Here is a list of 50 hospitals with the lowest 30-day mortality rates from heart failure, starting with the lowest. The national average for 30-day mortality rates from heart failure is 11.7 percent.
Note: The list is based on HCAHPS survey results reported in CMS' Hospital Compare database and covers the period of July 2009 through June 2012. Some hospitals were excluded from this list due to insufficient data, such as having fewer than 25 cases on which to base mortality rates.
Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood, Calif.) — 6.4 percent
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System-NY Division (New York City) —7.1 percent
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (Baltimore) — 7.2 percent
Rush University Medical Center (Chicago) — 7.3 percent
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago — 7.3 percent
East Orange (N.J.) General Hospital — 7.3 percent
Harper University Hospital (Detroit) — 7.4 percent
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Brighton, Mass.) — 7.5 percent
Saint Vincent Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 7.6 percent
Fort Duncan Medical Center (Eagle Pass, Texas) — 7.6 percent
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills, Calif.) — 7.7 percent
NYU Hospitals Center New York (New York City) — 7.7 percent
Birmingham (Ala.) VA Medical Center — 7.8 percent
Regional Medical Center of San Jose (Calif.) — 7.8 percent
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 7.8 percent
Olympia Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 7.8 percent
Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital & Health Center — 7.9 percent
St. Alexius Medical Center (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) — 7.9 percent
Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) — 7.9 percent
Henry Ford Wyandotte (Mich.) Hospital — 7.9 percent
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 8 percent
Philadelphia VA Medical Center — 8 percent
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles — 8.1 percent
Providence Hospital And Medical Centers (Southfield, Mich.) — 8.1 percent
South Pointe Hospital (Warrensville Heights, Ohio) — 8.1 percent
Portland (Ore.) VA Medical Center — 8.1 percent
Paradise Valley Hospital (National City, Calif.) — 8.2 percent
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 8.2 percent
Emory University Hospital Midtown(Atlanta) — 8.2 percent
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (Chicago) — 8.2 percent
Alexian Brothers Medical Center (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) — 8.2 percent
Boston Medical Center Corporation — 8.2 percent
Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 8.2 percent
New York Westchester Square Medical Center (Bronx) — 8.2 percent
University Hospital of Brooklyn (N.Y.)-Downstate — 8.2 percent
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (Chicago) — 8.3 percent
Brigham And Women's Hospital (Boston) — 8.3 percent
Genesys Regional Medical Center-Health Park (Grand Blanc, Mich.) — 8.3 percent
Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune, N.J.) — 8.3 percent
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City) — 8.3 percent
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South (Oklahoma City) — 8.3 percent
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Philadelphia) — 8.3 percent
Saint Francis Medical Center (Lynwood, Calif.) —8.4 percent
Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance (Calif.) — 8.4 percent
Desert Valley Hospital (Victorville, Calif.) — 8.4 percent
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital (Chicago) — 8.4 percent
Winchester (Mass.) Hospital — 8.4 percent
Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck, N.J.) — 8.4 percent
Fairview Hospital (Cleveland) —8.4 percent
Note: Sacred Heart Hospital Chicago had a 7.9 percent 30-day mortality rate for heart failure; however, it is now closed.