Best Hospitals in New York (2026): 136 Ranked by CMS Stars

State rank #45 of 50 In the bottom 10 · all states

Average rating 2.77 stars −0.44 vs U.S. U.S. is 3.21

Rated 4–5 stars 26% 36 of 136 hospitals

Rated 1–2 stars 49% 66 of 136 hospitals

Top 5 hospitals in New York by CMS stars

#	Hospital	City
1	Glen Cove Hospital	Glen Cove
2	Hospital for Special Surgery	New York
3	Hudson Valley Hospital Center	Cortlandt Manor
4	Huntington Hospital	Huntington
5	Lenox Hill Hospital	New York

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How New York hospitals are rated

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

All 136 rated hospitals in New York

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

Showing the top 25 of 136 hospitals

New York hospitals by CMS overall star rating, October 2026
Hospital	City	Type
Glen Cove HospitalGlen Cove Acute care	Glen Cove	Acute care
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor Acute care	Cortlandt Manor	Acute care
Huntington HospitalHuntington Acute care	Huntington	Acute care
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Mather HospitalPort Jefferson Acute care	Port Jefferson	Acute care
Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre Acute care	Rockville Centre	Acute care
New York Hospital Medical Center of QueensNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
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New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
North Shore University HospitalManhasset Acute care	Manhasset	Acute care
Northern Westchester HospitalMt Kisco Acute care	Mt Kisco	Acute care
Northport VA Medical CenterNorthport VA	Northport	VA
NYU Hospitals CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
St Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown Acute care	Smithtown	Acute care
St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson Acute care	Port Jefferson	Acute care
St Francis Hospital, RoslynRoslyn Acute care	Roslyn	Acute care
University Hospital ( Stony Brook )Stony Brook Acute care	Stony Brook	Acute care
Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western Ny VA Healthcare System)Buffalo VA	Buffalo	VA
VA Hudson Valley Healthcare SystemMontrose VA	Montrose	VA
White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains Acute care	White Plains	Acute care
Adirondack Medical CenterSaranac Lake Acute care	Saranac Lake	Acute care
Bronx VA Medical CenterBronx VA	Bronx	VA
Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill Critical Access	Cobleskill	Critical Access
Community Memorial HospitalHamilton Critical Access	Hamilton	Critical Access
Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown Critical Access	Elizabethtown	Critical Access
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Garnet Health Medical CenterGoshen Acute care	Goshen	Acute care
Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville Acute care	Wellsville	Acute care
Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue Acute care	Patchogue	Acute care
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park Acute care	New Hyde Park	Acute care
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Mount Sinai WestNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck Acute care	Rhinebeck	Acute care
Phelps Memorial Hospital AssnSleepy Hollow Acute care	Sleepy Hollow	Acute care
Plainview HospitalPlainview Acute care	Plainview	Acute care
St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick Acute care	Warwick	Acute care
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - BrooklynBrooklyn VA	Brooklyn	VA
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta Acute care	Oneonta	Acute care
Beth Israel Medical CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Buffalo General Medical CenterBuffalo Acute care	Buffalo	Acute care
Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca Acute care	Ithaca	Acute care
Corning HospitalCorning Acute care	Corning	Acute care
Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland Acute care	Cortland	Acute care
Ellis HospitalSchenectady Acute care	Schenectady	Acute care
Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls Acute care	Glens Falls	Acute care
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip Acute care	West Islip	Acute care
Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern Acute care	Suffern	Acute care
Highland HospitalRochester Acute care	Rochester	Acute care
Kenmore Mercy HospitalBuffalo Acute care	Buffalo	Acute care
Metropolitan Hospital CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx Acute care	Bronx	Acute care
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Mount Vernon HospitalMt Vernon Acute care	Mt Vernon	Acute care
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville Acute care	Dansville	Acute care
Oswego HospitalOswego Acute care	Oswego	Acute care
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial HospitalBinghamton Acute care	Binghamton	Acute care
Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel Acute care	Carmel	Acute care
Samaritan HospitalTroy Acute care	Troy	Acute care
Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs Acute care	Saratoga Springs	Acute care
Sisters of Charity HospitalBuffalo Acute care	Buffalo	Acute care
South Nassau Communities HospitalOceanside Acute care	Oceanside	Acute care
Southside HospitalBay Shore Acute care	Bay Shore	Acute care
St James Mercy HospitalHornell Acute care	Hornell	Acute care
St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers Acute care	Yonkers	Acute care
St Joseph HospitalBethpage Acute care	Bethpage	Acute care
St Mary's Hospital at AmsterdamAmsterdam Acute care	Amsterdam	Acute care
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island Acute care	Staten Island	Acute care
Strong Memorial HospitalRochester Acute care	Rochester	Acute care
Syracuse VA Medical CenterSyracuse VA	Syracuse	VA
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse Acute care	Syracuse	Acute care
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Ny Div.New York VA	New York	VA
Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie Acute care	Poughkeepsie	Acute care
Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany VA	Albany	VA
Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira Acute care	Elmira	Acute care
Auburn Memorial HospitalAuburn Acute care	Auburn	Acute care
Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Bon Secours Community HospitalPort Jervis Acute care	Port Jervis	Acute care
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Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown CampusBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam Acute care	Potsdam	Acute care
Champlain Valley Physicians HospitalPlattsburgh Acute care	Plattsburgh	Acute care
Chenango Memorial HospitalNorwich Acute care	Norwich	Acute care
Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicClifton Springs Acute care	Clifton Springs	Acute care
Cornwall HospitalCornwall Acute care	Cornwall	Acute care
Crouse HospitalSyracuse Acute care	Syracuse	Acute care
Elmhurst Hospital CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo Acute care	Buffalo	Acute care
F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua Acute care	Canandaigua	Acute care
Flushing Hospital Medical CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsHarris Acute care	Harris	Acute care
Geneva General HospitalGeneva Acute care	Geneva	Acute care
Harlem Hospital CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Jacobi Medical CenterBronx Acute care	Bronx	Acute care
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx Acute care	Bronx	Acute care
Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls Critical Access	Little Falls	Critical Access
Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCooperstown Acute care	Cooperstown	Acute care
Mercy HospitalBuffalo Acute care	Buffalo	Acute care
Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterLewiston Acute care	Lewiston	Acute care
Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville Acute care	Gloversville	Acute care
Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark Acute care	Newark	Acute care
Nyack HospitalNyack Acute care	Nyack	Acute care
Oneida Healthcare CenterOneida Acute care	Oneida	Acute care
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Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead Acute care	Riverhead	Acute care
Queens Hospital CenterJamaica Acute care	Jamaica	Acute care
Rochester General HospitalRochester Acute care	Rochester	Acute care
Rome Memorial HospitalRome Acute care	Rome	Acute care
Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown Acute care	Watertown	Acute care
South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse Acute care	Syracuse	Acute care
St Peter's HospitalAlbany Acute care	Albany	Acute care
United Health Services HospitalsBinghamton Acute care	Binghamton	Acute care
United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia Acute care	Batavia	Acute care
Unity Hospital of RochesterRochester Acute care	Rochester	Acute care
UPMC Chautauqua at WcaJamestown Acute care	Jamestown	Acute care
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla Acute care	Valhalla	Acute care
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health CenterBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany Acute care	Albany	Acute care
BronxCare Hospital CenterBronx Acute care	Bronx	Acute care
Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Brooks Memorial HospitalDunkirk Acute care	Dunkirk	Acute care
Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson Acute care	Hudson	Acute care
Delaware Valley HospitalWalton Critical Access	Walton	Critical Access
Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston Acute care	Kingston	Acute care
Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterNew York Acute care	New York	Acute care
Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle Acute care	New Rochelle	Acute care
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Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow Acute care	East Meadow	Acute care
New York Community Hospital of BrooklynBrooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls Acute care	Niagara Falls	Acute care
Olean General HospitalOlean Acute care	Olean	Acute care
Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island Acute care	Staten Island	Acute care
St Barnabas HospitalBronx Acute care	Bronx	Acute care
St John's Episcopal Hospital at South ShoreFar Rockaway Acute care	Far Rockaway	Acute care
St Joseph's Medical CenterYonkers Acute care	Yonkers	Acute care
The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice HyMalone Critical Access	Malone	Critical Access
University Hospital of Brooklyn ( Downstate )Brooklyn Acute care	Brooklyn	Acute care
Wynn HospitalUtica Acute care	Utica	Acute care

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How New York compares with its neighbors

Rank	State	Avg stars	Rated 4–5 ★	5 ★ / 1 ★
#11	Pennsylvania	3.50	56%	20 / 3
#13	Connecticut	3.42	46%	4 / 0
#23	Vermont	3.25	33%	2 / 1
#27	Massachusetts	3.20	39%	9 / 2
#31	New Jersey	3.15	39%	7 / 5
#45	New York	2.77	26%	20 / 21

Questions about New York hospital ratings

What are the best-rated hospitals in New York?

20 New York hospitals have the top 5-star CMS rating: Glen Cove Hospital (Glen Cove), Hospital for Special Surgery (New York), Hudson Valley Hospital Center (Cortlandt Manor), Huntington Hospital (Huntington), Lenox Hill Hospital (New York), Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson) and 14 more, all listed on this page.

How does New York rank for hospital quality?

New York ranks #45 of 50 states. Its 136 rated hospitals average 2.77 stars, against a U.S. average of 3.21. 26% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 49% are rated 1 or 2 stars.

How many New York hospitals have a 1-star rating?

21 of 136 rated New York hospitals have the lowest 1-star rating, and 45 have 2 stars.

Why isn't my hospital on this list?

Only hospitals with a CMS overall star rating are listed. 71 other New York 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 New York 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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