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Best hospitals in Hawaii

None of the 11 Hawaii hospitals rated by CMS holds five stars at the moment; 5 hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 23 Hawaii hospitalsBest hospitals by stateHawaii ranks 8th of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

0five-star hospitals
5four-star hospitals
11hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 23 in the state
75%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
2 h 32 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 5

1Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend83%Listed per $1 of cost$3.482Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit2 h 36 minListed per $1 of cost$3.593Adventist Health CastleKailua · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend78%Typical ER visit2 h 36 minListed per $1 of cost$3.434Straub Clinic and HospitalHonolulu · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend75%Typical ER visit2 h 2 minListed per $1 of cost$3.215Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend58%Typical ER visit2 h 29 minListed per $1 of cost$2.97
How Hawaii's 11 rated hospitals score
05 stars
54 stars
33 stars
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01 star

Every rated hospital in Hawaii

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu★★★★★★★★★★83%–$3.48
2Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 36 min$3.59
3Adventist Health CastleKailua★★★★★★★★★★78%2 h 36 min$3.43
4Straub Clinic and HospitalHonolulu★★★★★★★★★★75%2 h 2 min$3.21
5Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu★★★★★★★★★★58%2 h 29 min$2.97
6North Hawaii Community Hospital, IncKamuela★★★★★★★★★★77%2 h 15 min$3.95
7The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu★★★★★★★★★★76%3 h 11 min$4.47
8Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 28 min$2.41
9Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue★★★★★★★★★★70%2 h 36 min$3.55
10Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 20 min$3.22
11Kona Community HospitalKealakekua★★★★★★★★★★62%2 h 59 min$2.37
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.