CMS calculates hospital excess readmission ratios for 30-day unplanned readmissions of patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, elective primary total hip and/or total knee arthroplasty and coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
An excess readmission ratio is based on a hospital’s predicted readmission performance and the expected readmission ratios of hospitals with similar patient mixes. A ratio less than 1.0 means the hospital performed better than the average hospital with similar patients. A ratio higher than 1.0 means the hospital performed worse.
Here are the hospitals with the highest and lowest heart attack readmission ratios:
Lowest:
| Facility Name | Heart Attack Readmission Ratio |
|
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (Santa Fe, N.M.) |
0.7819 |
|
St. George Regional Hospital (Utah) |
0.7822 |
|
Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center |
0.7915 |
|
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville (N.C.) Surgery Center |
0.7918 |
|
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor) |
0.7983 |
|
Christus Mother Frances Hospital (Tyler, Texas) |
0.8017 |
|
McKay Dee Hospital (Ogden, Utah) |
0.8063 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester (Minn.) |
0.8080 |
|
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital (Spokane, Wash.) |
0.8101 |
| Kootenai Health (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) | 0.8137 |
Highest:
| Facility Name | Heart Attack Readmission Ratio |
|
Henry Ford Health Hospital (Detroit) |
1.2694 |
|
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak, Mich.) |
1.2604 |
|
Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital |
1.2583 |
|
Glenwood Regional Medical Center (West Monroe, La.) |
1.2504 |
|
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center (Toledo, Ohio) |
1.2492 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto (Southaven, Miss.) |
1.2387 |
|
Mclaren Flint (Mich.) Hospital |
1.2288 |
|
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (Texas) |
1.215 |
|
Houston Healthcare (Warner Robins, Ga.) |
1.2172 |
| National Park Medical Center (Hot Springs, Ark.) | 1.2052 |
