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Top U.S. hospitals by readmission scores
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital readmission reduction program (HRRP) incentivizes facilities to avoid additional patient hospitalizations by reducing reimbursements for hospitals with excessive preventable readmissions.
The Definitive Healthcare HospitalView product tracks hospital readmission rates and scores for nearly 4,300 U.S. hospitals. The table below features the hospitals with the lowest, or best performing, readmission rate scores. Results in this analysis are according to the most recent 12-month interval tracked in our database.
| Rank | Hospital | City | State | # of staffed beds | All cause hospital-wide readmission rate | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospital for Special Surgery | New York | NY | 166 | 10.10% | Explore |
| 2 | St Lukes Boise Medical Center | Boise | ID | 560 | 11.50% | Explore |
| 3 | New England Baptist Hospital | Boston | MA | 75 | 11.50% | Explore |
| 4 | W G Bill Hefner VA Medical Center (AKA Salisbury VA Medical Center) | Salisbury | NC | 159 | 11.80% | Explore |
| 5 | Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital - Tyler | Tyler | TX | 20 | 12.30% | Explore |
| 6 | Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital | Wichita | KS | 35 | 12.30% | Explore |
| 7 | Arkansas Surgical Hospital | North Little Rock | AR | 47 | 12.30% | Explore |
| 8 | Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | PA | 620 | 12.40% | Explore |
| 9 | Intermountain Medical Center | Murray | UT | 486 | 12.40% | Explore |
| 10 | Arizona Specialty Hospital (FKA OASIS Hospital) | Phoenix | AZ | 64 | 12.40% | Explore |
| 11 | Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute | Leawood | KS | 17 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 12 | Marion VA Medical Center | Marion | IN | 75 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 13 | MercyOne Newton Medical Center (FKA Skiff Medical Center) | Newton | IA | 48 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 14 | UM Shore Medical Center at Easton (FKA Memorial Hospital at Easton) | Easton | MD | 48 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 15 | Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | Bangor | ME | 313 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 16 | Utah Valley Hospital | Provo | UT | 340 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 17 | Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center | Spokane | WA | 609 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 18 | Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse | La Crosse | WI | 99 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 19 | Tisch Hospital | New York | NY | 725 | 12.50% | Explore |
| 20 | PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | Bellingham | WA | 208 | 12.60% | Explore |
| 21 | EvergreenHealth Medical Center | Kirkland | WA | 304 | 12.60% | Explore |
| 22 | McKay-Dee Hospital | Ogden | UT | 236 | 12.60% | Explore |
| 23 | Salina Regional Health Center | Salina | KS | 177 | 12.60% | Explore |
| 24 | Providence Alaska Medical Center | Anchorage | AK | 401 | 12.70% | Explore |
| 25 | Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | PA | 68 | 12.70% | Explore |
Fig. 1 Data is from the Definitive Healthcare HospitalView product and the most recent 12-month interval tracked in our database. Accessed October 2024.
Which hospitals have the lowest readmission scores?
The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has the lowest readmission score at 10.1%, followed by St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, with an 11.5% readmission rate.
There are 25 hospitals that have hospital-wide readmission rate scores at 12.7% or lower. These hospitals are dispersed across 17 states. The states of Kansas, Utah, and Washington each have three hospitals on the list.
The average readmission rate for the hospitals on the list is 12.29%, compared to the national average readmission rate of 14.56%.
How do hospitals reduce hospital readmission rates?
Numerous external factors affect a hospital’s readmission rate, including the health of the patient population and the severity of conditions during their hospital stay.
Improving communication between healthcare providers, facilitating care coordination and patient discharge planning, and implementing technology solutions such as remote patient monitoring are all methods healthcare systems may employ to reduce readmissions.
What conditions are tracked for readmissions?
CMS monitors 30-day readmissions for the following list of conditions and procedures:
- Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or heart attack
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Heart failure
- Pneumonia
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
- Total hip arthroplasty and/or total knee arthroplasty
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