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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

64 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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64 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by readmissions penalty; 76 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
51UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care−0.31%5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
52West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care−0.32%4312.2%10.2%15.3%1.03182 min0.89149Compare
T53Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care−0.39%2311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86146 min—553Compare
T53Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · Acute care−0.39%2313.2%14.9%15.3%1.18157 min0.98380Compare
55Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care−0.47%5411.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
56Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care−0.54%3313.3%9.2%15.1%1.16161 min0.92240Compare
57Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care−0.57%1312.5%11.5%16.9%1.79166 min0.99504Compare
58Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake, WI · Acute care−0.70%24—9.3%14.7%1.13168 min0.8675Compare
59Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care−0.72%5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
60Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care−0.74%5411.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
61Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care−0.82%4310.8%11.9%14.6%0.85219 min0.91237Compare
62Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care−0.88%3413.2%21.9%14.3%0.91120 min0.9795Compare
63Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care−1.20%44—9.3%15.7%0.90129 min0.8499Compare
64Midwest Orthopedic Specialty HospitalFranklin, WI · Acute care−3.00%—5——15.7%0.94——16Compare

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).