The following is a list of hospitals with 30-day heart failure readmission rates at or below 19 percent, some of the lowest rates in the nation. Data was taken from CMS' Hospital Compare.
For reference, the national average 30-day heart failure readmission rate is 23 percent, according to Hospital Compare.
The 47 hospitals with 30-day heart failure readmission rates at or below 19 percent are:
Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital — 17.1 percent
Aurora Sheboygan (Wis.) Memorial Medical Center — 17.2
McKay Dee Hospital (Ogden, Utah) — 17.3
Catawba Valley Medical Center (Hickory, N.C.) — 17.4
University of Colorado Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs) — 17.6
St. Francis-Downtown (Greenville, S.C.) — 17.6
St. Charles Medical Center-Bend (Ore.) — 17.7
Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital (Amarillo, Texas) — 17.7
Williamsport (Pa.) Regional Medical Center — 17.8
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth (Texas) — 17.8
Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Tucson, Ariz.) — 18.1
John Muir Medical Center (Walnut Creek, Calif.) — 18.1
Audrain Medical Center (Mexico, Mo.) — 18.1
Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah) — 18.1
Munson Medical Center (Traverse City, Mich.) — 18.2
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend (Springfield, Ore.) — 18.2
Memorial Hospital of South Bend (Ind.) — 18.3
Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) — 18.3
Dixie Regional Medical Center (St. George, Utah) — 18.3
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 18.4
Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) — 18.4
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 18.4
Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Medical Center — 18.4
Wesley Medical Center (Wichita, Kan.) — 18.4
Frye Regional Medical Center (Hickory, N.C.) — 18.4
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (Portland, Ore.) — 18.4
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (Monterey, Calif.) — 18.5
Owensboro (Ky.) Health Regional Hospital — 18.5
St. Vincent Hospital (Santa Fe, N.M.) — 18.5
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center (Boise, Idaho) — 18.7
Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan (Ludington, Mich.) — 18.7
GHS Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Medical Center — 18.7
Providence St. Peter Hospital (Olympia, Wash.) — 18.7
Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz, Calif.) — 18.8
Fremont (Neb.) Area Medical Center — 18.8
Licking Memorial Hospital (Newark, Ohio) — 18.8
Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Medical Center — 18.8
Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital (Florence, Ala.) — 18.9
Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital — 18.9
Mercy Medical Center (Redding, Calif.) — 18.9
Portneuf Medical Center (Pocatello, Idaho) — 18.9
Marshalltown (Iowa) Medical Center — 18.9
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center — 18.9
Abilene (Texas) Regional Medical Center — 18.9
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center (Phoenix) — 19
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital (Red Bluff, Calif.) — 19
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 19