Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital has the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure in the country, according to CMS data.
CMS collected provider data for the hospital return days, unplanned readmissions and measures of unplanned hospital visits after outpatient procedures. Data was collected from July 2019 through June 2022.
Here are the hospitals with the highest and lowest 30-day readmission rates for heart failure (Note: Data from the first and second quarters of 2020 were not reported due to the pandemic):
Lowest rates
1. Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital: 14.3
2. Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.): 15.9
3. Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (Carson City, Nev.): 16.3
4. Mckay Dee Hospital (Ogden, Utah): 16.4
5. Straub Clinic and Hospital (Honolulu): 16.6
5. Borgess Medical Center (Kalamazoo, Mich.): 16.6
5. Memorial Healthcare System (Chattanooga, Tenn.): 16.6
5. Centra Health-Lynchburg (Va.) General Hospital: 16.6
5. Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville, Va.): 16.6
10. Verde Valley Medical Center (Cottonwood, Ariz.): 16.7
10. St. Luke's Regional Medical Center (Boise, Idaho): 16.7
10. Kootenai Health (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho): 16.7
10. Bryan Medical Center (Lincoln, Neb.): 16.7
Highest rates
1. Oroville (Calif.) Hospital: 27.4
2. St. Lucie Medical Center (Port St. Lucie, Fla.): 26.4
3. Providence VA Medical Center: 25.9
4. Glenwood Regional Medical Center (West Monroe, La.): 25.3
5. West Hills (Calif.) Hospital & Medical Center: 25.1
6. VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (New York City): 25
7. Bay Pines (Fla.) VA Medical Center: 24.8
8. ECU Health North Hospital: 24.5
9. Broward Health North (Pompano Beach, Fla.): 24.4
9. Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center: 24.4
9. Wellmont Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center: 24.4