State hospital quality · CMS Hospital Compare

Best CMS-rated hospitals in New Hampshire

According to PlainHospital's state average CMS-star ranking, New Hampshire ranks #29 of 54 states and territories by average overall star rating among rated hospitals (highest = #1).

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Hospitals: #29 of 54
Corpus placement: 3.2★
Avg (23 rated): 0
Five-star: 26
With ER

New Hampshire vs all states by Medicare hospital count

Where this state's Medicare-certified hospital inventory sits among every tracked state and territory (inventory signal, not a quality ranking)

28 46th of 56 higher than 10 of 56 states

States and territories, banded by Medicare-certified hospital count

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Source CMS Hospital Compare · 2026-08-14

The state picture

According to PlainHospital's state average CMS-star ranking, New Hampshire ranks #29 of 54 states and territories by average overall star rating among rated hospitals (highest = #1). Among 23 rated hospitals, the state averages 3.2 of 5 stars.

3.2 / 5
state average among rated (level with 3.2 national): #29 of 54
state corpus placement by avg star: 0
five-star hospitals: 23 of 28 rated
hospitals with a CMS overall rating

CMS star ratings are composite quality scores; 23 of 28 New Hampshire hospitals had enough reporting volume to receive one. Not medical advice.

New Hampshire hospital quality

New Hampshire averages 3.2/5 CMS stars across 23 rated hospitals (level with the 3.2 national average), with 0 five-star facilities of 28 Medicare-certified hospitals.

PlainHospital ranks New Hampshire hospitals from CMS Hospital Compare overall star ratings (mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, timely care). Corpus placement: #29 of 54 states and territories by average overall star among rated hospitals. 23 of 28 facilities had enough volume to receive a star; the rest stay unrated. Not medical advice - open a hospital page for the measure-level detail.

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What this shows 0 New Hampshire hospitals reach five stars; the state's 3.2-star average sits level with the 3.2-star national mark.

What the Data Shows About Hospitals in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 28 Medicare-certified hospitals tracked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Of these, 26 facilities operate an emergency department, an important signal for communities that rely on nearby acute-care access. The statewide average CMS overall star rating is 3.2 out of 5 , calculated across the 23 of 28 hospitals with enough reporting volume to generate a composite rating.

At the top of the quality distribution, 0 hospitals have earned the highest 5-star CMS overall rating in New Hampshire. The single highest-rated facility in the state registry is Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, currently listed at 4/5 stars. Star ratings are composite scores built from mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience (HCAHPS), and timely & effective care domains, so a single number conceals meaningful per-domain variation that matters for specific procedures.

Showing 28 of 28 hospitals on this page (page 1 of 1). Hospital quality varies materially within a state, urban academic centers, rural critical-access hospitals, and specialty facilities report against different baselines, so comparing individual facility profiles before choosing planned care is more useful than relying on the statewide average alone. All figures reflect the CMS Hospital Compare release from 2026-08-14, and nothing on this page is medical advice, consult a qualified clinician before making care decisions.

Hospitals

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Top-Rated in New Hampshire

Highest CMS star ratings among Medicare-certified hospitals in New Hampshire.

🥇1 Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · Critical Access Hospitals ★★★★
🥈2 Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH · Acute Care Hospitals ★★★★
🥉3 Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH · Acute Care Hospitals ★★★★
4 Cottage Hospital Woodsville, NH · Critical Access Hospitals ★★★★
5 Exeter Hospital Inc Exeter, NH · Acute Care Hospitals ★★★★
6 Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH · Critical Access Hospitals ★★★★

Compare Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital vs Catholic Medical Center →

All Hospitals

Showing 1–28 of 28 hospitals

Hospital	City	Type	Rating	ER
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon	Lebanon	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes
Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin	Berlin	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes
Catholic Medical Center Manchester	Manchester	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes
Cheshire Medical Center Keene	Keene	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes
Concord Hospital Concord	Concord	Acute Care Hospitals	3	No
Concord Hospital- Franklin Franklin	Franklin	Critical Access Hospitals	N/A	Yes
Concord Hospital- Laconia Laconia	Laconia	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes
Cottage Hospital Woodsville	Woodsville	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes
Elliot Hospital Manchester	Manchester	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes
Exeter Hospital Inc Exeter	Exeter	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes
Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester	Rochester	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes
Hampstead Hospital & Residential Treatment Facilit Hampstead	Hampstead	Psychiatric	N/A	No
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro	Wolfeboro	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton	Littleton	Critical Access Hospitals	1	Yes
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon	Lebanon	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes
Memorial Hospital, the North Conway	North Conway	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes
Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough	Peterborough	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes
New Hampshire Hospital Concord	Concord	Psychiatric	N/A	Yes
New London Hospital New London	New London	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes
Parkland Medical Center Derry	Derry	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes
Southern Nh Medical Center Nashua	Nashua	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes
Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth	Plymouth	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes
St Joseph Hospital Nashua	Nashua	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital Colebrook	Colebrook	Critical Access Hospitals	N/A	Yes
Valley Regional Hospital Claremont	Claremont	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes
Weeks Medical Center Lancaster	Lancaster	Critical Access Hospitals	N/A	Yes
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover	Dover	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes

Hospital Quality in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 28 Medicare-certified hospitals tracked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star rating data helps patients compare hospitals on mortality, safety, readmission rates, patient experience, and timely care.

The average CMS star rating across the 23 rated of 28 New Hampshire hospitals is 3.2. 26 facilities have emergency departments, an important factor for communities that depend on nearby acute care. Hospital quality can vary significantly within a state, so comparing individual facility ratings before choosing care is recommended.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best hospital in New Hampshire? ▼

The highest-rated hospital in New Hampshire is Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon with a CMS star rating of 4/5. There are 0 five-star hospitals in the state out of 28 Medicare-certified facilities.

How are hospitals rated? ▼

CMS rates hospitals on a 1-to-5 star scale based on quality measures including mortality, safety, patient experience, readmission rates, and timely care. In New Hampshire, the average star rating is 3.2 across rated hospitals.

How many hospitals are in New Hampshire? ▼

New Hampshire has 28 Medicare-certified hospitals, of which 26 have emergency departments. 0 hospitals have earned the highest 5-star CMS rating.

Data from CMS Hospital Compare; patient-experience scores from the HCAHPS survey. Last refreshed: 2026-08-14. About PlainHospital and our data sources

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Compiled by PlainHospital, Hospital Quality Editorial Process · August 14, 2026

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