The following is a list of hospitals with the lowest 30-day readmission rates from heart attack, according to data from CMS.
Data were pulled from Hospital Compare and are from July 2011 through June 2014, the most recent data available.
All the hospitals on this list have a 30-day readmission rate from heart attacks of less than 15 percent. For reference, the national average is 17 percent.
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.) — 13.3 percent
Mercy Health Muskegon (Mich.) — 13.4 percent
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital (Dallas) — 13.5 percent
Genesis Medical Center (Davenport, Iowa) — 13.7 percent
St. Mary's Hospital (Madison, Wis.) — 13.7 percent
French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) — 13.8 percent
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital — 13.9 percent
McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) — 13.9 percent
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix) — 14 percent
St. Joseph Hospital (Orange, Calif.) — 14 percent
UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.) — 14 percent
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.) — 14.1 percent
Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Medical Center — 14.1 percent
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis) — 14.2 percent
St. Luke's Boise (Idaho) Medical Center — 14.3 percent
St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) — 14.3 percent
Meriter Hospital (Madison, Wis.) — 14.3 percent
Northside Hospital-Forsyth (Cumming, Ga.) — 14.3 percent
Central Washington Hospital (Wenatchee, Wash.) — 14.3 percent
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 14.3 percent
Mission Memorial Campus and Asheville (N.C.) Specialty Hospital — 14.3 percent
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville) — 14.4 percent
Ellis Hospital (Schenectady, N.Y.) — 14.4 percent
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane, Wash.) — 14.4 percent
Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center — 14.5 percent
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 14.5 percent
Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health — 14.5 percent
Borgess Medical Center (Kalamazoo, Mich.) — 14.5 percent
Bellin Hospital Green Bay (Wis.) — 14.5 percent
Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center — 14.5 percent
John Dempsey Hospital (Farmington, Conn.) — 14.5 percent
Billings (Mont.) Clinic Hospital — 14.6 percent
Salem (Ore.) Hospital — 14.6 percent
Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital — 14.6 percent
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (Nashua) — 14.6 percent
East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie, La.) — 14.7 percent
Carroll Hospital Center (Westminster, Md.) — 14.7 percent
Comanche County Memorial Hospital (Lawton, Okla.) — 14.7 percent
Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital — 14.7 percent
Carolinas Healthcare System Pineville (Charlotte, N.C.) — 14.7 percent
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Lebanon, N.H.) — 14.7 percent
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City) — 14.8 percent
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper, Ind.) — 14.8 percent
Concord (N.H.) Hospital — 14.8 percent
Sanford USD Medical Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.) — 14.8 percent
Memorial Hermann Hospital System (Houston) — 14.8 percent
Indian River Medical Center (Vero Beach, Fla.) — 14.8 percent
Sierra Medical Center (El Paso, Texas) — 14.8 percent
Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
Seton Medical Center Williamson (Round Rock, Texas) — 14.9 percent
Kaweah Delta Medical Center (Visalia, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
The Toledo (Ohio) Hospital — 14.9 percent
Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
Munson Medical Center (Traverse City, Mich.) — 14.9 percent
Baystate Medical Center (Springfield, Mass.) — 14.9 percent