Best hospitals by state
CMS, the federal Medicare agency, gives 3,059 US hospitals an overall quality rating of one to five stars. 334 hold five. Pick a state to see its hospitals in order of that rating and of what patients say, with ER times and prices.
334five-star hospitals in the US
909four-star hospitals
3,059hospitals rated by CMS
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- 10%–24%
- 24%–37%
- 37%–41%
- 41%–48%
- 48%–79%
Every state
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.
Source: CMS Care Compare.