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May 2026 to August 2026 - CMS Hospital Compare

Hospitals That Declined

509 hospitals lost at least one CMS overall star between the two most recent releases. This lists the 200 largest moves.

509
Lost a star
55
Lost 2 or more
2,835
Rated in both releases

What decline means here

A hospital counts as declined only if CMS published a rating in both releases and the newer one is lower; 509 of 2,835 comparable hospitals qualify, and 55 of those fell by two stars or more.

145
lost one star
49
lost two stars
6
lost three stars
# Hospital May 2026August 2026Move
1 Colusa Medical Center Colusa, CA 4 1 -3
2 Hill Regional Hospital Hillsboro, TX 4 1 -3
3 Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV 4 1 -3
4 Richland Hospital Richland Center, WI 4 1 -3
5 McPherson Hospital McPherson, KS 5 2 -3
6 Tishomingo Health Services Inc Iuka, MS 5 2 -3
7 Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA 3 1 -2
8 Cameron Regional Medical Center Cameron, MO 3 1 -2
9 Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose, PA 3 1 -2
10 Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM 3 1 -2
11 Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA 3 1 -2
12 Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA 3 1 -2
13 Manati Medical Center Dr Otero Lopez Manati, PR 3 1 -2
14 Northwest Health - Starke Knox, IN 3 1 -2
15 UCI Health - los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA 3 1 -2
16 University of MD Capital Region Medical Center Upper Marlboro, MD 3 1 -2
17 Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ 3 1 -2
18 Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin, NH 4 2 -2
19 Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA 4 2 -2
20 Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS 4 2 -2
21 Blount Memorial Hospital Maryville, TN 4 2 -2
22 Bourbon Community Hospital Paris, KY 4 2 -2
23 Crescent Medical Center Lancaster Lancaster, TX 4 2 -2
24 Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele, GA 4 2 -2
25 De Tar Hospital Navarro Victoria, TX 4 2 -2
26 Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Iron Mountain, MI 4 2 -2
27 Ellsworth County Medical Center Ellsworth, KS 4 2 -2
28 Goodland Regional Medical Center Goodland, KS 4 2 -2
29 Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA 4 2 -2
30 Integris Health Edmond Hospital Edmond, OK 4 2 -2
31 Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center Vallejo, CA 4 2 -2
32 Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO 4 2 -2
33 Logan Regional Medical Center Logan, WV 4 2 -2
34 Norton Scott Hospital Scottsburg, IN 4 2 -2
35 Redington Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan, ME 4 2 -2
36 Scott County Hospital Scott City, KS 4 2 -2
37 Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI 4 2 -2
38 St Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead, KY 4 2 -2
39 Taylorville Memorial Hospital Taylorville, IL 4 2 -2
40 Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX 4 2 -2
41 Asante Three Rivers Medical Center Grants Pass, OR 5 3 -2
42 Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX 5 3 -2
43 Christus Spohn Hospital Alice Alice, TX 5 3 -2
44 Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN 5 3 -2
45 Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson, OH 5 3 -2
46 Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital Bedford, IN 5 3 -2
47 Indianapolis VA Medical Center Indianapolis, IN 5 3 -2
48 McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH 5 3 -2
49 Medical City Alliance Fort Worth, TX 5 3 -2
50 Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA 5 3 -2
51 Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena Alpena, MI 5 3 -2
52 Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA 5 3 -2
53 San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA 5 3 -2
54 Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT 5 3 -2
55 Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. Seaford, DE 5 3 -2
56 Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage, AK 2 1 -1
57 Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany, NY 2 1 -1
58 Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg, KY 2 1 -1
59 Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc Dunkirk, NY 2 1 -1
60 Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA 2 1 -1
61 Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center Bayonne, NJ 2 1 -1
62 Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad, NM 2 1 -1
63 Cary Medical Center Caribou, ME 2 1 -1
64 Cgh Medical Center Sterling, IL 2 1 -1
65 Choctaw Memorial Hospital Hugo, OK 2 1 -1
66 Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson, NY 2 1 -1
67 Crozer Chester Medical Center Upland, PA 2 1 -1
68 Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR 2 1 -1
69 Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC 2 1 -1
70 Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell, NM 2 1 -1
71 Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA 2 1 -1
72 Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL 2 1 -1
73 Hardin County General Hospital & Clinic Rosiclare, IL 2 1 -1
74 HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Port Charlotte, FL 2 1 -1
75 HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL 2 1 -1
76 HCA Houston Healthcare West Houston, TX 2 1 -1
77 Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus Kingston, NY 2 1 -1
78 Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI 2 1 -1
79 Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI 2 1 -1
80 Herrin Hospital Herrin, IL 2 1 -1
81 Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD 2 1 -1
82 Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, KY 2 1 -1
83 Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV 2 1 -1
84 Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR 2 1 -1
85 Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA 2 1 -1
86 Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona, IA 2 1 -1
87 Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav Erie, PA 2 1 -1
88 Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton, NH 2 1 -1
89 Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI 2 1 -1
90 McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI 2 1 -1
91 Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale, IL 2 1 -1
92 Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA 2 1 -1
93 Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro, KY 2 1 -1
94 Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute, KS 2 1 -1
95 North Country Hospital and Health Center Newport, VT 2 1 -1
96 North Memorial Health Hospital Robbinsdale, MN 2 1 -1
97 Palestine Regional Medical Center Palestine, TX 2 1 -1
98 Penn Highlands Mon Valley Monongahela, PA 2 1 -1
99 Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital Monroe, MI 2 1 -1
100 Regional One Health Memphis, TN 2 1 -1
101 Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center Bartlett, TN 2 1 -1
102 Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport, OR 2 1 -1
103 Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS 2 1 -1
104 St Francis Hospital Memphis, TN 2 1 -1
105 Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Weston, WV 2 1 -1
106 Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater, TN 2 1 -1
107 Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA 2 1 -1
108 University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada, MS 2 1 -1
109 Upson Regional Medical Center Thomaston, GA 2 1 -1
110 Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA 2 1 -1
111 Weirton Medical Center, Inc Weirton, WV 2 1 -1
112 Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC 2 1 -1
113 Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL 3 2 -1
114 Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, AK 3 2 -1
115 Albany VA Medical Center Albany, NY 3 2 -1
116 Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI 3 2 -1
117 Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville, GA 3 2 -1
118 Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR 3 2 -1
119 Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI 3 2 -1
120 Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN 3 2 -1
121 Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. Wichita, KS 3 2 -1
122 Athens Limestone Hospital Athens, AL 3 2 -1
123 Avera St Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD 3 2 -1
124 Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ 3 2 -1
125 Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY 3 2 -1
126 Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville, KY 3 2 -1
127 Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway Conway, AR 3 2 -1
128 Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL 3 2 -1
129 Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA 3 2 -1
130 Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville, LA 3 2 -1
131 California Hospital Medical Center la Los Angeles, CA 3 2 -1
132 Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV 3 2 -1
133 Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA 3 2 -1
134 Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington, NJ 3 2 -1
135 Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL 3 2 -1
136 Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville, SC 3 2 -1
137 Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Carson City, NV 3 2 -1
138 Castleview Hospital Price, UT 3 2 -1
139 Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, NC 3 2 -1
140 Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA 3 2 -1
141 CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital Bryan, TX 3 2 -1
142 CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX 3 2 -1
143 Chinese Hospital San Francisco, CA 3 2 -1
144 Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics Orofino, ID 3 2 -1
145 Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ 3 2 -1
146 Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR 3 2 -1
147 Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA 3 2 -1
148 Copley Hospital Morrisville, VT 3 2 -1
149 Dameron Hospital Stockton, CA 3 2 -1
150 Davis Medical Center Elkins, WV 3 2 -1
151 Day Kimball Hospital Putnam, CT 3 2 -1
152 Dekalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne, AL 3 2 -1
153 Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru, IN 3 2 -1
154 Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks, AK 3 2 -1
155 Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO 3 2 -1
156 Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove, CA 3 2 -1
157 Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton, PA 3 2 -1
158 Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes, IN 3 2 -1
159 Grady Memorial Hospital Chickasha, OK 3 2 -1
160 Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH 3 2 -1
161 Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT 3 2 -1
162 Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN 3 2 -1
163 Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg, IL 3 2 -1
164 HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital Panama City, FL 3 2 -1
165 HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital Kissimmee, FL 3 2 -1
166 HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Sun City Center, FL 3 2 -1
167 HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's Denver, CO 3 2 -1
168 HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston, TX 3 2 -1
169 Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH 3 2 -1
170 Heywood Hospital - Gardner, MA 3 2 -1
171 Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Boardman, OH 3 2 -1
172 Humboldt General Hospital Winnemucca, NV 3 2 -1
173 Hunt Regional Medical Center Greenville, TX 3 2 -1
174 Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX 3 2 -1
175 Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc Hutchinson, KS 3 2 -1
176 Iberia Medical Center New Iberia, LA 3 2 -1
177 Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana, PA 3 2 -1
178 Integris Health Ponca City Ponca City, OK 3 2 -1
179 Integris Southwest Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK 3 2 -1
180 John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital Indio, CA 3 2 -1
181 John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL 3 2 -1
182 John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek, CA 3 2 -1
183 Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento Sacramento, CA 3 2 -1
184 Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA 3 2 -1
185 Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC 3 2 -1
186 Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM 3 2 -1
187 Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL 3 2 -1
188 Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth, MS 3 2 -1
189 Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd) Beaver Dam, WI 3 2 -1
190 Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE 3 2 -1
191 Maui Memorial Medical Center Wailuku, HI 3 2 -1
192 Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend, IN 3 2 -1
193 Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO 3 2 -1
194 Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO 3 2 -1
195 Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO 3 2 -1
196 Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA 3 2 -1
197 Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital Lawrence, MA 3 2 -1
198 Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE 3 2 -1
199 Minden Medical Center Minden, LA 3 2 -1
200 Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY 3 2 -1

How this is derived

CMS replaces its Hospital Compare file at each release rather than publishing a changelog, so a rating change leaves no upstream trace. We keep a snapshot of every facility's rating from each release we ingest and difference the two most recent by Medicare facility ID. Hospitals CMS left unrated in either release are excluded rather than treated as zero, because an absent rating means reporting volumes fell below CMS thresholds. A fall in the star rating reflects CMS's own recalculation across its measure groups; it is not our assessment of the hospital, and a single-star move can follow from a change in which measures a facility reported rather than from worse care. CMS Hospital Compare / Care Compare is the source for both sides of the comparison. See also the full release diff and hospitals that improved.

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