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 City State May 2026 August 2026 Move
Colusa Medical Center Colusa CA 4 1 -3
Hill Regional Hospital Hillsboro TX 4 1 -3
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser WV 4 1 -3
Richland Hospital Richland Center WI 4 1 -3
McPherson Hospital McPherson KS 5 2 -3
Tishomingo Health Services Inc Iuka MS 5 2 -3
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron GA 3 1 -2
Cameron Regional Medical Center Cameron MO 3 1 -2
Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose PA 3 1 -2
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos NM 3 1 -2
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch CA 3 1 -2
Mad River Community Hospital Arcata CA 3 1 -2
Manati Medical Center Dr Otero Lopez Manati PR 3 1 -2
Northwest Health - Starke Knox IN 3 1 -2
UCI Health - los Alamitos Los Alamitos CA 3 1 -2
University of MD Capital Region Medical Center Upper Marlboro MD 3 1 -2
Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix AZ 3 1 -2
Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin NH 4 2 -2
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol MA 4 2 -2
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage MS 4 2 -2
Blount Memorial Hospital Maryville TN 4 2 -2
Bourbon Community Hospital Paris KY 4 2 -2
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster Lancaster TX 4 2 -2
Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele GA 4 2 -2
De Tar Hospital Navarro Victoria TX 4 2 -2
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Iron Mountain MI 4 2 -2
Ellsworth County Medical Center Ellsworth KS 4 2 -2
Goodland Regional Medical Center Goodland KS 4 2 -2
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell IA 4 2 -2
Integris Health Edmond Hospital Edmond OK 4 2 -2
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center Vallejo CA 4 2 -2
Liberty Hospital Liberty MO 4 2 -2
Logan Regional Medical Center Logan WV 4 2 -2
Norton Scott Hospital Scottsburg IN 4 2 -2
Redington Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan ME 4 2 -2
Scott County Hospital Scott City KS 4 2 -2
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia MI 4 2 -2
St Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead KY 4 2 -2
Taylorville Memorial Hospital Taylorville IL 4 2 -2
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman TX 4 2 -2
Asante Three Rivers Medical Center Grants Pass OR 5 3 -2
Ascension Seton Hays Kyle TX 5 3 -2
Christus Spohn Hospital Alice Alice TX 5 3 -2
Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd MN 5 3 -2
Holzer Medical Center Jackson Jackson OH 5 3 -2
Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital Bedford IN 5 3 -2
Indianapolis VA Medical Center Indianapolis IN 5 3 -2
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford OH 5 3 -2
Medical City Alliance Fort Worth TX 5 3 -2
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque IA 5 3 -2
Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena Alpena MI 5 3 -2
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser WA 5 3 -2
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning CA 5 3 -2
Sidney Health Center Sidney MT 5 3 -2
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. Seaford DE 5 3 -2
Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage AK 2 1 -1
Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany NY 2 1 -1
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg KY 2 1 -1
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc Dunkirk NY 2 1 -1
Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton MA 2 1 -1
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center Bayonne NJ 2 1 -1
Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad NM 2 1 -1
Cary Medical Center Caribou ME 2 1 -1
Cgh Medical Center Sterling IL 2 1 -1
Choctaw Memorial Hospital Hugo OK 2 1 -1
Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson NY 2 1 -1
Crozer Chester Medical Center Upland PA 2 1 -1
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati PR 2 1 -1
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville NC 2 1 -1
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell NM 2 1 -1
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia GA 2 1 -1
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado IL 2 1 -1
Hardin County General Hospital & Clinic Rosiclare IL 2 1 -1
HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Port Charlotte FL 2 1 -1
HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville FL 2 1 -1
HCA Houston Healthcare West Houston TX 2 1 -1
Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus Kingston NY 2 1 -1
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit MI 2 1 -1
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren MI 2 1 -1
Herrin Hospital Herrin IL 2 1 -1
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown MD 2 1 -1
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield KY 2 1 -1
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson WV 2 1 -1
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff AR 2 1 -1
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield CA 2 1 -1
Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona IA 2 1 -1
Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav Erie PA 2 1 -1
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton NH 2 1 -1
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield WI 2 1 -1
McLaren Bay Region Bay City MI 2 1 -1
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale IL 2 1 -1
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines IA 2 1 -1
Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro KY 2 1 -1
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute KS 2 1 -1
North Country Hospital and Health Center Newport VT 2 1 -1
North Memorial Health Hospital Robbinsdale MN 2 1 -1
Palestine Regional Medical Center Palestine TX 2 1 -1
Penn Highlands Mon Valley Monongahela PA 2 1 -1
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital Monroe MI 2 1 -1
Regional One Health Memphis TN 2 1 -1
Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center Bartlett TN 2 1 -1
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport OR 2 1 -1
Singing River Health System Pascagoula MS 2 1 -1
St Francis Hospital Memphis TN 2 1 -1
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Weston WV 2 1 -1
Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater TN 2 1 -1
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside CA 2 1 -1
University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada MS 2 1 -1
Upson Regional Medical Center Thomaston GA 2 1 -1
Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys CA 2 1 -1
Weirton Medical Center, Inc Weirton WV 2 1 -1
Wilson Medical Center Wilson NC 2 1 -1
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales FL 3 2 -1
Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage AK 3 2 -1
Albany VA Medical Center Albany NY 3 2 -1
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery WI 3 2 -1
Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville GA 3 2 -1
Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant AR 3 2 -1
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine WI 3 2 -1
Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis IN 3 2 -1
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. Wichita KS 3 2 -1
Athens Limestone Hospital Athens AL 3 2 -1
Avera St Mary's Hospital Pierre SD 3 2 -1
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa AZ 3 2 -1
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper WY 3 2 -1
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville KY 3 2 -1
Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway Conway AR 3 2 -1
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton FL 3 2 -1
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake IA 3 2 -1
Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville LA 3 2 -1
California Hospital Medical Center la Los Angeles CA 3 2 -1
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg WV 3 2 -1
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis MA 3 2 -1
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington NJ 3 2 -1
Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana IL 3 2 -1
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville SC 3 2 -1
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Carson City NV 3 2 -1
Castleview Hospital Price UT 3 2 -1
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory NC 3 2 -1
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber PA 3 2 -1
CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital Bryan TX 3 2 -1
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin TX 3 2 -1
Chinese Hospital San Francisco CA 3 2 -1
Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics Orofino ID 3 2 -1
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe AZ 3 2 -1
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway AR 3 2 -1
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton MA 3 2 -1
Copley Hospital Morrisville VT 3 2 -1
Dameron Hospital Stockton CA 3 2 -1
Davis Medical Center Elkins WV 3 2 -1
Day Kimball Hospital Putnam CT 3 2 -1
Dekalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne AL 3 2 -1
Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru IN 3 2 -1
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks AK 3 2 -1
Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall MO 3 2 -1
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove CA 3 2 -1
Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton PA 3 2 -1
Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes IN 3 2 -1
Grady Memorial Hospital Chickasha OK 3 2 -1
Grant Medical Center Columbus OH 3 2 -1
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls MT 3 2 -1
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville TN 3 2 -1
Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg IL 3 2 -1
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital Panama City FL 3 2 -1
HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital Kissimmee FL 3 2 -1
HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Sun City Center FL 3 2 -1
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's Denver CO 3 2 -1
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston TX 3 2 -1
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon OH 3 2 -1
Heywood Hospital - Gardner MA 3 2 -1
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Boardman OH 3 2 -1
Humboldt General Hospital Winnemucca NV 3 2 -1
Hunt Regional Medical Center Greenville TX 3 2 -1
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville TX 3 2 -1
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc Hutchinson KS 3 2 -1
Iberia Medical Center New Iberia LA 3 2 -1
Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana PA 3 2 -1
Integris Health Ponca City Ponca City OK 3 2 -1
Integris Southwest Medical Center Oklahoma City OK 3 2 -1
John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital Indio CA 3 2 -1
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago IL 3 2 -1
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek CA 3 2 -1
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento Sacramento CA 3 2 -1
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara CA 3 2 -1
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington NC 3 2 -1
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque NM 3 2 -1
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood IL 3 2 -1
Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth MS 3 2 -1
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd) Beaver Dam WI 3 2 -1
Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings NE 3 2 -1
Maui Memorial Medical Center Wailuku HI 3 2 -1
Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend IN 3 2 -1
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville MO 3 2 -1
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis MO 3 2 -1
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter MO 3 2 -1
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City IA 3 2 -1
Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital Lawrence MA 3 2 -1
Methodist Fremont Health Fremont NE 3 2 -1
Minden Medical Center Minden LA 3 2 -1
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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