Healthcare
United States — Healthcare: Major Hospitals
CMS Care Compare rates more than 4,000 Medicare-certified US hospitals from one to five stars on quality measures, including more than 130 VA centres and more than 50 military hospitals.
VerifiedGovernment / official sourceCMS — Care Compare hospital star ratingsLast reviewed: 2026-10-23
Key facts
- Care Compare covers over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals, including over 130 Veterans Affairs medical centres and over 50 military hospitals.
- Each hospital receives an overall rating of one to five stars based on selected quality measures; the Overall Star Rating was added in July 2016.
- A 2017 CMS methodology weighted mortality, safety of care, readmission and patient experience at 22% each; confirm the current weights on QualityNet.
- VA hospitals became eligible for ratings in 2023.
- Use medicare.gov/care-compare to find and compare hospitals near you.
Steps
- Finding Major Hospitals in the US — Research can be done online through hospital directories or websites of well-known hospital networks.