154 top hospitals for care transitions

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.

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