Here is a list of 50 hospitals with the lowest 30-day readmission rates for heart attack patients from July 2008 through June 2011, according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare database.
Note: Hospitals with the same percentage are listed according to provider number instead of alphabetically.
Mercy Health, Mercy Campus (Muskegon, Mich.) — 15.1 percent
Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah) — 15.1 percent
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 15.4 percent
Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital — 15.5 percent
St. Charles Bend (Ore.) — 15.6 percent
St. Joseph Hospital (Eureka, Calif.) — 15.7 percent
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.) — 15.7 percent
Venice (Fla.) Regional Medical Center — 15.8 percent
Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) — 15.8 percent
Lovelace Medical Center (Albuquerque, N.M.) — 15.9 percent
Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Medical Center — 15.9 percent
Bellin Memorial Hospital (Green Bay, Wis.) — 15.9 percent
Piedmont Fayette Hospital (Fayetteville, Ga.) — 16 percent
Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside, Calif.) — 16.1 percent
Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center — 16.1 percent
St. Patrick Hospital (Missoula, Mont.) — 16.1 percent
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) — 16.1 percent
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 16.2 percent
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta — 16.2 percent
Kootenai Medical Center (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho) — 16.2 percent
Dixie Regional Medical Center (St. George, Utah) — 16.2 percent
Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.) — 16.3 percent
Blake Medical Center (Bradenton, Fla.) — 16.3 percent
Hamilton Medical Center (Dalton, Ga.) — 16.3 percent
Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.) — 16.3 percent
Bozeman (Mont.) Deaconess Hospital — 16.3 percent
Providence St. Peter Hospital (Olympia, Wash.) — 16.3 percent
Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Medical Center — 16.4 percent
St. Peter's Hospital (Helena, Mont.) — 16.4 percent
Concord (N.H.) Hospital — 16.4 percent
Sanford Medical Center Fargo (N.D.) — 16.4 percent
Providence Portland (Ore.) Medical Center — 16.4 percent
Harrisburg (Pa.) Hospital — 16.4 percent
Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital — 16.4 percent
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane, Wash.) — 16.4 percent
Munroe Regional Medical Center (Ocala, Fla.) — 16.5 percent
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana (Fort Wayne) — 16.5 percent
Renown Regional Medical Center (Reno, N.V.) — 16.5 percent
Pardee Hospital (Hendersonville, N.C.) — 16.5 percent
Baylor Medical Center at Garland (Texas) — 16.5 percent
Central Washington Hospital (Wenatchee, Wash.) — 16.5 percent
St. Joseph Hospital (Orange, Calif.) — 16.6 percent
Poudre Valley Hospital (Fort Collins, Colo.) — 16.6 percent
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper, Ind.) — 16.6 percent
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines (Iowa) — 16.6 percent
Maine Medical Center (Portland) — 16.6 percent
Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo, Mich.) — 16.6 percent
Rush Foundation Hospital (Meridian, Miss.) — 16.6 percent
Reading (Pa.) Hospital — 16.6 percent
Good Samaritan Hospital (Lebanon, Pa.) — 16.6 percent