CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate in Pennsylvania

Rate of unplanned ER visits and hospital returns within 30 days for heart failure patients. Lower means patients are better managed and stabilized before discharge.

50 hospitals reportingin PennsylvaniaLower score = Better

Pennsylvania — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate at a Glance

0.05days per patient
Pennsylvania Average
5.16days per patient
US National Average
131
Hospitals Reporting
23%
Better than National
Pennsylvania performs better than the US average for heart failure emergency return rate. The state average (0.05 days per patient) is 5.11 lower than the national average (5.16 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Pennsylvania Hospital Rankings — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1UPMC BEDFORD MEMORIALEVERETT-76.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
2UPMC JAMESONNEW CASTLE-56.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
3UPMC NORTHWESTSENECA-56.00days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
4UPMC MERCYPITTSBURGH-52.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
5UPMC MUNCYMUNCY-50.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
6WELLSPAN EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITALEPHRATA-47.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
7GETTYSBURG HOSPITALGETTYSBURG-46.60days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
8CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTERROARING SPRING-44.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
9WILKES BARRE VA MEDICAL CENTERWILKES-BARRE-43.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
10UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITALMC KEESPORT-39.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
11HERITAGE VALLEY SEWICKLEYSEWICKLEY-39.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
12WEST PENN HOSPITALPITTSBURGH-36.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
13LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - HAZLETONHAZLETON-34.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
14UPMC ALTOONAALTOONA-33.50days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
15LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITALLANCASTER-32.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
16LEBANON VA MEDICAL CENTERLEBANON-32.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
17WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITALHONESDALE-31.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
18ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - GRAND VIEW CAMPUSSELLERSVILLE-30.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
19RIDDLE MEMORIAL HOSPITALMEDIA-28.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
20ACMH HOSPITALKITTANNING-27.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
21UPMC SOMERSETSOMERSET-25.90days per patient★★★★★
22CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITALWEST CHESTER-23.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
23WELLSPAN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALLEWISBURG-20.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
24DOYLESTOWN HOSPITALDOYLESTOWN-20.60days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
25UPMC PINNACLE HOSPITALSHARRISBURG-19.50days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
26GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITALLEWISTOWN-18.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
27WELLSPAN WAYNESBORO HOSPITALWAYNESBORO-17.00days per patient★★★★★
28LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONOEAST STROUDSBURG-16.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
29PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTERPHILADELPHIA-15.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
30PENN HIGHLANDS ELKSAINT MARYS-15.50days per patient★★★★★
31MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC HEALTH SYSTEMPITTSBURGH-14.80days per patient★★★★★
32LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - DICKSON CITYDICKSON CITY-14.30days per patient★★★★★
33FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTERMCCONNELLSBURG-14.20days per patient★★★★★
34ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - EASTON CAMPUSEASTON-14.00days per patient★★★★★
35UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDEPITTSBURGH-14.00days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
36INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITABUTLER-12.60days per patient★★★★★
37SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREETPOTTSVILLE-12.20days per patient★★★★★
38UPMC CARLISLECARLISLE-11.70days per patient★★★★★
39WELLSPAN CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITALCHAMBERSBURG-11.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
40GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERSCRANTON-10.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
41JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER (ALTOONA)ALTOONA-9.90days per patient★★★★★
42TEMPLE HEALTH - CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITALPHILADELPHIA-9.50days per patient★★★★★
43UPMC PASSAVANTPITTSBURGH-8.90days per patient★★★★★
44NAZARETH HOSPITALPHILADELPHIA-8.70days per patient★★★★★
45UPMC HORIZONGREENVILLE-8.60days per patient★★★★★
46GEISINGER ST. LUKE'S HOSPITALORWIGSBURG-8.40days per patient★★★★★
47MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTERSTATE COLLEGE-8.00days per patient★★★★★
48MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTERMEADVILLE-7.20days per patient★★★★★
49PENN STATE HEALTH HOLY SPIRIT MEDICAL CENTERCAMP HILL-7.10days per patient★★★★★
50MAIN LINE HOSPITAL LANKENAUWYNNEWOOD-5.60days per patient★★★★★

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