Hospitals in Nebraska: ratings, owners and penalties for 93 hospitals

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Nebraska has 93 hospitals in the CMS hospital files, 84 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.5 of 5 and none is rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 6 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 15 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: 93
Average overall rating: 3.5 of 5
One star hospitals: 0
Five star hospitals: 0
With emergency services: 84
HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026: 6 of 25 in the program
With excess readmissions: 15

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
Grand Island Regional Medical Center	Grand Island	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Methodist Fremont Health	Fremont	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Faith Health	Norfolk	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln	Acute Care Hospitals	4	No	Yes	0	medicare.gov
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	Yes	Not listed	medicare.gov
Bellevue Medical Center	Bellevue	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Great Plains Health	North Platte	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
CHI Health Good Samaritan	Kearney	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Regional West Medical Center	Scottsbluff	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
CHI Health Immanuel	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Kearney Regional Medical Center	Kearney	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
The Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc	Columbus	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
CHI Health Lakeside	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
CHI Health St. Francis	Grand Island	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Mary Lanning Healthcare	Hastings	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
St Francis Memorial Hospital	West Point	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Chadron Hospital	Chadron	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Community Hospital	McCook	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Memorial Health Care Systems	Seward	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Avera St Anthony's Hospital	O' Neill	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc	Beatrice	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Boone County Health Center	Albion	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Box Butte General Hospital	Alliance	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Brodstone Healthcare	Superior	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
CHI Health Bergan Mercy	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
CHI Health Midlands	Papillion	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
CHI Health St Mary's	Nebraska City	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Community Medical Center, Inc	Falls City	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Fillmore County Hospital	Geneva	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center	Broken Bow	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System)	Omaha	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Phelps Memorial Health Center	Holdrege	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
York General Health Care Services	York	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center	Osceola	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Antelope Memorial Hospital	Neligh	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Avera Creighton Hospital	Creighton	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Boys Town National Research Hospital	Boys Town	Childrens	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Brown County Hospital	Ainsworth	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Butler County Health	David City	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
CHI Health Plainview Hospital	Plainview	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
CHI Health Schuyler	Schuyler	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Callaway District Hospital	Callaway	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Chase County Community Hospital	Imperial	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cherry County Hospital	Valentine	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Children's Nebraska	Omaha	Childrens	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cozad Community Hospital	Cozad	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Crete Area Medical Center	Crete	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Douglas County Community Mental Health Center	Omaha	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dundy County Hospital	Benkelman	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Franklin County Memorial Hospital	Franklin	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Friend Community Healthcare System	Friend	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Garden County Health Services	Oshkosh	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Genoa Community Hospital	Genoa	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Gordon Memorial Hospital District	Gordon	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Gothenburg Health	Gothenburg	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Harlan County Health System	Alma	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Henderson Community Hospital	Henderson	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Howard County Medical Center	St Paul	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Jefferson Community Health & Life	Fairbury	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Johnson County Hospital	Tecumseh	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Kearney County Health Services Hospital	Minden	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Kimball Health Services	Kimball	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lexington Regional Health Center	Lexington	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lincoln Regional Center	Lincoln	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lincoln Surgical Hospital	Lincoln	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	No	0	medicare.gov
Memorial Community Hospital & Health System	Blair	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Memorial Hospital	Aurora	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Merrick Medical Center	Central City	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	No	0	medicare.gov
Morrill County Community Hospital	Bridgeport	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital	Omaha	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Nemaha County Hospital	Auburn	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Niobrara Valley Hospital	Lynch	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ogallala Community Hospital	Ogallala	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Osmond General Hospital	Osmond	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Pawnee County Memorial Hospital	Pawnee City	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Pender Community Hospital	Pender	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Perkins County Health Services	Grant	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Providence Medical Center	Wayne	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Rock County Hospital	Bassett	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Saunders Medical Center	Wahoo	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sidney Regional Medical Center	Sidney	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Syracuse Area Health	Syracuse	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Thayer County Health Services	Hebron	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Tri Valley Health System	Cambridge	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Twelve Clans Unity Hospital	Winnebago	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Valley County Health System	Ord	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Webster County Community Hospital	Red Cloud	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
West Holt Memorial Hospital	Atkinson	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov

Star ratings

Overall rating	Hospitals
4 of 5	23
3 of 5	8
2 of 5	5
Not rated	57

Owners and managers with the most hospitals in Nebraska

Organization	Hospitals	Average stars	HAC payment cuts	With excess readmissions
Commonspirit Health	11	3.9	1	5
Bryan Health	6	3	1	3
Avera Health	2	4	0	0
Nebraska Medical Center	2	4	0	2
Banner Health	1	Not listed	0	0
Bcpe Seminole Holdings II Intermediate LP	1	Not listed	0	0
Collaborative Care Holdings LLC	1	Not listed	1	0
Optum Inc	1	Not listed	1	0
Optumhealth Holdings LLC	1	Not listed	1	0
SC Affiliates LLC	1	Not listed	1	0
SP HOLDCO I Inc	1	Not listed	0	0
SP Management Services Inc	1	Not listed	0	0
Sca HOLDCO, Inc.	1	Not listed	1	0
Scai Holdings LLC	1	Not listed	1	0
Surgery Center Holdings Inc	1	Not listed	0	0
Surgery Center Holdings LLC	1	Not listed	0	0
Surgery Partners Inc	1	Not listed	0	0
Surgical Care Affiliates LLC	1	Not listed	1	0
United Healthcare Services Inc	1	Not listed	1	0
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated	1	Not listed	1	0

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.