Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital has the lowest unplanned readmission rate in the nation, according to CMS.
CMS’ Unplanned Hospital Visits data is based on provider data for hospital return days, including unplanned readmission and unplanned hospital visit measures after outpatient procedures from July 2023 to June 2024. CMS updated the data May 13. Becker’s made a list of all the hospitals that had a readmission rate under 14.
The national hospitalwide readmission rate was 15. A total of 2,114 hospitals have readmission rates under the national average — 11 hospitals fewer than last year.
Here are the hospitals with the lowest readmission rates in every state:
Note: This list includes ties in some states.
Alabama
Marshall Medical Centers (Boaz): 13.3
Northwest Medical Center (Winfield): 13.8
Alaska
Providence Alaska Medical Center (Anchorage): 13.7
Arizona
Phoenix VA Medical Center: 12.9
Banner Baywood Medical Center (Mesa): 13.9
Banner Estrella Medical Center (Phoenix): 13.9
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center (Phoenix): 13.9
Arkansas
Washington Regional Medical Center (Fayetteville): 13.3
Fayetteville AR VA Medical Center: 13.5
California
Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Eureka): 12.5
Hoag Orthopedic Institute (Irvine): 12.8
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Campus (Berkeley): 13
John Muir Medical Center-Walnut Creek Campus: 13
French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo): 13.3
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital: 13.3
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland): 13.4
Mercy Medical Center Redding: 13.5
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital: 13.5
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills): 13.6
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Diego: 13.7
Los Angeles Community Hospital: 13.7
Marian Regional Medical Center (Santa Maria): 13.7
MarinHealth Medical Center (Greenbrae): 13.7
Marshall Medical Center (Placerville): 13.7
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (San Diego): 13.8
Sutter Lakeside Hospital: 13.8
Scripps Green Hospital (San Diego): 13.9
St. Johns Regional Medical Center (Oxnard): 13.9
St. Joseph’s Medical Center of Stockton: 13.9
Sutter Coast Hospital (Crescent City): 13.9
Sutter Davis Hospital: 13.9
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital (Tracy): 13.9
Colorado
Poudre Valley Hospital (Fort Collins): 12.8
Medical Center of the Rockies (Loveland): 13.1
Lutheran Medical Center (Wheat Ridge): 13.4
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (Aurora): 13.4
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital: 13.5
Boulder Community Health: 13.6
AdventHealth Parker: 13.7
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Durango): 13.7
UCH-Memorial Health System (Colorado Springs): 13.7
AdventHealth Avista (Louisville): 13.8
Centura Health-Penrose St. Francis Health Services (Colorado Springs): 13.8
Parkview Medical Center (Pueblo): 13.8
Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital (Grand Junction): 13.9
Longs Peak Hospital (Longmont): 13.9
Connecticut
Griffin Hospital (Derby): 13.6
Florida
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital (Vero Beach): 13.5
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital: 13.7
AdventHealth Palm Coast: 13.8
Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital: 13.8
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital: 13.9
The Villages Regional Hospital: 13.9
Georgia
Turning Point Hospital (Moultrie): 13.3
Dublin VA Medical Center: 13.7
Hawaii
Straub Clinic and Hospital (Honolulu): 13.8
Pali Momi Medical Center (Aiea): 13.9
Idaho
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center (Boise): 12.4
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (Idaho Falls): 12.9
Northwest Specialty Hospital (Post Falls): 13.7
Portneuf Medical Center (Pocatello): 13.8
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (Boise): 13.8
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Nampa: 13.9
St. Luke’s Nampa Medical Center: 13.9
Illinois
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Peoria): 13.3
St. Alexius Medical Center (Hoffman Estates): 13.4
Indiana
OrthoIndy Hospital (Indianapolis): 13
VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System (Marion): 13.4
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital: 13.5
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital (Monticello): 13.6
IU Health West Hospital (Avon): 13.7
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper): 13.7
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth: 13.7
Community Howard Regional Health (Kokomo): 13.8
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital (Indianapolis): 13.9
The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Network (Fort Wayne): 13.9
Witham Health Services (Lebanon): 13.9
Iowa
MercyOne Newton Medical Center: 13.4
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center (West Burlington): 13.4
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center: 13.5
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics (Iowa City): 13.5
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center: 13.6
Iowa City VA Medical Center: 13.8
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center: 13.9
Trinity Muscatine: 13.9
Kansas
Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute (Leawood): 12.9
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital (Wichita): 12.9
Salina Regional Health Center: 13.2
Wesley Medical Center (Wichita): 13.3
Summit Surgical (Hutchinson): 13.9
Lawrence Memorial Hospital: 13.9
Newman Regional Health (Emporia): 13.9
Maine
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor): 13.4
Northern Light Mercy Hospital (Portland): 13.9
Maryland
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton: 12.6
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center (Lanham): 12.8
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (Towson): 13.1
MedStar Saint Mary’s Hospital (Leonardtown): 13.3
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Baltimore): 13.5
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (Baltimore): 13.5
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center (La Plata): 13.6
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center (Cumberland): 13.6
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore): 13.7
MedStar Harbor Hospital (Baltimore): 13.7
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore: 13.7
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (Salisbury): 13.8
Massachusetts
New England Baptist Hospital (Boston): 11.7
Emerson Hospital (West Concord): 13.5
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston): 13.9
Michigan
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital: 12.9
Edward W. Sparrow Hospital (Lansing): 13.6
Beaumont Hospital-Grosse Pointe: 13.8
Corewell Health Ludington Hospital: 13.9
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township): 13.9
UPHS Marquette DLP Hospital: 13.9
Minnesota
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital (Edina): 13.1
Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato: 13.1
M Health Fairview St. John’s Hospital (Maplewood): 13.3
Minneapolis VA Medical Center: 13.6
Alomere Health (Alexandria): 13.8
Buffalo Hospital: 13.8
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation (Fergus Falls): 13.8
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital (Burnsville): 13.8
Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea and Austin: 13.9
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester: 13.9
Mississippi
VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System (Biloxi): 13.5
Missouri
Boone Hospital Center (Columbia): 13.6
Cox Medical Center Branson: 13.7
Progress West Hospital (O’Fallon): 13.7
Saint Luke’s North Hospital (Kansas City): 13.7
Saint Francis Medical Center (Cape Girardeau): 13.9
Montana
Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital (Billings): 13.3
Bitterroot Health-Daly Hospital (Hamilton): 13.7
VA Montana Healthcare System (Fort Harrison): 13.8
Nebraska
CHI Health Nebraska Heart (Lincoln): 13.3
Mary Lanning Healthcare (Hastings): 13.7
Nebraska Spine Hospital (Omaha): 13.7
Faith Regional Health Services (Norfolk): 13.8
Nevada
Northern Nevada Medical Center (Sparks): 13.9
New Jersey
Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains): 13.5
Morristown Medical Center: 13.6
Overlook Medical Center (Summit): 13.9
New Mexico
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (Santa Fe): 13.7
Presbyterian Hospital (Albuquerque): 13.8
New York
Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City): 11.9
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson: 12.2
NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City): 13.1
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (Schenectady): 13.1
Jones Memorial Hospital (Wellsville): 13.5
New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City): 13.6
New York-Presbyterian/Queens (Flushing): 13.6
Mercy Medical Center (Rockville Centre): 13.7
Phelps Hospital (Sleepy Hollow): 13.8
North Carolina
W.G. Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center: 12.8
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center (Charlotte): 13.2
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte): 13.3
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center: 13.6
Alamance Regional Medical Center (Burlington): 13.7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington): 13.7
Pardee Hospital Henderson County (Hendersonville): 13.7
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Center: 13.8
North Carolina Specialty Hospital (Durham): 13.8
Fayetteville VA Medical Center: 13.9
Harris Regional Hospital (Sylva): 13.9
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro): 13.9
WakeMed, Raleigh Campus: 13.9
North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson: 13.6
Altru Hospital (Grand Forks): 13.9
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck: 13.9
Ohio
Selby General Hospital (Marietta): 13.4
Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center (Lima): 13.7
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital: 13.7
Aultman Hospital (Canton): 13.9
Oklahoma
Hillcrest Hospital South (Tulsa): 13
Oklahoma Spine Hospital (Oklahoma City): 13.1
Muskogee VA Medical Center: 13.3
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital (Tulsa): 13.4
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee: 13.7
Ascension St. John Medical Center (Tulsa): 13.8
Saint Francis Hospital South (Tulsa): 13.8
Oregon
Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend (Springfield): 12.8
St. Charles Medical Center-Bend: 13.3
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (Corvallis): 13.4
Samaritan Albany General Hospital: 13.4
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center (Springfield): 13.6
Portland VA Medical Center: 13.6
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford): 13.7
Mid-Columbia Medical Center (The Dalles): 13.9
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital (Lincoln City): 13.9
Pennsylvania
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital: 13.5
Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center: 13.7
Lebanon VA Medical Center: 13.8
OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (York): 13.8
Gettysburg Hospital: 13.9
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona): 13.9
Lancaster General Hospital: 13.9
Rhode Island
Westerly Hospital: 13.9
South Carolina
Columbia SC VA Medical Center: 12.8
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge (Columbia): 13.5
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital (Spartanburg): 13.5
Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital (Charleston): 13.7
Prisma Health Baptist (Columbia): 13.8
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital (Clinton): 13.8
Coastal Carolina Hospital (Hardeeville): 13.9
South Dakota
Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City): 12.6
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center: 13.6
Brookings Health System: 13.7
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota (Sioux Falls): 13.8
Tennessee
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (Shelbyville): 13.6
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Nashville): 13.9
Erlanger Medical Center (Chattanooga): 13.9
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital (Murfreesboro): 13.9
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (Lebanon): 13.9
Texas
Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital (Tyler): 13.4
Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock): 13.5
Christus Mother Frances Hospital (Tyler): 13.6
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital: 13.6
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs (Sulphur Springs): 13.7
Dallas Medical Center: 13.7
Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital (Webster): 13.8
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth: 13.8
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas: 13.8
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Centennial (Frisco): 13.9
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Round Rock: 13.9
Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas): 13.9
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital: 13.9
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth): 13.9
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound: 13.9
Utah
Intermountain Medical Center (Murray): 13.1
Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital (Provo): 13.3
Intermountain Health Layton Hospital: 13.5
McKay-Dee Hospital (Ogden): 13.5
St. George Regional Hospital: 13.5
Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital: 13.6
Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital (Sandy): 13.7
Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital: 13.9
LDS Hospital (Salt Lake City): 13.9
Virginia
Inova Alexandria Hospital: 13.1
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville): 13.1
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center: 13.1
Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg): 13.3
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (Gloucester): 13.4
Centra Health-Lynchburg General Hospital: 13.6
Salem VA Medical Center: 13.6
Southside Community Hospital (Farmville): 13.6
Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital (Bedford): 13.9
Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville): 13.9
Washington
Providence Holy Family Hospital (Spokane): 12.7
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital (Spokane): 12.8
Deaconess Medical Center (Spokane): 13.2
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (Vancouver): 13.2
St. Joseph Hospital (Bellingham): 13.2
Kadlec Regional Medical Center (Richland): 13.3
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett: 13.3
Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Walla Walla): 13.6
Swedish Medical Center/Cherry Hill (Seattle): 13.6
Harrison Medical Center (Silverdale): 13.7
PeaceHealth United General Medical Center (Sedro Woolley): 13.7
EvergreenHealth Medical Center (Kirkland): 13.8
Swedish Edmonds Hospital: 13.8
Valley Medical Center (Renton): 13.8
Seattle VA Medical Center: 13.9
St. Clare Hospital (Lakewood): 13.9
Tri-State Memorial Hospital (Clarkston): 13.9
University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle): 13.9
West Virginia
Martinsburg VA Medical Center (Martinsburg): 13.7
Wisconsin
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton: 13.1
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (Glendale): 13.2
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital (Milwaukee): 13.6
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital: 13.6
Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee: 13.7
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (La Crosse): 13.9
Wyoming
Sheridan Memorial Hospital: 13.9
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