CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate in Pennsylvania

Number of excess emergency department visits and unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge for heart attack patients. Lower rates indicate better post-discharge care coordination.

50 hospitals reportingin PennsylvaniaLower score = Better

Pennsylvania — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate at a Glance

2.76days per patient
Pennsylvania Average
7.14days per patient
US National Average
72
Hospitals Reporting
17%
Better than National
Pennsylvania performs better than the US average for heart attack emergency return rate. The state average (2.76 days per patient) is 4.38 lower than the national average (7.14 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Pennsylvania Hospital Rankings — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1UPMC JAMESONNEW CASTLE-37.60days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
2CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTERROARING SPRING-35.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
3GETTYSBURG HOSPITALGETTYSBURG-32.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
4WELLSPAN GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITALLEBANON-26.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
5WELLSPAN EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITALEPHRATA-25.30days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
6PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTERPHILADELPHIA-23.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
7SHARON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSHARON-23.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
8UPMC EASTMONROEVILLE-22.20days per patient★★★★★
9PENN HIGHLANDS DUBOISDUBOIS-20.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
10UPMC HAMOTERIE-20.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
11PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPHREADING-19.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
12PAOLI HOSPITALPAOLI-18.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
13CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTERJOHNSTOWN-18.20days per patient★★★★★
14INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERINDIANA-17.60days per patient★★★★★
15UPMC LITITZLITITZ-17.30days per patient★★★★★
16ST MARY MEDICAL CENTERLANGHORNE-15.30days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
17GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERWILKES BARRE-12.90days per patient★★★★★
18UPMC MEMORIALYORK-11.00days per patient★★★★★
19WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, THEWASHINGTON-10.50days per patient★★★★★
20GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERSCRANTON-10.40days per patient★★★★★
21GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTERDANVILLE-9.60days per patient★★★★★
22JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITALABINGTON-9.00days per patient★★★★★
23ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - GRAND VIEW CAMPUSSELLERSVILLE-7.00days per patient★★★★★
24ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITALPITTSBURGH-5.80days per patient★★★★★
25MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTERHERSHEY-5.40days per patient★★★★★
26TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALPHILADELPHIA-4.80days per patient★★★★★
27REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF SCRANTONSCRANTON-4.50days per patient★★★★★
28UNIONTOWN HOSPITALUNIONTOWN-4.00days per patient★★★★★
29LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITALALLENTOWN-3.40days per patient★★★★★
30EXCELA HEALTH WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITALGREENSBURG-1.90days per patient★★★★★
31READING HOSPITALWEST READING-0.80days per patient★★★★★
32UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDEPITTSBURGH-0.60days per patient★★★★★
33MAIN LINE HOSPITAL LANKENAUWYNNEWOOD1.10days per patient★★★★★
34RIDDLE MEMORIAL HOSPITALMEDIA1.70days per patient★★★★★
35FORBES HOSPITALMONROEVILLE1.90days per patient★★★★★
36ROBERT PACKER HOSPITALSAYRE2.80days per patient★★★★★
37UPMC WILLIAMSPORTWILLIAMSPORT4.50days per patient★★★★★
38WELLSPAN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALLEWISBURG4.60days per patient★★★★★
39ST LUKES HOSPITALBETHLEHEM5.20days per patient★★★★★
40LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITALLANCASTER6.30days per patient★★★★★
41INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITABUTLER6.70days per patient★★★★★
42UPMC PASSAVANTPITTSBURGH7.60days per patient★★★★★
43UPMC HANOVERHANOVER7.70days per patient★★★★★
44CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITALWEST CHESTER8.10days per patient★★★★★
45WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITALYORK8.20days per patient★★★★★
46HOSPITAL OF UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIAPHILADELPHIA9.80days per patient★★★★★
47BRYN MAWR HOSPITALBRYN MAWR9.80days per patient★★★★★
48HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVERBEAVER10.30days per patient★★★★★
49PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTERPHILADELPHIA11.80days per patient★★★★★
50CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTERUPLAND11.90days per patient★★★★★

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