Best Hospitals in Missouri, Graded A–F — page 2
All 85 graded Medicare-certified hospitals in Missouri, scored from CMS Care Compare — overall rating, mortality, safety of care and readmissions — against Missouri hospitals of the same type. Grades are computed, never edited, and every input is shown on the hospital page.
CMS data as of Sep 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026
All Missouri
Kansas City (7)Saint Louis (7)Columbia (3)Cape Girardeau (2)Joplin (2)Lees Summit (2)Springfield (2)Aurora (1)Belton (1)
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Mercy Hospital Washington - Washington, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 6
BScore 60 · GoodSee Full Grade
(636) 239-8000
Washington, FRANKLIN County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Freeman Neosho Hospital - Neosho, MO · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
BScore 59 · GoodSee Full Grade
(417) 451-1234
Neosho, NEWTON County
Emergency dept.
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Salem Memorial District Hospital - Salem, MO · Critical access hospital · government - hospital district or authority CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Readmission: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 6
BScore 59 · GoodSee Full Grade
(573) 729-6626
Salem, DENT County
Emergency dept.
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Christian Hospital Northeast - Saint Louis, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
BScore 59 · GoodSee Full Grade
(314) 653-5000
Saint Louis, ST. LOUIS County
Emergency dept.
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Saint Francis Medical Center - Cape Girardeau, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
BScore 58 · GoodSee Full Grade
(573) 331-3000
Cape Girardeau, CAPE GIRARDEAU County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Mercy Hospital Lebanon - Lebanon, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - church CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
CScore 57 · AverageSee Full Grade
(417) 533-6100
Lebanon, LACLEDE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital - Creve Coeur, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 5 of 5 — top 10% among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
CScore 57 · AverageSee Full Grade
(314) 996-8000
Creve Coeur, ST. LOUIS County
Emergency dept.
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St Mary's Medical Center - Blue Springs, MO · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
CScore 56 · AverageSee Full Grade
(816) 228-5900
Blue Springs, JACKSON County
Emergency dept.
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Cass Regional Medical Center - Harrisonville, MO · Critical access hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
CScore 56 · AverageSee Full Grade
(816) 380-5888
Harrisonville, CASS County
Emergency dept.
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Mercy Hospital Springfield - Springfield, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
- Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
CScore 53 · AverageSee Full Grade
(417) 820-2000
Springfield, GREENE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill - Kansas City, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
CScore 53 · AverageSee Full Grade
(816) 404-1000
Kansas City, JACKSON County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Macon County Samaritan Memorial Hospital - Macon, MO · Critical access hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Missouri critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Readmission: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
CScore 52 · AverageSee Full Grade
(660) 385-8700
Macon, MACON County
Emergency dept.
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Parkland Health Center - Farmington, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 6
CScore 52 · AverageSee Full Grade
(573) 431-6005
Farmington, ST. FRANCOIS County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis - Saint Louis, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
- Safety: 3 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
CScore 51 · AverageSee Full Grade
(314) 768-8000
Saint Louis, ST. LOUIS County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Cox Medical Centers - Springfield, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
- Safety: 5 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
CScore 49 · AverageSee Full Grade
(417) 269-6000
Springfield, GREENE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Mercy Hospital Aurora - Aurora, MO · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - church CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
CScore 48 · AverageSee Full Grade
(417) 678-2122
Aurora, LAWRENCE County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Washington County Memorial Hospital - Potosi, MO · Critical access hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
CScore 48 · AverageSee Full Grade
(573) 438-5451
Potosi, WASHINGTON County
Emergency dept.
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Community Hospital Association - Fairfax, MO · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Readmission: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 4
CScore 48 · AverageSee Full Grade
(660) 686-2211
Fairfax, ATCHISON County
Emergency dept.
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Harrison County Community Hospital - Bethany, MO · Critical access hospital · government - hospital district or authority CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
CScore 48 · AverageSee Full Grade
(660) 425-2211
Bethany, HARRISON County
Emergency dept.
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Pershing Memorial Hospital - Brookfield, MO · Critical access hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri critical access hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
- Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
CScore 48 · AverageSee Full Grade
(660) 258-2222
Brookfield, LINN County
Emergency dept.
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Centerpoint Medical Center - Independence, MO · Acute care hospital · proprietary CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
CScore 47 · AverageSee Full Grade
(816) 698-7000
Independence, JACKSON County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Ssm St Joseph Hospital West - Lake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - church CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — below median among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
CScore 47 · AverageSee Full Grade
(636) 625-5200
Lake Saint Louis, ST. CHARLES County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Ozarks Healthcare - West Plains, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 6
- Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 3
CScore 45 · AverageSee Full Grade
(417) 256-9111
West Plains, HOWELL County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Western Missouri Medical Center - Warrensburg, MO · Acute care hospital · government - local CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 4
- Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
CScore 45 · AverageSee Full Grade
(660) 747-2500
Warrensburg, JOHNSON County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West - Joplin, MO · Acute care hospital · voluntary non-profit - private CMS Care Compare · data as of Sep 2026
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — bottom quarter among Missouri acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 8
- Safety: 3 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
CScore 44 · AverageSee Full Grade
(417) 347-1111
Joplin, JASPER County
Emergency dept.
Birthing-Friendly
Missouri hospitals by city
Kansas City (7)Saint Louis (7)Columbia (3)Cape Girardeau (2)Joplin (2)Lees Summit (2)Springfield (2)Aurora (1)Belton (1)Bethany (1)Blue Springs (1)Bolivar (1)Branson (1)Bridgeton (1)Brookfield (1)Butler (1)Cameron (1)Carthage (1)Chesterfield (1)Chillicothe (1)Clinton (1)Creve Coeur (1)Crystal City (1)Dexter (1)