah, WI · Acute care4412.1%14.1%14.8%1.08142 min0.95182Compare
T22Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care4412.4%10.6%15.5%0.90140 min1.05400Compare
T22Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care4312.7%12.5%14.8%1.20143 min0.85332Compare
T22Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care44—13.8%15.4%1.16148 min0.91181Compare
T22Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care4411.8%11.8%14.1%0.97157 min0.95321Compare
T22Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care44—11.1%15.2%0.95182 min0.87123Compare
T22Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care4310.9%10.1%15.4%1.09172 min0.961,213Compare
T22Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care4310.8%11.9%14.6%0.85219 min0.91237Compare

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.

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).