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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the lowest heart failure death rate

90 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Madison VA Medical Center, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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90 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by heart failure death rate; 50 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHeart failure death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack 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 average11.1%3.311.9%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs7.1%5512.1%16.0%0.87——475Compare
2Milwaukee VA Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Veterans Affairs7.4%3411.6%15.5%1.20——902Compare
3University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care8.5%5411.6%14.2%1.04214 min0.93536Compare
4Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care9.1%5411.4%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
5Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care9.2%3313.3%15.1%1.16161 min0.92240Compare
T6Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care9.3%44—15.7%0.90129 min0.8499Compare
T6Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake, WI · Acute care9.3%24—14.7%1.13168 min0.8675Compare
T8Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access9.5%44—14.4%—109 min—29Compare
T8Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care9.5%3410.7%15.4%0.78275 min0.96596Compare
T8Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access9.5%—5—14.9%—136 min—18Compare
11Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care9.8%5311.3%13.6%0.93124 min—538Compare
T12Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua, WI · Acute care9.9%55—15.2%0.89174 min0.9219Compare
T12Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access9.9%44—14.4%—142 min—15Compare
T14Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care10.1%4411.7%14.4%1.20179 min0.9474Compare
T14Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care10.1%4310.9%15.4%1.09172 min0.961,213Compare
T16Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care10.2%559.8%14.3%0.85134 min0.90345Compare
T16West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care10.2%4312.2%15.3%1.03182 min0.89149Compare
T16St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls, WI · Critical access10.2%34—14.5%—144 min—25Compare
T19Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care10.4%5411.8%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
T19UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care10.4%5411.0%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
T19Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care10.4%3312.3%13.7%0.94167 min0.98422Compare
T22The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care10.5%5410.8%15.6%0.93145 min0.90100Compare
T22Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access10.5%45—14.4%—152 min—25Compare
24Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care10.6%4412.4%15.5%0.90140 min1.05400Compare
25Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill, WI · Critical access10.7%———15.2%—123 min—25Compare
T26Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access10.8%55—14.6%—109 min—15Compare
T26Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun, WI · Critical access10.8%54—14.7%—139 min—15Compare
T28Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care10.9%44—15.7%0.95127 min0.8471Compare
T28Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River, WI · Critical access10.9%———15.5%—89 min—25Compare
T30Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access11.0%54—14.2%—137 min—25Compare
T30Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care11.0%4410.9%14.3%0.82122 min0.8184Compare
T32Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care11.1%5412.0%14.7%0.93142 min0.9066Compare
T32Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care11.1%44—15.2%0.95182 min0.87123Compare
T32SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care11.1%44—14.0%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
T35Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access11.3%54—14.3%—117 min—25Compare
T35River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access11.3%55—14.0%—96 min—25Compare
37Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien, WI · Critical access11.4%35—14.9%—162 min—25Compare
T38Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care11.5%3412.3%15.4%1.15143 min0.9386Compare
T38St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · Acute care11.5%34—14.8%0.93122 min0.87185Compare
T38Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care11.5%1312.5%16.9%1.79166 min0.99504Compare
T38Richland HospitalRichland Center, WI · Critical access11.5%14—15.4%—100 min—25Compare
T42Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care11.7%5411.6%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
T42Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care11.7%45—14.5%0.97124 min0.7840Compare
T42Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care11.7%32—14.3%0.96136 min—270Compare
45Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care11.8%4411.8%14.1%0.97157 min0.95321Compare
T46Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care11.9%54—14.9%0.89145 min0.8499Compare
T46Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care11.9%4310.8%14.6%0.85219 min0.91237Compare
T46Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access11.9%44—14.8%—108 min—25Compare
T49Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care12.0%54—14.8%0.95112 min0.8569Compare
T49Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care12.0%5410.3%13.6%0.68178 min0.95304Compare

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.
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.
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).