Hospitals in the United States
Browse 5,419 hospitals by state. Listings include CMS quality ratings where published, ownership details, contact information, and inspection summaries where applicable.
About this directory
This page lists all 5,419 hospitals in the United States that appear in CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information. Use the state list below to jump to a state, then to a city, to compare facilities side by side — including CMS overall star ratings where available. Every listing is reproduced from public-domain federal records and is refreshed as the underlying datasets are updated.
- Texas 467
- California 377
- Florida 221
- Illinois 193
- Ohio 193
- New York 192
- Pennsylvania 186
- Louisiana 161
- Georgia 149
- Michigan 149
- Indiana 148
- Wisconsin 140
- Kansas 139
- Minnesota 136
- Oklahoma 136
- Tennessee 121
- Missouri 120
- North Carolina 120
- Iowa 118
- Mississippi 109
- Arizona 108
- Kentucky 103
- Washington 100
- Alabama 99
- Colorado 96
- Virginia 96
- Nebraska 93
- Arkansas 90
- Massachusetts 84
- New Jersey 78
- South Carolina 66
- Montana 63
- Oregon 62
- South Dakota 61
- PR 59
- Maryland 56
- West Virginia 55
- Utah 52
- Idaho 48
- North Dakota 47
- Nevada 46
- New Mexico 45
- Connecticut 36
- Maine 36
- Wyoming 31
- New Hampshire 27
- Alaska 25
- Hawaii 23
- Vermont 17
- Delaware 13
- Rhode Island 13
- District of Columbia 10
- GU 2
- VI 2
- AS 1
- MP 1
Frequently asked questions about hospitals
How are hospitals rated by CMS?
CMS publishes an overall star rating from 1 to 5 for most hospitals, based on quality measures grouped into categories such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care. The rating compares each hospital against others nationwide and comes from the public-domain Hospital General Information dataset used on this page.
What does a hospital's overall star rating mean?
A 5-star rating means the hospital performs much above the national average on the published measures, while 1 star means much below average. The rating is a summary of government-reported measures — a starting point for comparison, not a guarantee of any individual outcome.
What is a Critical Access Hospital?
A Critical Access Hospital is a small facility designated by CMS to provide 24/7 emergency care in rural areas. These hospitals are reimbursed differently from larger acute care hospitals, which is one reason their profiles can look different from urban facilities.
How should I use hospital ratings when choosing care?
Combine the star rating with your own needs: location, whether the hospital accepts your insurance, the services you need, and your doctor's guidance. Ratings summarize government-reported measures and do not capture every aspect of care quality.
These answers are informational and based on the public-domain CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information dataset and CMS program rules. They are not medical advice.
How to choose a hospital
Start with the overall star rating, but look beneath it. The rating summarizes measures across mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely care — a hospital can score well in some categories and poorly in others. Each profile also shows the hospital type (for example, acute care or critical access) and ownership, which can be useful context.
Confirm practical details before you go: whether the hospital has emergency services, its location, and whether it accepts your insurance. For planned care, ask your doctor which hospital they recommend and why.
Ratings are a comparison tool built from government-reported data, not a guarantee of any individual outcome. Use them as one input alongside your own needs and your clinician's advice.
This guidance is informational only and is not medical advice. Always discuss care decisions with a qualified healthcare professional.
Ratings summarize government-reported measures — they don't capture your personal needs. Visit the facility, ask about staffing and services, and use CMS checklists. This profile is informational only and is not a recommendation.
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