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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.

288
Five-star hospitals
10%
of rated hospitals
2,866
Hospitals rated

What 'best-rated' means

Just 288 of 2,866 rated hospitals - 10% - 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.

288
five-star hospitals nationwide
10%
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, 2026-05-15. Rankings are not endorsements.

How rare a five-star hospital is

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

5 Top 10% higher than 90% of 2,866 rated hospitals

1–2: 229 rated hospitals (8%). Below this entry. 2–3: 649 rated hospitals (23%). Below this entry. 3–4: 935 rated hospitals (33%). Below this entry. 4–5: 765 rated hospitals (27%). Below this entry. 5–6: 288 rated hospitals (10%). This entry sits in this band. Five-star 1★ 5★ 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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Hospital Compare, overall hospital rating · 2026-05-15

The top 100

  1. 🥇1
    Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Acute Care Hospitals
    17 better ★★★★★
  2. 🥈2
    NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    17 better ★★★★★
  3. 🥉3
    Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Acute Care Hospitals
    12 better ★★★★★
  4. 4
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  5. 5
    Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  6. 6
    New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  7. 7
    Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  8. 8
    Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    11 better ★★★★★
  9. 9
    Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  10. 10
    Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  11. 11
    Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    10 better ★★★★★
  12. 12
    Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  13. 13
    Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  14. 14
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    9 better ★★★★★
  15. 15
    Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  16. 16
    Intermountain Medical Center Murray, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  17. 17
    Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  18. 18
    Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  19. 19
    UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  20. 20
    White Plains Hospital Center White Plains, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    8 better ★★★★★
  21. 21
    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  22. 22
    Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  23. 23
    Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  24. 24
    Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  25. 25
    Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  26. 26
    St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center Roslyn, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    7 better ★★★★★
  27. 27
    Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  28. 28
    Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  29. 29
    Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  30. 30
    Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  31. 31
    Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  32. 32
    Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  33. 33
    Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  34. 34
    Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital Provo, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  35. 35
    Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato Mankato, MN · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  36. 36
    McKay-Dee Hospital Ogden, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  37. 37
    Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  38. 38
    Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  39. 39
    Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla La Jolla, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  40. 40
    St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  41. 41
    Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  42. 42
    University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  43. 43
    Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · Acute Care Hospitals
    6 better ★★★★★
  44. 44
    Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  45. 45
    Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center Santa Fe, NM · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  46. 46
    Huntington VA Medical Center Huntington, WV · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    5 better ★★★★★
  47. 47
    John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson Port Jefferson, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  48. 48
    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  49. 49
    Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  50. 50
    Ns/Lij Hs Huntington Hospital Huntington, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  51. 51
    Rex Hospital Raleigh, NC · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  52. 52
    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  53. 53
    Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  54. 54
    St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center St. Louis, MO · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    5 better ★★★★★
  55. 55
    University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · Acute Care Hospitals
    5 better ★★★★★
  56. 56
    Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  57. 57
    Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center Asheville, NC · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  58. 58
    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine Grapevine, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  59. 59
    Cincinnati VA Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  60. 60
    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  61. 61
    Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  62. 62
    Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  63. 63
    Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin Albert Lea, MN · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  64. 64
    Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital Eau Claire, WI · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  65. 65
    Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  66. 66
    Minneapolis VA Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  67. 67
    Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Winfield, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  68. 68
    Northwestern Medicine McHenry McHenry, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  69. 69
    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  70. 70
    Philadelphia VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PA · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  71. 71
    Phoenix VA Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  72. 72
    Portland VA Medical Center Portland, OR · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  73. 73
    Richmond VA Medical Center Richmond, VA · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  74. 74
    Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System) Seattle, WA · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  75. 75
    Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth la Grange La Grange, IL · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  76. 76
    University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · Acute Care Hospitals
    4 better ★★★★★
  77. 77
    VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  78. 78
    Wichita VA Medical Center Wichita, KS · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    4 better ★★★★★
  79. 79
    Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  80. 80
    Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  81. 81
    Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington Burlington, WI · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  82. 82
    Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  83. 83
    Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital Plano Plano, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  84. 84
    Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  85. 85
    Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  86. 86
    Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  87. 87
    Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center Detroit, MI · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    3 better ★★★★★
  88. 88
    Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  89. 89
    Evergreenhealth Medical Center Kirkland, WA · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  90. 90
    Fargo VA Medical Center Fargo, ND · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    3 better ★★★★★
  91. 91
    French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo, CA · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  92. 92
    Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  93. 93
    Indianapolis VA Medical Center Indianapolis, IN · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    3 better ★★★★★
  94. 94
    Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  95. 95
    Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - VA Chicago Healthcare System Chicago, IL · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    3 better ★★★★★
  96. 96
    Kansas City VA Medical Center Kansas City, MO · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    3 better ★★★★★
  97. 97
    Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  98. 98
    Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Cleveland, OH · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
    3 better ★★★★★
  99. 99
    Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★
  100. 100
    Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc La Crosse, WI · Acute Care Hospitals
    3 better ★★★★★

Data from CMS Hospital Compare (2026-05-15). 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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