Top 10 US States by Number of Five-Star CMS Hospitals
PlainHospital ranks US states by the number of five-star hospitals on the CMS Hospital Compare Overall Star Rating, using the state_stats aggregate.
Research
Our research draws on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and FDA data covering 5,426 hospitals, refreshed March 2026, see our methodology.
Original data research from the PlainHospital editorial team. Every number here is pulled directly from our live database; nothing is hardcoded.
Top 10 US States by Total Hospital Count on CMS Compare
PlainHospital ranks US states by the total number of hospitals tracked on CMS Hospital Compare, using the state_stats aggregate.
Top 10 Medical Devices by FDA MAUDE Adverse-Event Reports
PlainHospital ranks medical devices in the FDA MAUDE adverse-event database by total report count, using the maude_devices aggregate.