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National ranking · CMS Hospital Compare

Best-Rated Hospitals in America

The top 100 Medicare-certified hospitals by CMS overall star rating, tie-broken by quality depth, how many measures beat the national average.

384
Five-star hospitals
12%
of rated hospitals
3,182
Hospitals rated

Download the CMS hospital extracts cited on this page: plainhospital-hospital-ratings.csv and plainhospital-state-summary.csv (CMS public records · CC0).

What 'best-rated' means

Just 384 of 3,182 rated hospitals - 12% - earn CMS's full five stars, so this list ranks those five-star facilities by how many quality measures they beat the national average on.

384
five-star hospitals nationwide
12%
of all rated hospitals
5 / 5
CMS overall stars to make this list

CMS star ratings are composite scores from mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. Data: CMS Hospital Compare, 2026-08-14. Rankings are not endorsements.

How rare a five-star hospital is

Count of Medicare-certified hospitals at each CMS overall star rating

5 Top 12% higher than 88% of 3,182 rated hospitals

CMS star rating (1–5 stars), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more rated hospitals. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Hospital Compare, overall hospital rating · 2026-08-14

The top 100

  1. 🥇1
    NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    21 better ★★★★★
  2. 🥈2
    Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Acute Care Hospitals
    16 better ★★★★★
  3. 🥉3
    Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    15 better ★★★★★
  4. 4
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    14 better ★★★★★
  5. 5
    Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Acute Care Hospitals
    14 better ★★★★★
  6. 6
    Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    13 better ★★★★★
  7. 7
    New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    13 better ★★★★★
  8. 8
    Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    13 better ★★★★★
  9. 9
    University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · Acute Care Hospitals
    13 better ★★★★★
  10. 10
    Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · Acute Care Hospitals
    12 better ★★★★★
  11. 11
    Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital Sugar Land, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  12. 12
    Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  13. 13
    Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  14. 14
    Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  15. 15
    Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  16. 16
    Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  17. 17
    Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  18. 18
    Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  19. 19
    Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  20. 20
    Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  21. 21
    Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  22. 22
    Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  23. 23
    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  24. 24
    Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  25. 25
    Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  26. 26
    Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  27. 27
    Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  28. 28
    Intermountain Medical Center Murray, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  29. 29
    Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  30. 30
    New York-Presbyterian/Queens Flushing, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  31. 31
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  32. 32
    Sanford Usd Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  33. 33
    Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla La Jolla, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  34. 34
    Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  35. 35
    UF Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  36. 36
    Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  37. 37
    Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  38. 38
    Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  39. 39
    Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  40. 40
    M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  41. 41
    Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato Mankato, MN · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  42. 42
    Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  43. 43
    North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  44. 44
    Rex Hospital Raleigh, NC · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  45. 45
    Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  46. 46
    St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center Roslyn, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  47. 47
    St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  48. 48
    St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  49. 49
    Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  50. 50
    Unc Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  51. 51
    University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  52. 52
    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  53. 53
    Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  54. 54
    Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  55. 55
    Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  56. 56
    Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  57. 57
    Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital Provo, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  58. 58
    Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  59. 59
    Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  60. 60
    North Shore Medical Center - Salem, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  61. 61
    Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  62. 62
    Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  63. 63
    Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Winfield, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  64. 64
    Ns/Lij Hs Huntington Hospital Huntington, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  65. 65
    Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  66. 66
    Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  67. 67
    Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  68. 68
    St. George Regional Hospital St George, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  69. 69
    University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  70. 70
    University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  71. 71
    University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  72. 72
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  73. 73
    Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  74. 74
    Evergreenhealth Medical Center Kirkland, WA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  75. 75
    Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  76. 76
    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  77. 77
    Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  78. 78
    M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  79. 79
    Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  80. 80
    Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Dekalb, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  81. 81
    Northwestern Medicine McHenry McHenry, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  82. 82
    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  83. 83
    Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  84. 84
    Richmond VA Medical Center Richmond, VA · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    6 better ★★★★★
  85. 85
    Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  86. 86
    St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  87. 87
    Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  88. 88
    Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F Fort Worth, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  89. 89
    Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  90. 90
    University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison, WI · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  91. 91
    White Plains Hospital Center White Plains, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  92. 92
    Adventhealth Parker Parker, CO · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  93. 93
    Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  94. 94
    Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  95. 95
    Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus Westminster, CO · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  96. 96
    Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  97. 97
    Greenwich Hospital Association - Greenwich, CT · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  98. 98
    Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  99. 99
    Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  100. 100
    John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson Port Jefferson, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★

Data from CMS Hospital Compare (2026-08-14). The "better" count is the number of mortality, safety, and readmission measures rated better than the national average. Rankings do not represent endorsements. About PlainHospital and our data sources

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