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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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National average11.1%11.9%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
1Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs7.1%12.1%11.2%6.8%——16.0%Compare
2Milwaukee VA Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Veterans Affairs7.4%11.6%13.3%5.9%——15.5%Compare
3University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care8.5%11.6%9.3%6.8%2.1%10.7%14.2%Compare
4Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care9.1%11.4%14.1%6.4%2.0%11.0%14.7%Compare
5Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care9.2%13.3%13.9%8.9%4.6%12.7%15.1%Compare
T6Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care9.3%—16.6%9.0%—8.8%15.7%Compare
T6Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake, WI · Acute care9.3%—15.6%——12.2%14.7%Compare
T8Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access9.5%—12.5%8.4%—12.6%14.4%Compare
T8Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care9.5%10.7%12.8%6.5%2.4%9.7%15.4%Compare
T8Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access9.5%—13.5%———14.9%Compare
11Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care9.8%11.3%15.8%8.9%—10.3%13.6%Compare
T12Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua, WI · Acute care9.9%—16.7%7.7%—11.9%15.2%Compare
T12Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access9.9%—14.4%———14.4%Compare
T14Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care10.1%11.7%14.2%9.4%—9.7%14.4%Compare
T14Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care10.1%10.9%10.7%7.5%2.3%10.4%15.4%Compare
T16Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care10.2%9.8%14.4%8.7%—10.0%14.3%Compare
T16West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care10.2%12.2%13.0%7.4%—9.9%15.3%Compare
T16St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls, WI · Critical access10.2%—15.7%9.8%—13.6%14.5%Compare
T19Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care10.4%11.8%12.2%7.9%—13.0%14.4%Compare
T19UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care10.4%11.0%12.9%7.7%—8.6%15.8%Compare
T19Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care10.4%12.3%13.8%7.9%2.7%9.5%13.7%Compare
T22The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care10.5%10.8%13.9%7.8%—11.8%15.6%Compare
T22Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access10.5%—16.7%———14.4%Compare
24Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care10.6%12.4%17.1%8.1%2.0%11.0%15.5%Compare
25Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill, WI · Critical access10.7%—19.4%———15.2%Compare
T26Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access10.8%—14.7%8.1%——14.6%Compare
T26Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun, WI · Critical access10.8%—15.4%———14.7%Compare
T28Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care10.9%—15.5%———15.7%Compare
T28Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River, WI · Critical access10.9%—13.3%———15.5%Compare
T30Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access11.0%—17.6%7.9%——14.2%Compare
T30Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care11.0%10.9%17.2%9.8%—11.3%14.3%Compare
T32Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care11.1%12.0%12.8%8.2%—10.8%14.7%Compare
T32Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care11.1%—12.8%9.5%—10.0%15.2%Compare
T32SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care11.1%—12.6%8.1%—9.4%14.0%Compare
T35Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access11.3%—11.8%——10.5%14.3%Compare
T35River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access11.3%—14.6%——10.6%14.0%Compare
37Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien, WI · Critical access11.4%—15.8%———14.9%Compare
T38Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care11.5%12.3%17.7%7.9%—13.2%15.4%Compare
T38St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · Acute care11.5%—17.3%——11.8%14.8%Compare
T38Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care11.5%12.5%13.7%7.2%2.7%11.0%16.9%Compare
T38Richland HospitalRichland Center, WI · Critical access11.5%—15.3%10.1%——15.4%Compare
T42Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care11.7%11.6%13.2%7.6%—13.9%15.0%Compare
T42Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care11.7%—17.5%———14.5%Compare
T42Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care11.7%—12.6%———14.3%Compare
45Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care11.8%11.8%14.8%9.7%2.0%10.0%14.1%Compare
T46Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care11.9%—14.4%6.9%—10.3%14.9%Compare
T46Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care11.9%10.8%13.9%7.3%—10.5%14.6%Compare
T46Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access11.9%—13.8%——13.8%14.8%Compare
T49Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care12.0%—13.6%——9.5%14.8%Compare
T49Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care12.0%10.3%12.7%7.0%2.3%9.9%13.6%Compare

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.