CMS assigns hospitals two major star ratings: the HCAHPS summary star rating, based exclusively on patient survey scores; and the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, which incorporates outcomes measures as well as patient experience scores.
Currently, 188 hospitals have a five-star HCAHPS summary star rating and 83 have a five-star overall hospital quality star rating.
The following 19 hospitals are a rare breed, as they are the only hospitals in the nation that currently have the highest possible rating — five stars — in both of those rating programs. They are listed alphabetically below.
Arkansas Surgical Hospital (North Little Rock)
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota (Sioux Falls)
GHS Patewood Memorial Hospital (Greenville, S.C.)
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Hill Country Memorial Hospital (Fredericksburg, Texas)
Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond
Marion Regional Medical Center (Hamilton, Ala.)
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix)
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper, Ind.)
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital (Omaha)
Northside Medical Center (Columbus, Ga.)
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Sauk Prairie Hospital (Prairie du Sac, Wis.)
South County Hospital (Wakefield, R.I.)
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea (Mich.)
Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown, Ohio)
Texas Orthopedic Hospital (Houston)
Texas Spine and Joint Hospital (Tyler)
UHHS Memorial Hospital of Geneva (Ohio)