Becker's has compiled a list of the best hospitals for care transitions in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.
CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS measures. The care transitions star rating combines data from three HCAHPS survey questions:
- During this hospital stay, staff took my preferences and those of my family or caregiver into account in deciding what my health care needs would be when I left.
- When I left the hospital, I had a good understanding of the things I was responsible for in managing my health.
- When I left the hospital, I clearly understood the purpose for taking each of my medications.
The star rating is based on survey data collected from hospital patients from July 2021 through June 2022. The figures are from CMS' Provider Data Catalog and were released April 26. Asterisks denote that CMS included a footnote about the organization's data, which are summarized below.
The hospitals that received five stars for care transitions in every state:
Alabama
Fayette Medical Center
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital (Phenix City)
St. Vincent's Chilton (Clanton)
St. Vincent's Blount (Oneonta)
Arizona
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix)
Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital (Mesa)
Oasis Hospital (Phoenix)
Western Regional Medical Center (Goodyear)
Arkansas
Arkansas Surgical Hospital (North Little Rock)
California
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Stanislaus Surgical Hospital (Modesto)
Mammoth Hospital (Mammoth Lakes)
Colorado
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (Aurora)
Animas Surgical Hospital (Durango)
OrthoColorado Hospital (Lakewood)
Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District (Meeker)
Connecticut
West Haven VA Medical Center
Florida
Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville)
Eglin AFB Hospital (Eglin Air Force Base)*
Georgia
Southeastern Regional Medical Center (Newnan)
Eisenhower Army Medical Center (Fort Gordon)*
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall (Reidsville)
Idaho
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center (Ketchum)
Illinois
Midwestern Region Medical Center (Zion)
Midwest Medical Center (Galena)
Carle Eureka Hospital
Gibson Community Hospital (Gibson City)
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations (Eldorado)
Valley West Community Hospital (Sandwich)
Indiana
Schneck Medical Center (Seymour)
OrthoIndy Hospital (Indianapolis)
Orthopaedic Hospital at Parkview North (Fort Wayne)
Iowa
Iowa City VA Medical Center
Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond
Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion
Jones Regional Medical Center (Anamosa)
Sioux Center Health
Orange City Area Health System
Kansas
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center (Wichita)
Salina Surgical Hospital
Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute (Leawood)
Manhattan Surgical Hospital
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas (Galena)
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center (Chanute)
Kentucky
Manchester Memorial Hospital
Louisiana
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana (Baton Rouge)
Avala (Covington)
Specialists Hospital Shreveport
Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital (Alexandria)
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital (Bogalusa)
Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital (Raceland)
Maine
Togus VA Medical Center (Augusta)
LincolnHealth (Damariscotta)
Maryland
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda)*
Massachusetts
New England Baptist Hospital (Boston)
Fairview Hospital (Great Barrington)
Michigan
Iron Mountain VA Medical Center
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
Chelsea Hospital
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Riverwood Healthcare Center (Aitkin)
Lakewood Health System (Staples)
River's Edge Hospital & Clinic (St. Peter)
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (Crosby)
Stevens Community Medical Center (Morris)
CentraCare-Sauk Centre Hospital**
Mississippi
81st Medical Group (Biloxi)*
Missouri
SSM Health St. Francis Hospital-Maryville
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital (Creve Coeur)
Columbia VA Medical Center
Sainte Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Freeman Neosho Hospital
Nebraska
CHI Health Midlands (Papillion)
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital (Omaha)
Midwest Surgical Hospital (Omaha)
Nebraska Spine Hospital (Omaha)
Brodstone Memorial Hospital (Superior)
York General Hospital
New Hampshire
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (Lebanon)
North Carolina
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital (Winston-Salem)
Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center
North Dakota
Fargo VA Medical Center
Ohio
Wright-Patterson Medical Center (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)*
Institute For Orthopaedic Surgery (Lima)
Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown)
OhioHealth Shelby Hospital
Oklahoma
Lakeside Women's Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Community Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City)
OneCore Health (Oklahoma City)
Summit Medical Center (Edmond)
Bailey Medical Center (Owasso)
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South (Oklahoma City)
Oregon
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Pennsylvania
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Edgewood Surgical Hospital (Transfer)
Surgical Institute of Reading (Wyomissing)
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital (Bensalem)
Advanced Surgical Hospital (Washington)
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital (Royersford)
OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (York)
Troy Community Hospital
South Carolina
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Charleston VA Medical Center
South Dakota
VA Black Hills Healthcare System-Fort Meade
Dunes Surgical Hospital (Dakota Dunes)
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital
Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City)
Tennessee
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery (Nashville)
Texas
William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas)
Brooke Army Medical Center (Fort Sam Houston)*
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital (Houston)
Texas Orthopedic Hospital (Houston)
The Physicians Centre (Bryan)
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital-Dallas
South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital (San Antonio)
Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital (Tyler)
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital (Amarillo)
Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian Hospital (Dallas)
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery (Plano)
The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
Houston Physicians' Hospital (Webster)
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano
Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio
South Texas Surgical Hospital (Corpus Christi)
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville
Utah
The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (Murray)
Park City Hospital
Central Valley Medical Center (Nephi)
Vermont
White River Junction VA Medical Center
Copley Hospital (Morrisville)
Virginia
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital*
West Virginia
Beckley VA Medical Center
Welch Community Hospital
Charleston Surgical Hospital
Wisconsin
Madison VA Medical Center
Sauk Prairie Hospital (Prairie Du Sac)
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (Glendale)
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital (Altoona)
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (Franklin)
Ladd Memorial Hospital (Osceola)
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center (Prairie Du Chien)
Stoughton Hospital Association
Westfields Hospital and Clinic (New Richmond)**
Vernon Memorial Hospital (Viroqua)
River Falls Area Hospital
Southwest Health Center (Platteville)
Door County Medical Center (Sturgeon Bay)
Wyoming
St. John's Medical Center (Jackson)
Summit Medical Center (Casper)
* Results are based on a shorter time period than required.
** There were discrepancies in the data collection process.