22 hospitals with the lowest heart failure readmission rates

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure patients between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published Aug. 6. 

The CMS measure is based on unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge from a hospitalization related to heart failure. The agency also measures 30-day readmissions for heart attack, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  

The national 30-day readmission rate for heart failure patients between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, was 19.7.

Here are the hospitals with the 10 lowest 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients for the same time period:

1. St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center (Boise, Idaho): 14.3

2. Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah): 14.6

3. Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital (Ogden, Utah): 15.5

4. Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.): 15.7

5. Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains, N.J.): 15.8

6. Monument Health Rapid City (S.D.) Hospital: 15.9

7. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (West Islip, N.Y.): 16

8 (tie). Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (Carson City, Nev.): 16.4

8 (tie). Atlantic Health Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center: 16.4

8 (tie). UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill, N.C.): 16.4

8 (tie). Fayetteville (N.C.) VA Medical Center: 16.4

8 (tie). WellSpan Gettysburg (Pa.) Hospital: 16.4

13 (tie). VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System (Marion): 16.5

13 (tie). Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center (Summit, N.J.): 16.5

13 (tie). Penn Medicine Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital: 16.5

13 (tie). WellSpan Ephrata (Pa.) Community Hospital: 16.5

13 (tie). Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax, Va.): 16.5

18 (tie). Centura Health-Penrose St. Francis Health Services (Colorado Springs, Colo.): 16.6

18 (tie). Trinity Health Muskegon (Mich.) Hospital: 16.6

18 (tie). Saint Francis Medical Center (Cape Girardeau, Mo.): 16.6

18 (tie). Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.): 16.6

18 (tie). Harrison Medical Center (Bremerton, Wash.): 16.6

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