Data were pulled from Hospital Compare and are from July 2011 through June 2014, the most recent data available.
All the hospitals on this list have a 30-day readmission rate from heart attacks of less than 15 percent. For reference, the national average is 17 percent.
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.) — 13.3 percent
Mercy Health Muskegon (Mich.) — 13.4 percent
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital (Dallas) — 13.5 percent
Genesis Medical Center (Davenport, Iowa) — 13.7 percent
St. Mary’s Hospital (Madison, Wis.) — 13.7 percent
French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) — 13.8 percent
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital — 13.9 percent
McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) — 13.9 percent
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix) — 14 percent
St. Joseph Hospital (Orange, Calif.) — 14 percent
UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.) — 14 percent
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.) — 14.1 percent
Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Medical Center — 14.1 percent
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis) — 14.2 percent
St. Luke’s Boise (Idaho) Medical Center — 14.3 percent
St. Luke’s Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) — 14.3 percent
Meriter Hospital (Madison, Wis.) — 14.3 percent
Northside Hospital-Forsyth (Cumming, Ga.) — 14.3 percent
Central Washington Hospital (Wenatchee, Wash.) — 14.3 percent
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 14.3 percent
Mission Memorial Campus and Asheville (N.C.) Specialty Hospital — 14.3 percent
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville) — 14.4 percent
Ellis Hospital (Schenectady, N.Y.) — 14.4 percent
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane, Wash.) — 14.4 percent
Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center — 14.5 percent
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 14.5 percent
Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health — 14.5 percent
Borgess Medical Center (Kalamazoo, Mich.) — 14.5 percent
Bellin Hospital Green Bay (Wis.) — 14.5 percent
Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center — 14.5 percent
John Dempsey Hospital (Farmington, Conn.) — 14.5 percent
Billings (Mont.) Clinic Hospital — 14.6 percent
Salem (Ore.) Hospital — 14.6 percent
Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital — 14.6 percent
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (Nashua) — 14.6 percent
East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie, La.) — 14.7 percent
Carroll Hospital Center (Westminster, Md.) — 14.7 percent
Comanche County Memorial Hospital (Lawton, Okla.) — 14.7 percent
Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital — 14.7 percent
Carolinas Healthcare System Pineville (Charlotte, N.C.) — 14.7 percent
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Lebanon, N.H.) — 14.7 percent
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City) — 14.8 percent
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper, Ind.) — 14.8 percent
Concord (N.H.) Hospital — 14.8 percent
Sanford USD Medical Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.) — 14.8 percent
Memorial Hermann Hospital System (Houston) — 14.8 percent
Indian River Medical Center (Vero Beach, Fla.) — 14.8 percent
Sierra Medical Center (El Paso, Texas) — 14.8 percent
Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
Seton Medical Center Williamson (Round Rock, Texas) — 14.9 percent
Kaweah Delta Medical Center (Visalia, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
The Toledo (Ohio) Hospital — 14.9 percent
Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
Munson Medical Center (Traverse City, Mich.) — 14.9 percent
Baystate Medical Center (Springfield, Mass.) — 14.9 percent
