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How does your hospital really rate?

Star ratings, safety, infections, readmissions, and patient experience for every Medicare-certified hospital in America — straight from CMS Hospital Compare, in plain numbers.

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The national picture

Across 5,426 Medicare-certified hospitals, the average CMS overall rating is 3.1 out of 5 — but only 288 earn the full five stars.

5,426
hospitals tracked nationwide
3.1 / 5
average CMS star rating (2,866 rated)
288
five-star hospitals — 10% of those rated
56
states & territories covered

CMS star ratings are composite scores built from mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. Not every hospital reports enough volume to receive an overall rating.

States with the most Medicare-certified hospitals

Total CMS Hospital Compare facilities per state — wider bars cover more hospitals

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What this shows Hospital counts track state population and rural geography: Texas and California lead on sheer size, while a long tail of states each run a few dozen Medicare-certified facilities.

Source CMS Hospital Compare As of March 2026

How hospital quality is distributed nationwide

The national average is 3.1 of 5 — but the 2,866 rated hospitals spread across the full 1–5 star scale

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What this shows Most hospitals cluster in the 3–4 star middle; only 10% reach five stars and a similar share sit at one star. The headline average hides how few hospitals are truly exceptional.

Source CMS Hospital Compare — overall hospital rating As of March 2026

Top-Rated Hospitals

Adventhealth Fish Memorial

5

Orange City, FL

Acute Care Hospitals

Adventhealth Murray

5

Chatsworth, GA

Acute Care Hospitals

Adventhealth Zephyrhills

5

Zephyrhills, FL

Acute Care Hospitals

Adventist Health Castle

5

Kailua, HI

Acute Care Hospitals

Adventist Health Howard Memorial

5

Willits, CA

Critical Access Hospitals

Advocate Sherman Hospital

5

Elgin, IL

Acute Care Hospitals
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Browse by State

Alaska 25 Alabama 102 Arkansas 90 American Samoa 1 Arizona 106 California 378 Colorado 97 Connecticut 37 District of Columbia 10 Delaware 13 Florida 222 Georgia 148 Guam 2 Hawaii 24 Iowa 118 Idaho 48 Illinois 194 Indiana 150 Kansas 138 Kentucky 102 Louisiana 161 Massachusetts 84 Maryland 56 Maine 36 Michigan 148 Minnesota 136 Missouri 121 Northern Mariana Islands 1 Mississippi 106 Montana 63 North Carolina 120 North Dakota 47 Nebraska 93 New Hampshire 28 New Jersey 79 New Mexico 45 Nevada 46 New York 190 Ohio 196 Oklahoma 135 Oregon 62 Pennsylvania 188 Puerto Rico 61 Rhode Island 13 South Carolina 66 South Dakota 61 Tennessee 122 Texas 465 Utah 51 Virginia 95 Virgin Islands 2 Vermont 17 Washington 100 Wisconsin 142 West Virginia 55 Wyoming 30

Medical Device Safety Data

Explore 24,003,540 FDA adverse event reports across 1,000 devices from 443 manufacturers. Browse device safety records, manufacturer data, and patient outcomes from the MAUDE database.

Data from CMS Hospital Compare and FDA MAUDE. PlainHospital does not recommend hospitals or provide medical advice. Learn more

Frequently Asked Questions

What data does PlainHospital provide?

PlainHospital provides CMS Hospital Compare data for 5,426 hospitals including star ratings, quality measures, patient experience scores, and infection rates.

What do hospital star ratings mean?

CMS assigns 1-5 star overall ratings based on multiple quality measures including mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely care.

Where does PlainHospital data come from?

All data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Compare program, which collects quality data from Medicare-certified hospitals.

Hospital Guides

Understand hospital quality data and make informed choices.

Star Ratings Explained

How CMS calculates stars and what they measure.

Quality Measures

What safety, mortality, and patient experience data means.

Choosing a Hospital

A data-driven framework for hospital selection.

What Star Ratings Really Mean

CMS methodology, category weights, and why great hospitals sometimes score low.

Choosing Between Hospitals

Which metrics matter most, when to travel, and how to use infection data.

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Research

Original analysis from our editorial team, every statistic derived from our own database. See all research.

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Top States by Five-Star Hospital Count

States with the highest concentration of CMS five-star rated hospitals, ranked from the 5,426 Medicare-certified facilities in our database.

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Top US States by Hospital Count

States with the highest absolute hospital counts, from CMS Hospital Compare data covering 5,426 Medicare-certified facilities across all 50 jurisdictions.

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Top Medical Devices by FDA Adverse Events

Medical devices ranked by adverse-event reports filed with the FDA MAUDE database — paired with hospital quality data from CMS Hospital Compare.