Best Hospitals in Illinois (2026): 135 Ranked by CMS Stars

State rank #39 of 50 In the middle of the pack · all states

Average rating 3.04 stars −0.17 vs U.S. U.S. is 3.21

Rated 4–5 stars 36% 49 of 135 hospitals

Rated 1–2 stars 32% 43 of 135 hospitals

Top 5 hospitals in Illinois by CMS stars

#	Hospital	City
1	Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital	La Grange
2	Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital	Barrington
3	Central Dupage Hospital	Winfield
4	Delnor Community Hospital	Geneva
5	Evanston Hospital	Evanston

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How Illinois hospitals are rated

Number of rated hospitals at each star level. Pick a level to filter the list below.

All 135 rated hospitals in Illinois

Sorted from the highest CMS overall rating to the lowest. 71 other Illinois hospitals in our directory have no CMS rating, usually because they report too few measures.

Showing the top 25 of 135 hospitals

Illinois hospitals by CMS overall star rating, October 2026
Hospital	City	Type
Adventist La Grange Memorial HospitalLa Grange Acute care	La Grange	Acute care
Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington Acute care	Barrington	Acute care
Central Dupage HospitalWinfield Acute care	Winfield	Acute care
Delnor Community HospitalGeneva Acute care	Geneva	Acute care
Evanston HospitalEvanston Acute care	Evanston	Acute care
Hinsdale HospitalHinsdale Acute care	Hinsdale	Acute care
Kishwaukee Community HospitalDekalb Acute care	Dekalb	Acute care
Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest Acute care	Lake Forest	Acute care
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Memorial HospitalBelleville Acute care	Belleville	Acute care
Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry Acute care	McHenry	Acute care
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Rush University Medical CenterChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Silver Cross HospitalJoliet Acute care	Joliet	Acute care
St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates Acute care	Hoffman Estates	Acute care
Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalLincoln Critical Access	Lincoln	Critical Access
Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville Acute care	Libertyville	Acute care
Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove Acute care	Downers Grove	Acute care
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge Acute care	Park Ridge	Acute care
Alton Memorial HospitalAlton Acute care	Alton	Acute care
Blessing HospitalQuincy Acute care	Quincy	Acute care
Copley Memorial HospitalAurora Acute care	Aurora	Acute care
Crawford Memorial HospitalRobinson Critical Access	Robinson	Critical Access
Gibson Community HospitalGibson City Critical Access	Gibson City	Critical Access
Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterMt Vernon Acute care	Mt Vernon	Acute care
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - VA Chicago Healthcare SystemChicago VA	Chicago	VA
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Memorial HospitalCarthage Critical Access	Carthage	Critical Access
Midwestern Region Medical CenterZion Acute care	Zion	Acute care
Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris Acute care	Morris	Acute care
North Chicago VA Medical CenterNorth Chicago VA	North Chicago	VA
Northwest Community HospitalArlington Heights Acute care	Arlington Heights	Acute care
OSF Holy Family Medical CenterMonmouth Critical Access	Monmouth	Critical Access
OSF Saint James HospitalPontiac Acute care	Pontiac	Acute care
OSF Saint Luke Medical CenterKewanee Critical Access	Kewanee	Critical Access
Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights Acute care	Palos Heights	Acute care
Pana Community HospitalPana Critical Access	Pana	Critical Access
Provena - Saint Joseph HospitalElgin Acute care	Elgin	Acute care
Provena St Marys HospitalKankakee Acute care	Kankakee	Acute care
Red Bud Regional HospitalRed Bud Critical Access	Red Bud	Critical Access
Riverside Medical CenterKankakee Acute care	Kankakee	Acute care
Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park Acute care	Oak Park	Acute care
Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton Acute care	Alton	Acute care
Saint Joseph HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Salem Township HospitalSalem Critical Access	Salem	Critical Access
Sherman HospitalElgin Acute care	Elgin	Acute care
St Elizabeth HospitalBelleville Acute care	Belleville	Acute care
St Josephs HospitalBreese Acute care	Breese	Acute care
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
University of Illinois HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Valley West Community HospitalSandwich Critical Access	Sandwich	Critical Access
Adventist Bolingbrook HospitalBolingbrook Acute care	Bolingbrook	Acute care
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Adventist GlenoaksGlendale Heights Acute care	Glendale Heights	Acute care
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn Acute care	Oak Lawn	Acute care
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Alexian Brothers Medical CenterElk Grove Village Acute care	Elk Grove Village	Acute care
Anderson HospitalMaryville Acute care	Maryville	Acute care
Bromenn HealthcareNormal Acute care	Normal	Acute care
Clay County HospitalFlora Critical Access	Flora	Critical Access
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur Acute care	Decatur	Acute care
Edward HospitalNaperville Acute care	Naperville	Acute care
Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst Acute care	Elmhurst	Acute care
Fairfield Memorial HospitalFairfield Critical Access	Fairfield	Critical Access
Fhn Memorial HospitalFreeport Acute care	Freeport	Acute care
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields Acute care	Olympia Fields	Acute care
Graham Hospital AssociationCanton Acute care	Canton	Acute care
Hamilton Memorial Hospital DistrictMcLeansboro Critical Access	McLeansboro	Critical Access
Hines VA Medical CenterHines VA	Hines	VA
HSHS Holy Family HospitalGreenville Acute care	Greenville	Acute care
Illini Community HospitalPittsfield Critical Access	Pittsfield	Critical Access
Javon Bea HospitalRockford Acute care	Rockford	Acute care
Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville Acute care	Jerseyville	Acute care
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park Acute care	Melrose Park	Acute care
Macneal HospitalBerwyn Acute care	Berwyn	Acute care
Marion Il VA Medical CenterMarion VA	Marion	VA
Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb Acute care	Macomb	Acute care
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield Acute care	Springfield	Acute care
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OSF Heart of Mary Medical CenterUrbana Acute care	Urbana	Acute care
OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl CenterOttawa Acute care	Ottawa	Acute care
OSF Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota Critical Access	Mendota	Critical Access
Paris Community HospitalParis Critical Access	Paris	Critical Access
Pekin Memorial HospitalPekin Acute care	Pekin	Acute care
Proctor HospitalPeoria Acute care	Peoria	Acute care
Provena Mercy Medical CenterAurora Acute care	Aurora	Acute care
Resurrection Medical CenterChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon Acute care	Mattoon	Acute care
Sparta Community HospitalSparta Critical Access	Sparta	Critical Access
St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham Acute care	Effingham	Acute care
St Joseph's HospitalHighland Critical Access	Highland	Critical Access
St Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center-Division CampusChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
St Marys HospitalCentralia Acute care	Centralia	Acute care
Swedish Covenant HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Trinity Rock IslandRock Island Acute care	Rock Island	Acute care
UW Health SwedishAmerican HospitalRockford Acute care	Rockford	Acute care
Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana Acute care	Urbana	Acute care
Carle Richland Memorial HospitalOlney Critical Access	Olney	Critical Access
Carlinville Area HospitalCarlinville Critical Access	Carlinville	Critical Access
Community First Medical CenterChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City Acute care	Granite City	Acute care
Genesis Medical Center Illini CampusSilvis Acute care	Silvis	Acute care
Harrisburg Medical CenterHarrisburg Acute care	Harrisburg	Acute care
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Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion Acute care	Marion	Acute care
Holy Cross HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey Acute care	Harvey	Acute care
John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Little Company of Mary HospitalEvergreen Park Acute care	Evergreen Park	Acute care
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood Acute care	Maywood	Acute care
Massac Memorial HospitalMetropolis Critical Access	Metropolis	Critical Access
Methodist Medical Center of IllinoisPeoria Acute care	Peoria	Acute care
OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville Acute care	Danville	Acute care
OSF Saint Clare Medical CenterPrinceton Critical Access	Princeton	Critical Access
OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon Acute care	Dixon	Acute care
Rhc St Francis HospitalEvanston Acute care	Evanston	Acute care
Saint Anthony HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford Acute care	Rockford	Acute care
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria Acute care	Peoria	Acute care
St Francis HospitalLitchfield Critical Access	Litchfield	Critical Access
St Johns HospitalSpringfield Acute care	Springfield	Acute care
St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington Acute care	Bloomington	Acute care
St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg Acute care	Galesburg	Acute care
Taylorville Memorial HospitalTaylorville Critical Access	Taylorville	Critical Access
Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan Acute care	Waukegan	Acute care
Cgh Medical CenterSterling Acute care	Sterling	Acute care
Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsEldorado Critical Access	Eldorado	Critical Access
Hardin County General HospitalRosiclare Critical Access	Rosiclare	Critical Access
Herrin HospitalHerrin Acute care	Herrin	Acute care
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Humboldt Park HealthChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Insight Hospital and Medical Center ChicagoChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Jackson Park HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleCarbondale Acute care	Carbondale	Acute care
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
Provena St Joseph Medical CenterJoliet Acute care	Joliet	Acute care
Roseland Community HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
St Bernard HospitalChicago Acute care	Chicago	Acute care
St Marys HospitalDecatur Acute care	Decatur	Acute care
West Suburban Hospital Medical CenterOak Park Acute care	Oak Park	Acute care

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How Illinois compares with its neighbors

Rank	State	Avg stars	Rated 4–5 ★	5 ★ / 1 ★
#4	Wisconsin	3.78	64%	21 / 2
#16	Indiana	3.36	44%	12 / 2
#24	Iowa	3.24	45%	7 / 2
#33	Missouri	3.14	42%	5 / 3
#39	Illinois	3.04	36%	14 / 14
#47	Kentucky	2.76	24%	5 / 8

Questions about Illinois hospital ratings

What are the best-rated hospitals in Illinois?

14 Illinois hospitals have the top 5-star CMS rating: Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital (La Grange), Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (Barrington), Central Dupage Hospital (Winfield), Delnor Community Hospital (Geneva), Evanston Hospital (Evanston), Hinsdale Hospital (Hinsdale) and 8 more, all listed on this page.

How does Illinois rank for hospital quality?

Illinois ranks #39 of 50 states. Its 135 rated hospitals average 3.04 stars, against a U.S. average of 3.21. 36% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 32% are rated 1 or 2 stars.

How many Illinois hospitals have a 1-star rating?

14 of 135 rated Illinois hospitals have the lowest 1-star rating, and 29 have 2 stars.

Why isn't my hospital on this list?

Only hospitals with a CMS overall star rating are listed. 71 other Illinois hospitals in our directory have no rating, usually because they report too few measures. That is common for small rural, critical access and specialty hospitals. Every hospital still has its own page in the Illinois hospital directory.

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Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information, published October 2026. Each facility is counted once by its CMS Certification Number. Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data.

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