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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the highest patients would recommend

98 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sauk Prairie Hospital, Columbus Community Hospital, Stoughton Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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98 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by patients would recommend; 42 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatients would recommendhigher 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 average873.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care9655—13.0%14.1%1.01152 min0.8636Compare
T1Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access9645—13.9%14.6%—138 min—25Compare
T1Stoughton HospitalStoughton, WI · Critical access9635—12.2%14.9%—154 min—25Compare
T1Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona, WI · Acute care96—5——14.1%0.93—1.0813Compare
T1Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care96—5——13.2%0.87—0.7330Compare
T6Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs955512.1%7.1%16.0%0.87——475Compare
T6River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access9555—11.3%14.0%—96 min—25Compare
T6Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access9555—10.8%14.6%—109 min—15Compare
T6Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access9545—13.9%14.4%—144 min—25Compare
T6Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew Richmond, WI · Critical access9545—13.2%14.9%—108 min—25Compare
T6Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care95—5——14.8%—125 min0.7116Compare
T12Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care94559.8%10.2%14.3%0.85134 min0.90345Compare
T12Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care9444—13.5%14.6%—163 min0.94109Compare
T12Upland Hills HealthDodgeville, WI · Critical access9445—12.1%14.9%—113 min—25Compare
T12Flambeau HospitalPark Falls, WI · Critical access9435——15.4%—102 min—15Compare
T12Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access9425—14.9%14.5%—120 min—25Compare
T12Southwest Health CenterPlatteville, WI · Critical access94—5——14.1%—116 min—25Compare
T18Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care935411.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
T18Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access9354—11.3%14.3%—117 min—25Compare
T18Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua, WI · Acute care9355—9.9%15.2%0.89174 min0.9219Compare
T18University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care935411.6%8.5%14.2%1.04214 min0.93536Compare
T18Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access9345—10.5%14.4%—152 min—25Compare
T18Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WI · Critical access9335—13.4%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T18Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access93—5—9.5%14.9%—136 min—18Compare
T25Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care925412.0%11.1%14.7%0.93142 min0.9066Compare
T25Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care925410.3%12.0%13.6%0.68178 min0.95304Compare
T25Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care924412.2%12.8%14.9%1.01133 min0.92132Compare
T25Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care924410.9%11.0%14.3%0.82122 min0.8184Compare
T25Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access9244—9.5%14.4%—109 min—29Compare
T25Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien, WI · Critical access9235—11.4%14.9%—162 min—25Compare
T25Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI · Critical access92—4—12.3%14.4%—154 min—15Compare
T25Midwest Orthopedic Specialty HospitalFranklin, WI · Acute care92—5——15.7%0.94——16Compare
T25Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access92—5——14.4%—138 min—25Compare
T34Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care9154—12.0%14.8%0.95112 min0.8569Compare
T34Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care915411.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
T34Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care914411.7%10.1%14.4%1.20179 min0.9474Compare
T34Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care914411.5%15.1%14.2%1.30151 min0.94242Compare
T34Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care914412.6%12.8%13.9%1.05167 min1.07325Compare
T34Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access9144—9.9%14.4%—142 min—15Compare
T34Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin, WI · Critical access91—4——14.9%—111 min—25Compare
T41Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care9054—11.9%14.9%0.89145 min0.8499Compare
T41UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care905411.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
T41Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care904411.8%11.8%14.1%0.97157 min0.95321Compare
T41Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care9045—11.7%14.5%0.97124 min0.7840Compare
T41Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care903410.7%9.5%15.4%0.78275 min0.96596Compare
T41Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care903412.3%11.5%15.4%1.15143 min0.9386Compare
T41Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva, WI · Critical access9034—12.9%14.7%—126 min—25Compare
T41Milwaukee VA Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Veterans Affairs903411.6%7.4%15.5%1.20——902Compare
T41Thedacare Medical Center - Berlin IncBerlin, WI · Critical access9034—12.8%14.7%—110 min—25Compare
T41Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · Acute care902313.2%14.9%15.3%1.18157 min0.98380Compare

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.

Patients would recommend
HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
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).