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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

120 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc, Orthopaedic Hospital Of Wisconsin, Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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120 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by hospital-wide readmission rate; 20 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.0%3.311.9%11.1%1.00162 min1.00
1Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care13.1%4411.9%17.5%1.54147 min0.92160Compare
2Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care13.2%—5——0.87—0.7330Compare
T3Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care13.6%5311.3%9.8%0.93124 min—538Compare
T3Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care13.6%5410.3%12.0%0.68178 min0.95304Compare
5Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care13.7%3312.3%10.4%0.94167 min0.98422Compare
6Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care13.9%4412.6%12.8%1.05167 min1.07325Compare
T7River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access14.0%55—11.3%—96 min—25Compare
T7SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care14.0%44—11.1%0.98114 min0.84100Compare
T7SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care14.0%43—13.7%0.88138 min0.9050Compare
T7St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care14.0%4311.6%15.2%1.24133 min0.99523Compare
T11Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care14.1%55—13.0%1.01152 min0.8636Compare
T11Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care14.1%4411.8%11.8%0.97157 min0.95321Compare
T11St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend, WI · Acute care14.1%44—12.4%1.16211 min0.92121Compare
T11Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · Acute care14.1%3410.7%12.2%1.07192 min0.9144Compare
T11Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care14.1%2311.8%12.4%0.86146 min—553Compare
T11Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk, WI · Critical access14.1%—————121 min—18Compare
T11Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona, WI · Acute care14.1%—5——0.93—1.0813Compare
T11Southwest Health CenterPlatteville, WI · Critical access14.1%—5———116 min—25Compare
T19Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access14.2%54—11.0%—137 min—25Compare
T19University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care14.2%5411.6%8.5%1.04214 min0.93536Compare
T19Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care14.2%4411.5%15.1%1.30151 min0.94242Compare
T22Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access14.3%54—11.3%—117 min—25Compare
T22Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care14.3%559.8%10.2%0.85134 min0.90345Compare
T22Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care14.3%4410.9%11.0%0.82122 min0.8184Compare
T22Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care14.3%32—11.7%0.96136 min—270Compare
T22Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care14.3%3413.2%21.9%0.91120 min0.9795Compare
T27Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care14.4%5411.8%10.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
T27Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care14.4%4411.7%10.1%1.20179 min0.9474Compare
T27Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access14.4%45—13.9%—144 min—25Compare
T27Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access14.4%44—9.9%—142 min—15Compare
T27Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access14.4%44—9.5%—109 min—29Compare
T27SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison, WI · Acute care14.4%4410.3%14.5%0.90190 min0.93440Compare
T27Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access14.4%45—10.5%—152 min—25Compare
T27Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care14.4%34—17.0%1.03162 min0.8999Compare
T27Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI · Critical access14.4%—4—12.3%—154 min—15Compare
T27Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access14.4%—5———138 min—25Compare
T37Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care14.5%45—11.7%0.97124 min0.7840Compare
T37St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls, WI · Critical access14.5%34—10.2%—144 min—25Compare
T37Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca, WI · Critical access14.5%34—12.1%—120 min—25Compare
T37Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access14.5%25—14.9%—120 min—25Compare
T37Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls, WI · Critical access14.5%—————102 min—25Compare
T37Ripon Medical CenterRipon, WI · Critical access14.5%—5———146 min—18Compare
T43Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access14.6%55—10.8%—109 min—15Compare
T43Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access14.6%45—13.9%—138 min—25Compare
T43Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care14.6%4310.8%11.9%0.85219 min0.91237Compare
T43Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care14.6%44—13.5%—163 min0.94109Compare
T43Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care14.6%33—15.3%0.96153 min0.8173Compare
T43Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care14.6%34—14.2%0.94138 min0.88167Compare
T43Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehall, WI · Critical access14.6%—————120 min—25Compare
T43Langlade HospitalAntigo, WI · Critical access14.6%—3—14.3%—148 min—25Compare

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.

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.
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.
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).