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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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1Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care13.1%11.9%17.5%15.9%9.4%3.1%15.0%Compare
2Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendale, WI · Acute care13.2%——————Compare
T3Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care13.6%11.3%9.8%15.8%8.9%—10.3%Compare
T3Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care13.6%10.3%12.0%12.7%7.0%2.3%9.9%Compare
5Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care13.7%12.3%10.4%13.8%7.9%2.7%9.5%Compare
6Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care13.9%12.6%12.8%13.0%8.6%2.6%12.2%Compare
T7River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access14.0%—11.3%14.6%——10.6%Compare
T7SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care14.0%—11.1%12.6%8.1%—9.4%Compare
T7SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care14.0%—13.7%16.2%7.5%—10.2%Compare
T7St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care14.0%11.6%15.2%16.2%8.6%1.6%14.6%Compare
T11Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care14.1%—13.0%13.2%——11.8%Compare
T11Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care14.1%11.8%11.8%14.8%9.7%2.0%10.0%Compare
T11St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend, WI · Acute care14.1%—12.4%15.3%9.7%—12.1%Compare
T11Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · Acute care14.1%10.7%12.2%18.0%10.0%—11.9%Compare
T11Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care14.1%11.8%12.4%14.1%9.5%—11.7%Compare
T11Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk, WI · Critical access14.1%——19.2%———Compare
T11Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona, WI · Acute care14.1%——————Compare
T11Southwest Health CenterPlatteville, WI · Critical access14.1%——————Compare
T19Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access14.2%—11.0%17.6%7.9%——Compare
T19University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · Acute care14.2%11.6%8.5%9.3%6.8%2.1%10.7%Compare
T19Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care14.2%11.5%15.1%18.9%11.3%2.0%8.7%Compare
T22Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access14.3%—11.3%11.8%——10.5%Compare
T22Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care14.3%9.8%10.2%14.4%8.7%—10.0%Compare
T22Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care14.3%10.9%11.0%17.2%9.8%—11.3%Compare
T22Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care14.3%—11.7%12.6%———Compare
T22Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care14.3%13.2%21.9%23.0%9.2%—13.6%Compare
T27Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care14.4%11.8%10.4%12.2%7.9%—13.0%Compare
T27Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha, WI · Acute care14.4%11.7%10.1%14.2%9.4%—9.7%Compare
T27Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access14.4%—13.9%15.0%9.2%——Compare
T27Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access14.4%—9.9%14.4%———Compare
T27Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access14.4%—9.5%12.5%8.4%—12.6%Compare
T27SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison, WI · Acute care14.4%10.3%14.5%17.0%10.4%1.5%9.6%Compare
T27Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access14.4%—10.5%16.7%———Compare
T27Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care14.4%—17.0%16.7%9.0%—10.2%Compare
T27Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI · Critical access14.4%—12.3%17.7%——11.2%Compare
T27Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access14.4%——14.1%11.8%——Compare
T37Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care14.5%—11.7%17.5%———Compare
T37St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls, WI · Critical access14.5%—10.2%15.7%9.8%—13.6%Compare
T37Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca, WI · Critical access14.5%—12.1%17.1%——16.6%Compare
T37Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access14.5%—14.9%14.0%9.1%—12.9%Compare
T37Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls, WI · Critical access14.5%——16.7%———Compare
T37Ripon Medical CenterRipon, WI · Critical access14.5%——————Compare
T43Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access14.6%—10.8%14.7%8.1%——Compare
T43Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access14.6%—13.9%17.6%———Compare
T43Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care14.6%10.8%11.9%13.9%7.3%—10.5%Compare
T43Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care14.6%—13.5%14.0%9.1%—10.3%Compare
T43Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care14.6%—15.3%13.6%8.8%—11.9%Compare
T43Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care14.6%—14.2%13.9%7.0%—12.8%Compare
T43Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehall, WI · Critical access14.6%——————Compare
T43Langlade HospitalAntigo, WI · Critical access14.6%—14.3%18.5%——13.1%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.

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure 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.