Among all U.S. hospitals, Murray, Utah-based Intermountain Medical Center had the best value of care for heart attack patients between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19.
The hospital also had a better mortality rate for heart attack patients than the national rate, the data showed.
CMS reports individual hospital results for heart attack payment and mortality together to help patients assess the facility’s overall value of care.
The national average payment for heart attack patients was $28,355.
Here are the 10 hospitals with the lowest payments
| Hospital | Payment | Value of Care |
| Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah) | $22,604 | Better mortality and lower payment |
| Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (Santa Fe, N.M.) | $22,890 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| Skagit Valley Hospital (Mount Vernon, Wash.) | $23,053 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg, Va.) | $23,456 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| Licking Memorial Hospital (Newark, Ohio) | $23,557 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital (Harvey, Ill.) | $23,562 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center (Ames, Iowa) | $23,719 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (Mattoon, Ill.) | $23,850 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| Saint Luke’s South Hospital (Overland Park, Kan.) | $24,141 | Average mortality and lower payment |
| Providence Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital | $24,143 | Average mortality and lower payment |
Here are the 10 hospitals with the highest payments
| Hospital | Payment | Value of Care |
| Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.) | $38,459 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| CHI-St. Vincent Infirmary (Little Rock, Ark.) | $37,736 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| UCI Health-Fountain Valley (Calif.) | $35,718 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| Baptist Health Floyd (New Albany, Ind.) | $35,412 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| WellSpan York (Pa.) Hospital | $35,101 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula | $34,666 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| St. Bernards Medical Center (Jonesboro, Ark.) | $34,553 | Worse mortality and higher payment |
| Delray (Fla.) Medical Center | $34,524 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (Brighton, Mass.) | $34,392 | Average mortality and higher payment |
| Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis, Minn.) | $34,152 | Average mortality and higher payment |
