The 38 hospitals facing highest Medicare penalties for readmissions

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The following 38 hospitals will be subjected to a 3 percent readmission penalty by CMS, affecting payments for every Medicare patient stay from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2016. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

1. Arizona Orthopedic and Surgical Specialty Hospital (Chandler)
2. Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington (Texas)
3. Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth (Texas)
4. Beaufort (S.C.) County Memorial Hospital
5. Coordinated Health Orthopedic Hospital (Bethlehem, Pa.)
6. Fauquier Hospital (Warrenton, Va.)
7. Franklin Medical Center (Winnsboro, La.)
8. Halifax Regional Medical Center (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.)
9. Harlan (Ky.) ARH Hospital
10. Hazard (Ky.) ARH Regional Medical Center
11. Heritage Park Surgical Hospital (Sherman, Texas)
12. Jennie Stuart Medical Center (Hopkinsville, Ky.)
13. Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon, Va.)
14. Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio (Portsmouth)
15. Lewis and Clark Specialty Hospital (Yankton, S.D.)
16. Livingston (Tenn.) Regional Hospital
17. Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood (Texas)
18. Memorial Hospital (Manchester, Ky.)
19. Middlesboro (Ky.) Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital
20. Monroe County Medical Center (Tompkinsville, Ky.)
21. Pekin (Ill.) Memorial Hospital
22. Physician’s Care Surgical Hospital (Royersford, Pa.)
23. Physicians’ Specialty Hospital (Fayetteville, Ark.)
24. Pratt (Kan.) Regional Medical Center
25. Reston (Va.) Hospital Center
26. Sebastian (Fla.) River Medical Center
27. South Texas Surgical Hospital (Corpus Christi)
28. John Broken Arrow (Okla.)
29. Lucie Medical Center (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.)
30. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside (Jacksonville, Fla.)
31. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital (Weston, W.Va.)
32. Sugar Land (Texas) Surgical Hospital
33. Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown, Ohio)
34. Sutter Surgical Hospital-North Valley (Yuba City, Calif.)
35. Trinity Bettendorf (Iowa)
36. Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center (South Williamson, Ky.)
37. White River Medical Center (Batesville, Ark.)
38. Whitesburg (Ky.) ARH Hospital

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