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
