Hospitals in Massachusetts: ratings, owners and penalties for 84 hospitals

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Massachusetts has 84 hospitals in the CMS hospital files, 60 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.2 of 5 and 2 are rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 20 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 47 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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Hospitals: 84
Average overall rating: 3.2 of 5
One star hospitals: 2
Five star hospitals: 9
With emergency services: 60
HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026: 20 of 55 in the program
With excess readmissions: 47

Hospitals by penalties and rating

Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

Hospital	City	Type	Stars	Emergency	HAC payment cut	Excess readmission conditions	Source
Tufts Medical Center	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	6	medicare.gov
Baystate Medical Center	Springfield	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	5	medicare.gov
Lowell General Hospital	Lowell	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Marlborough Hospital	Marlborough	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
South Shore Hospital	South Weymouth	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals	Leominster	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Metrowest Medical Center	Framingham	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The	Northampton	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Heywood Hospital -	Gardner	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Northeast Hospital Corporation	Beverly	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Falmouth Hospital	Falmouth	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Baystate Noble Hospital	Westfield	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital	Brockton	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Milton	Milton	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Needham	Needham	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Cambridge Health Alliance	Cambridge	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital	Jamaica Plain	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
New England Baptist Hospital	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	5	No	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Yes	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cape Cod Hospital	Hyannis	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	6	medicare.gov
Holy Family Hospital	Methuen	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
St Vincent Hospital	Worcester	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Melrosewakefield Healthcare	Melrose	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Winchester Hospital	Winchester	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington	Burlington	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Brown University Health Morton Hospital	Taunton	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Good Samaritan Medical Center	Brockton	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Anna Jaques Hospital	Newburyport	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Boston Medical Center-Brighton	Brighton	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Sturdy Memorial Hospital	Attleboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus	Worcester	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Holyoke Medical Center	Holyoke	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Milford Regional Medical Center	Milford	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Mercy Medical CTR	Springfield	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Saint Anne's Hospital	Fall River	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Umass Memorial Health, Harrington Hospital	Southbridge	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Baystate Wing Hospital	Palmer	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Newton-Wellesley Hospital	Newton	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital	Lawrence	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Baystate Franklin Medical Center	Greenfield	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Nantucket Cottage Hospital	Nantucket	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Emerson Hospital -	W Concord	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
North Shore Medical Center -	Salem	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Nashoba Valley Medical Center	Ayer	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Boston Medical Center	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Berkshire Medical Center	Pittsfield	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth	Plymouth	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Mount Auburn Hospital	Cambridge	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Carney Hospital	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Athol Memorial Hospital	Athol	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc	Oak Bluffs	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Southcoast Hospitals Group	Fall River	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain	Jamaica Plain	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Fairview Hospital	Great Barrington	Critical Access Hospitals	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc	Worcester	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Arbour Hospital	Boston	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Arbour Human Resource Institute	Brookline	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Arbour-Fuller Hospital	South Attleboro	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Bedford VA Medical Center	Bedford	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Boston Children's Hospital	Boston	Childrens	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Bournewood Hospital	Brookline	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cape Cod & Islands Community Mental Health Center	Pocasset	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dr John C Corrigan Mental Health Center	Fall River	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center	Boston	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center	Brighton	Childrens	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Hospital for Behavioral Medicine	Worcester	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
McLean Hospital Corporation	Belmont	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Miravista Behavioral Health Center	Holyoke	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation	North Adams	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Northampton VA Medical Center	Leeds	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Norwood Hospital	Norwood	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Southcoast Behavioral Health	Dartmouth	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Taravista Behavioral Health Center	Devens	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Taunton State Hospital	Taunton	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
The Shriners' Hospital for Children, Boston	Boston	Childrens	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital	Holyoke	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Walden Behavioral Care, LLC	Dedham	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital LLC	Westborough	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Westwood Pembroke Health Systems	Westwood	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Whittier Pavilion	Haverhill	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital	Worcester	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov

Star ratings

Overall rating	Hospitals
5 of 5	9
4 of 5	12
3 of 5	16
2 of 5	15
1 of 5	2
Not rated	30

Owners and managers with the most hospitals in Massachusetts

Organization	Hospitals	Average stars	One star	HAC payment cuts	With excess readmissions
Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.	9	3.7	0	4	8
Mass General Brigham Incorporated	6	3.8	0	3	3
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts	5	Not listed	0	0	0
Baystate Administrative Services, Inc.	4	2.8	0	2	4
Baystate Health, Inc	4	2.8	0	2	4
Uhs of Delaware Inc	4	Not listed	0	0	0
Universal Health Services Inc	4	Not listed	0	0	0
BHS Management Services Inc	3	4.5	0	0	1
Berkshire Health System Inc	3	4.5	0	0	1
Umass Memorial Community Hospitals	3	3.3	0	1	3
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc	2	Not listed	0	0	0
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital	2	1.5	1	1	2
Tenet Healthcare Corporation	2	1.5	1	1	2
Vanguard Health Financial Company LLC	2	1.5	1	1	2
Vanguard Health Holding Company I LLC	2	1.5	1	1	2
Vanguard Health Holding Company II LLC	2	1.5	1	1	2
Vanguard Health Management Inc	2	1.5	1	1	2
Vanguard Health Systems Inc	2	1.5	1	1	2
Lifepoint Behavioral Health, LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Lifepoint Health Inc	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Lifepoint Rehab Blocker LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Lifepoint Rehab Blocker Parent LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Lifepoint Rehab LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Signature Healthcare Services, LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Trinity Health Corporation	1	2	0	0	1

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.