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Best hospitals in Wisconsin

20 of the 84 Wisconsin hospitals rated by CMS hold the top rating of five stars, and 34 more 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 141 Wisconsin hospitalsBest hospitals by stateWisconsin ranks 12th of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

20five-star hospitals
34four-star hospitals
84hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 141 in the state
73%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
2 h 22 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 10

1Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend89%Typical ER visit2 h 32 minListed per $1 of cost$2.832Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend86%Typical ER visit1 h 49 minListed per $1 of cost$2.403River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend85%Typical ER visit1 h 36 minListed per $1 of cost$2.364Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend84%Typical ER visit2 h 14 minListed per $1 of cost$2.525Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit2 h 54 minListed per $1 of cost$2.716University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend82%Typical ER visit3 h 34 minListed per $1 of cost$4.317Aurora Medical CenterGrafton · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend82%Typical ER visit3 h 8 minListed per $1 of cost$5.428Hudson HospitalHudson · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend81%Typical ER visit1 h 57 minListed per $1 of cost$2.909Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend80%Typical ER visit2 h 22 minListed per $1 of cost$4.8910Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit2 h 58 minListed per $1 of cost$2.72
How Wisconsin's 84 rated hospitals score
205 stars
344 stars
233 stars
52 stars
21 star

Every rated hospital in Wisconsin

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac★★★★★★★★★★89%2 h 32 min$2.83
2Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah★★★★★★★★★★86%1 h 49 min$2.40
3River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls★★★★★★★★★★85%1 h 36 min$2.36
4Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse★★★★★★★★★★84%2 h 14 min$2.52
5Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 54 min$2.71
6University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison★★★★★★★★★★82%3 h 34 min$4.31
7Aurora Medical CenterGrafton★★★★★★★★★★82%3 h 8 min$5.42
8Hudson HospitalHudson★★★★★★★★★★81%1 h 57 min$2.90
9Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit★★★★★★★★★★80%2 h 22 min$4.89
10Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 58 min$2.72
11Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison★★★★★★★★★★76%2 h 22 min$3.86
12Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc★★★★★★★★★★76%2 h 16 min$4.42
13Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers★★★★★★★★★★76%1 h 52 min$5.05
14Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 19 min$3.60
15Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 53 min$5.15
16Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 25 min$4.88
17The Monroe ClinicMonroe★★★★★★★★★★72%2 h 25 min$4.56
18Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 17 min$2.03
19Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 4 min$3.62
20Spooner Health SystemSpooner★★★★★–86%1 h 49 min$2.18
21Columbus Community HospitalColumbus★★★★★★★★★★89%2 h 18 min$2.95
22Westfields Hospital and ClinicNew Richmond★★★★★★★★★★87%1 h 48 min$2.41
23Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay★★★★★★★★★★86%2 h 24 min$2.06
24Upland Hills HealthDodgeville★★★★★★★★★★85%1 h 53 min$2.66
25Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward★★★★★★★★★★80%2 h 32 min$2.25
26Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston★★★★★★★★★★72%2 h 4 min$2.75
27Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff★★★★★★★★★★84%2 h 43 min$3.38
28Aurora BayCare Medical CtrGreen Bay★★★★★★★★★★81%2 h 13 min$4.41
29Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse★★★★★★★★★★80%2 h 47 min$2.38
30Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 22 min$2.21
31Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron★★★★★★★★★★79%1 h 49 min$2.80
32Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha★★★★★★★★★★78%2 h 59 min$5.65
33Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay★★★★★★★★★★77%2 h 31 min$3.58
34Aurora Medical Ctr OshkoshOshkosh★★★★★★★★★★77%2 h 2 min$4.65
35Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau★★★★★★★★★★75%2 h 37 min$3.67
36Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison★★★★★★★★★★74%3 h 10 min$4.80
37Aurora Medical Ctr Washington CountyHartford★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 7 min$5.18
38Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 20 min$4.63
39Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 27 min$3.38
40Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - NeenahNeenah★★★★★★★★★★72%2 h 22 min$3.39
41Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo★★★★★★★★★★71%1 h 54 min$4.67
42St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend★★★★★★★★★★69%3 h 31 min$3.88
43Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 9 min$4.88
44Ssm Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 30 min$3.23
45Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 28 min$3.92
46Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 2 min$5.39
47Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano★★★★★★★★★★63%1 h 48 min$3.35
48Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville★★★★★★★★★★76%2 h 18 min$4.91
49Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 52 min$5.71
50Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 39 min$3.97
51West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 2 min$5.57
52Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 23 min$3.67
53St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 13 min$4.76
54Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 51 min$3.73
55Stoughton HospitalStoughton★★★★★★★★★★90%2 h 34 min$3.46
56Flambeau HospitalPark Falls★★★★★★★★★★82%1 h 42 min$2.64
57Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland★★★★★★★★★★82%2 h 4 min$2.20
58Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien★★★★★★★★★★78%2 h 42 min$1.88
59Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee★★★★★★★★★★77%4 h 35 min$4.31
60Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston★★★★★★★★★★76%2 h 23 min$2.76
61Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva★★★★★★★★★★75%2 h 6 min$3.47
62Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar IncMenomonie★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 13 min$2.86
63St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 2 min$5.54
64Thedacare Medical Center - Berlin IncBerlin★★★★★★★★★★72%1 h 50 min$2.95
65Holy Family MemorialManitowoc★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 18 min$3.12
66St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 24 min$2.06
67Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 42 min$3.57
68Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire★★★★★★★★★★67%3 h 12 min$2.52
69Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 42 min$3.56
70Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 0 min$4.11
71Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 0 min$3.31
72Mercy Health System CorpJanesville★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 41 min$4.68
73St Marys Hospital Medical CtrGreen Bay★★★★★★★★★★63%1 h 42 min$5.55
74Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee★★★★★★★★★★62%2 h 47 min$4.47
75Beloit Health SystemBeloit★★★★★★★★★★58%2 h 9 min$5.64
76Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage★★★★★★★★★★58%2 h 33 min$3.30
77Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee★★★★★★★★★★59%2 h 16 min$3.62
78Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery★★★★★★★★★★83%2 h 0 min$2.32
79Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake★★★★★★★★★★65%2 h 48 min$2.93
80Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha★★★★★★★★★★76%2 h 37 min$4.14
81Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine★★★★★★★★★★54%2 h 26 min$3.70
82Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (mmc-Bd)Beaver Dam★★★★★★★★★★53%3 h 3 min$2.74
83Richland HospitalRichland Center★★★★★★★★★★68%1 h 40 min$2.36
84Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield★★★★★★★★★★60%2 h 46 min$2.92
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.