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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. 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
T41Langlade HospitalAntigo, WI · Critical access90—3—14.3%14.6%—148 min—25Compare
T52Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care895411.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
T52Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care8944—10.9%15.7%0.95127 min0.8471Compare
T52Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care894411.9%17.5%13.1%1.54147 min0.92160Compare
T52Thedacare Regional Medical Center - NeenahNeenah, WI · Acute care894412.1%14.1%14.8%1.08142 min0.95182Compare
T52Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care894412.4%10.6%15.5%0.90140 min1.05400Compare
T52Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care8934—14.2%14.6%0.94138 min0.88167Compare
T52Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar IncMenomonie, WI · Critical access8934—12.1%14.7%—133 min—25Compare
T52St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · Acute care8934—11.5%14.8%0.93122 min0.87185Compare
T60Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care8844—9.3%15.7%0.90129 min0.8499Compare
T60Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care884310.9%10.1%15.4%1.09172 min0.961,213Compare
T60Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care884310.8%11.9%14.6%0.85219 min0.91237Compare
T60St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend, WI · Acute care8844—12.4%14.1%1.16211 min0.92121Compare
T60St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls, WI · Critical access8834—10.2%14.5%—144 min—25Compare
T60Richland HospitalRichland Center, WI · Critical access8814—11.5%15.4%—100 min—25Compare
T60Ladd Memorial HospitalOsceola, WI · Critical access88—4——14.8%———23Compare
T67Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care875311.3%9.8%13.6%0.93124 min—538Compare
T67Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access8754—11.0%14.2%—137 min—25Compare
T67Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care874312.7%12.5%14.8%1.20143 min0.85332Compare
T67SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care8743—13.7%14.0%0.88138 min0.9050Compare
T67West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · Acute care874312.2%10.2%15.3%1.03182 min0.89149Compare
T67Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care8734—17.0%14.4%1.03162 min0.8999Compare
T67Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care8734—12.5%15.1%0.90162 min0.9399Compare
T67Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca, WI · Critical access8734—12.1%14.5%—120 min—25Compare
T67Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care873413.2%21.9%14.3%0.91120 min0.9795Compare
T67Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake, WI · Acute care8724—9.3%14.7%1.13168 min0.8675Compare
T67St Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior, WI · Critical access87—3——14.8%—124 min—15Compare
T78Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun, WI · Critical access8654—10.8%14.7%—139 min—15Compare
T78Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care8644—13.8%15.4%1.16148 min0.91181Compare
T78Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care8644—11.1%15.2%0.95182 min0.87123Compare
T78Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson, WI · Acute care8643—13.4%14.7%0.97171 min0.9282Compare
T78SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison, WI · Acute care864410.3%14.5%14.4%0.90190 min0.93440Compare
T78Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access8644—11.9%14.8%—108 min—25Compare
T78Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · Acute care863410.7%12.2%14.1%1.07192 min0.9144Compare
T78Ripon Medical CenterRipon, WI · Critical access86—5——14.5%—146 min—18Compare
T86The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care855410.8%10.5%15.6%0.93145 min0.90100Compare
T86St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care854311.6%15.2%14.0%1.24133 min0.99523Compare
T86Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care853313.3%9.2%15.1%1.16161 min0.92240Compare
89SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care8444—11.1%14.0%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
T90Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care833312.3%10.4%13.7%0.94167 min0.98422Compare
T90Beloit Health SystemBeloit, WI · Acute care833310.9%14.1%15.5%1.29129 min0.96256Compare
T90St Marys Hospital Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care833311.9%12.0%14.7%1.36102 min1.04158Compare
T90Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care831312.5%11.5%16.9%1.79166 min0.99504Compare
T94Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care8232—11.7%14.3%0.96136 min—270Compare
T94Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care8233—15.3%14.6%0.96153 min0.8173Compare
96Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care812311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86146 min—553Compare
97SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac, WI · Acute care804410.8%15.5%15.0%1.06150 min0.88151Compare
98Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)Beaver Dam, WI · Acute care7923—15.6%14.9%0.95183 min0.86125Compare

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).