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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the highest patient survey star rating

98 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Madison VA Medical Center, Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua, Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc. 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 patient survey star rating; 42 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterOverall 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 average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Madison VA Medical CenterMadison, WI · Veterans Affairs5512.1%7.1%16.0%0.87——475Compare
T1Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua, WI · Acute care55—9.9%15.2%0.89174 min0.9219Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care559.8%10.2%14.3%0.85134 min0.90345Compare
T1River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access55—11.3%14.0%—96 min—25Compare
T1Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care55—13.0%14.1%1.01152 min0.8636Compare
T1Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access55—10.8%14.6%—109 min—15Compare
T1Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access54—13.9%14.6%—138 min—25Compare
T1Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access54—13.9%14.4%—144 min—25Compare
T1Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care54—11.7%14.5%0.97124 min0.7840Compare
T1Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access54—10.5%14.4%—152 min—25Compare
T1Upland Hills HealthDodgeville, WI · Critical access54—12.1%14.9%—113 min—25Compare
T1Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew Richmond, WI · Critical access54—13.2%14.9%—108 min—25Compare
T1Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien, WI · Critical access53—11.4%14.9%—162 min—25Compare
T1Flambeau HospitalPark Falls, WI · Critical access53——15.4%—102 min—15Compare
T1Stoughton HospitalStoughton, WI · Critical access53—12.2%14.9%—154 min—25Compare
T1Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WI · Critical access53—13.4%14.9%—124 min—25Compare
T1Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access52—14.9%14.5%—120 min—25Compare
T1Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care5———14.8%—125 min0.7116Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access5——9.5%14.9%—136 min—18Compare
T1Midwest Orthopedic Specialty HospitalFranklin, WI · Acute care5———15.7%0.94——16Compare
T1Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona, WI · Acute care5———14.1%0.93—1.0813Compare
T1Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care5———13.2%0.87—0.7330Compare
T1Ripon Medical CenterRipon, WI · Critical access5———14.5%—146 min—18Compare
T1Southwest Health CenterPlatteville, WI · Critical access5———14.1%—116 min—25Compare
T1Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access5———14.4%—138 min—25Compare
T26Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care45—11.9%14.9%0.89145 min0.8499Compare
T26Aurora Medical CenterGrafton, WI · Acute care4511.4%9.1%14.7%1.05188 min0.8562Compare
T26Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care4512.0%11.1%14.7%0.93142 min0.9066Compare
T26Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care45—12.0%14.8%0.95112 min0.8569Compare
T26Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care4511.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
T26Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access45—11.3%14.3%—117 min—25Compare
T26Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care4510.3%12.0%13.6%0.68178 min0.95304Compare
T26Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care4511.6%11.7%15.0%0.88136 min1.05156Compare
T26Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access45—11.0%14.2%—137 min—25Compare
T26The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care4510.8%10.5%15.6%0.93145 min0.90100Compare
T26UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care4511.0%10.4%15.8%0.83142 min0.93448Compare
T26University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care4511.6%8.5%14.2%1.04214 min0.93536Compare
T26Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun, WI · Critical access45—10.8%14.7%—139 min—15Compare
T26Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care44—13.8%15.4%1.16148 min0.91181Compare
T26Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care4411.8%11.8%14.1%0.97157 min0.95321Compare
T26Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care4412.2%12.8%14.9%1.01133 min0.92132Compare
T26Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care44—9.3%15.7%0.90129 min0.8499Compare
T26Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care4411.7%10.1%14.4%1.20179 min0.9474Compare
T26Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care4410.9%11.0%14.3%0.82122 min0.8184Compare
T26Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care44—10.9%15.7%0.95127 min0.8471Compare
T26Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington, WI · Acute care44—11.1%15.2%0.95182 min0.87123Compare
T26Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care4411.5%15.1%14.2%1.30151 min0.94242Compare
T26Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care4412.6%12.8%13.9%1.05167 min1.07325Compare
T26Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care44—13.5%14.6%—163 min0.94109Compare
T26Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access44—9.9%14.4%—142 min—15Compare

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.

Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality 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).