Here is a list of the top 50 hospitals with the lowest 30-day readmission rates for heart attack patients, according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare database.
Note: This list covers data submitted from July 2007 to June 2010.
1. Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital.
2. St. Charles Medical Center – Bend (Ore.)
3. Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital
4. Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital — Muncie, Ind.
5. St. Joseph Hospital — Orange, Calif.
6. Tri-City Medical Center — Oceanside, Calif.
7. Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare-Shea Medical Center
8. Bon Secours – Depaul Medical Center — Norfolk, Va.
9. St. John's Regional Health Center — Springfield, Mo.
10. Dixie Regional Medical Center — St. George, Utah
11. Medical Center of the Rockies — Loveland, Colo.
12. Memorial Health University Medical Center — Savannah, Ga.
13. Rogue Valley Medical Center — Medford, Ore.
14. Midland Memorial Hospital — Midland, Texas
15. Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital
16. Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital
17. Intermountain Medical Center — Murray, Utah
18. Sacred Heart Hospital — Pensacola, Fla.
19. Venice (Fla.) Regional Medical Center
20. Naples (Fla.) Community Hospital
21. Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center — Idaho Halls, Idaho
22. Lovelace Medical Center — Albuquerque
23. Avera St. Luke's — Aberdeen, S.D.
24. Eisenhower Medical Center — Rancho Mirage, Calif.
25. Anmed Health — Anderson, S.C.
26. Central Washington Hospital — Wenatchee, Wash.
27. Kadlec Regional Medical Center — Richland, Wash.
28. Hamilton Medical Center — Dalton, Ga.
29. Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — Fort Wayne, Ind.
30. Mercy Health Partners – Mercy Campus — Muskegon, Mich.
31. St. Alexius Medical Center — Bismarck, N.D.
32. Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota — Sioux Falls, S.D.
33. Washington Regional Medical Center at North Hills — Fayetteville, Ark.
34. Sonora (Calif.) Regional Medical Center
35. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital
36. Portneuf Medical Center — Pocatello, Idaho
37. Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus — Grand Rapids, Mich.
38. St. Francis Hospital — Escanaba, Mich.
39. Renown Regional Medical Center — Reno, Nev.
40. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (Calif.)
41. East Jefferson General Hospital — Metairie, La.
42. UPMC Hamot — Erie, Pa.
43. Hendrick Medical Center — Abilene, Texas
44. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center — La Crosse, Wis.
45. Sky Ridge Medical Center — Lone Tree, Colo.
46. Gulf Coast Medical Center — Fort Myers, Fla.
47. Wesley Medical Center — Wichita, Kan.
48. Medcenter One — Bismarck, N.D.
49. The Washington (Pa.) Hospital
50. Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital
Note: This list covers data submitted from July 2007 to June 2010.
1. Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital.
2. St. Charles Medical Center – Bend (Ore.)
3. Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital
4. Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital — Muncie, Ind.
5. St. Joseph Hospital — Orange, Calif.
6. Tri-City Medical Center — Oceanside, Calif.
7. Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare-Shea Medical Center
8. Bon Secours – Depaul Medical Center — Norfolk, Va.
9. St. John's Regional Health Center — Springfield, Mo.
10. Dixie Regional Medical Center — St. George, Utah
11. Medical Center of the Rockies — Loveland, Colo.
12. Memorial Health University Medical Center — Savannah, Ga.
13. Rogue Valley Medical Center — Medford, Ore.
14. Midland Memorial Hospital — Midland, Texas
15. Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital
16. Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital
17. Intermountain Medical Center — Murray, Utah
18. Sacred Heart Hospital — Pensacola, Fla.
19. Venice (Fla.) Regional Medical Center
20. Naples (Fla.) Community Hospital
21. Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center — Idaho Halls, Idaho
22. Lovelace Medical Center — Albuquerque
23. Avera St. Luke's — Aberdeen, S.D.
24. Eisenhower Medical Center — Rancho Mirage, Calif.
25. Anmed Health — Anderson, S.C.
26. Central Washington Hospital — Wenatchee, Wash.
27. Kadlec Regional Medical Center — Richland, Wash.
28. Hamilton Medical Center — Dalton, Ga.
29. Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — Fort Wayne, Ind.
30. Mercy Health Partners – Mercy Campus — Muskegon, Mich.
31. St. Alexius Medical Center — Bismarck, N.D.
32. Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota — Sioux Falls, S.D.
33. Washington Regional Medical Center at North Hills — Fayetteville, Ark.
34. Sonora (Calif.) Regional Medical Center
35. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital
36. Portneuf Medical Center — Pocatello, Idaho
37. Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus — Grand Rapids, Mich.
38. St. Francis Hospital — Escanaba, Mich.
39. Renown Regional Medical Center — Reno, Nev.
40. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (Calif.)
41. East Jefferson General Hospital — Metairie, La.
42. UPMC Hamot — Erie, Pa.
43. Hendrick Medical Center — Abilene, Texas
44. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center — La Crosse, Wis.
45. Sky Ridge Medical Center — Lone Tree, Colo.
46. Gulf Coast Medical Center — Fort Myers, Fla.
47. Wesley Medical Center — Wichita, Kan.
48. Medcenter One — Bismarck, N.D.
49. The Washington (Pa.) Hospital
50. Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital
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