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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the lowest heart attack death rate
39 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc, Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital, SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc |
| T2 | Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 7.0%, 88th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital |
| T2 | SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison |
| T4 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital |
| T4 | Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 18.0%, 14th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire |
| T6 | The Monroe Clinic | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare The Monroe Clinic |
| T6 | Community Memorial Hospital | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Community Memorial Hospital |
| T6 | SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 15.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 9.8%, 84th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac |
| T9 | Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh |
| T9 | Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 10.7%, 97th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.4%, 73rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Aurora St Lukes Medical Center |
| T9 | Beloit Health System | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 10.1%, 14th percentile | — | 21.6%, 1st percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Beloit Health System |
| 12 | UnityPoint Health - Meriter | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 8.6%, 96th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare UnityPoint Health - Meriter |
| 13 | Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital |
| 14 | Aurora Medical Center | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.4%, 96th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Aurora Medical Center |
| 15 | Bellin Memorial Hospital | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 18.9%, 9th percentile | 11.3%, 4th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare Bellin Memorial Hospital |
| T16 | Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 13.9%, 19th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital |
| T16 | University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | Compare University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority |
| T16 | St Vincent Hospital | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 1.6%, 93rd percentile | 14.6%, 13th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare St Vincent Hospital |
| T16 | Milwaukee VA Medical Center | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 5.9%, 98th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Milwaukee VA Medical Center |
| 20 | Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Aurora Medical Center Kenosha |
| T21 | Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County |
| T21 | Aspirus Wausau Hospital | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 9.7%, 20th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Aspirus Wausau Hospital |
| T21 | Ascension All Saints Hospital | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | Compare Ascension All Saints Hospital |
| T24 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 3.1%, 16th percentile | 15.0%, 12th percentile | 13.1%, 99th percentile | Compare Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc |
| T24 | St Marys Hospital Medical Center | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 7th percentile | — | 13.2%, 26th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare St Marys Hospital Medical Center |
| 26 | Aurora Medical Center - Summit | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Aurora Medical Center - Summit |
| T27 | Madison VA Medical Center | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 7.1%, 98th percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Madison VA Medical Center |
| T27 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Neenah | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | — | — | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Neenah |
| T29 | Aurora BayCare Medical Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.2%, 66th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 2.4%, 44th percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Aurora BayCare Medical Center |
| T29 | West Allis Memorial Hospital | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare West Allis Memorial Hospital |
| T31 | Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | Compare Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee |
| T31 | Marshfield Medical Center - Weston | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 13.2%, 26th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Marshfield Medical Center - Weston |
| 33 | Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Waukesha Memorial Hospital |
| 34 | Marshfield Medical Center | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 11.0%, 62nd percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | Compare Marshfield Medical Center |
| 35 | Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 12.2%, 40th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center |
| 36 | Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 11.8%, 47th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus |
| T37 | Watertown Memorial Hospital | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 21.9%, 0th percentile | 23.0%, 0th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 13.6%, 22nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Watertown Memorial Hospital |
| T37 | Froedtert South Inc. | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 14.9%, 4th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 10.2%, 12th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 15.2%, 11th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Froedtert South Inc. |
| 39 | Mercy Health System Corp | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 4.6%, 2nd percentile | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Mercy Health System Corp |
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.
- 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.
- 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.