Hospital ratings
Best hospitals by CMS rating
Compare 3,182 US hospitals with CMS overall star ratings. cleartau adds the context people usually need next: whether price data is available and what the hospital reports for median ER wait time.
Top-rated hospitals nationwide
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, then by price-data availability and shorter reported ER waits.
| # | Hospital | CMS rating | ER wait | Price data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA11 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 27 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 27 min | 11 price comparisons |
| 2 | Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and ClinicsWest Union, IA13 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 28 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 28 min | 13 price comparisons |
| 3 | Dignity Health Arizona General HospitalMesa, AZ11 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 30 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 30 min | 11 price comparisons |
| 4 | New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN7 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 32 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 32 min | 7 price comparisons |
| 5 | UT Health East Texas Carthage HospitalCarthage, TX8 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 34 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 34 min | 8 price comparisons |
| 6 | HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalTampa, FL14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 37 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 37 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 7 | Mercy Allen HospitalOberlin, OH12 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 40 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 40 min | 12 price comparisons |
| 8 | Holy Cross Hospital-DavisLayton, UT14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 42 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 42 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 9 | Mt San Rafael HospitalTrinidad, CO14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 43 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 43 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 10 | University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 43 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 43 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 11 | Lone Peak HospitalDraper, UT14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 44 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 44 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 12 | Grande Ronde HospitalLa Grande, OR14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 45 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 45 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 13 | Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA13 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 48 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 48 min | 13 price comparisons |
| 14 | HCA Florida Twin Cities HospitalNiceville, FL14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 51 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 51 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 15 | St. Luke's Elmore Medical CenterMountain Home, ID14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 53 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 53 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 16 | Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand OaksSan Antonio, TX6 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 54 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 54 min | 6 price comparisons |
| 17 | Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA10 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 54 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 54 min | 10 price comparisons |
| 18 | Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia, OH7 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 54 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 54 min | 7 price comparisons |
| 19 | Mountain View HospitalPayson, UT14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 55 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 55 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 20 | Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA11 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 56 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 56 min | 11 price comparisons |
| 21 | Mercy Hospital ParisParis, AR7 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 57 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 57 min | 7 price comparisons |
| 22 | Mariners HospitalTavernier, FL11 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 58 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 58 min | 11 price comparisons |
| 23 | Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe, MI14 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 58 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 58 min | 14 price comparisons |
| 24 | Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN7 price comparisons · ER 1 hr 59 min | 5/5 | 1 hr 59 min | 7 price comparisons |
| 25 | Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA12 price comparisons · ER 2 hr | 5/5 | 2 hr | 12 price comparisons |
Best hospitals by state
- Alaska1 five-star · 10
- Alabama0 five-star · 59
- Arkansas3 five-star · 44
- Arizona8 five-star · 55
- California29 five-star · 280
- Colorado14 five-star · 49
- Connecticut4 five-star · 26
- District of Columbia1 five-star · 7
- Delaware0 five-star · 7
- Florida19 five-star · 169
- Georgia6 five-star · 84
- Hawaii0 five-star · 11
- Iowa7 five-star · 62
- Idaho5 five-star · 22
- Illinois14 five-star · 136
- Indiana12 five-star · 91
- Kansas3 five-star · 55
- Kentucky5 five-star · 67
- Louisiana0 five-star · 59
- Massachusetts9 five-star · 54
- Maryland7 five-star · 42
- Maine1 five-star · 24
- Michigan9 five-star · 94
- Minnesota13 five-star · 57
- Missouri5 five-star · 80
- Mississippi1 five-star · 52
- Montana4 five-star · 20
- North Carolina12 five-star · 90
- North Dakota2 five-star · 16
- Nebraska0 five-star · 36
- New Hampshire0 five-star · 23
- New Jersey7 five-star · 61
- New Mexico1 five-star · 23
- Nevada3 five-star · 25
- New York20 five-star · 136
- Ohio18 five-star · 128
- Oklahoma8 five-star · 62
- Oregon3 five-star · 44
- Pennsylvania20 five-star · 132
- Rhode Island0 five-star · 11
- South Carolina7 five-star · 49
- South Dakota5 five-star · 18
- Tennessee6 five-star · 72
- Texas29 five-star · 217
- Utah15 five-star · 29
- Virginia12 five-star · 76
- Vermont2 five-star · 12
- Washington6 five-star · 60
- Wisconsin21 five-star · 86
- West Virginia5 five-star · 34
- Wyoming2 five-star · 16
About this ranking
CMS overall star ratings summarize multiple quality measures into a one-to-five-star score. They are useful for comparison, but they are not the whole decision. cleartau shows ratings alongside hospital price transparency data and CMS ER wait-time data so you can compare quality, access, and cost in one place.