Best Hospitals in Ohio (2026): 126 Ranked by CMS Stars

State rank #7 of 50 In the top 10 · all states

Average rating 3.60 stars +0.39 vs U.S. U.S. is 3.21

Rated 4–5 stars 54% 68 of 126 hospitals

Rated 1–2 stars 8% 10 of 126 hospitals

Top 5 hospitals in Ohio by CMS stars

#	Hospital	City
1	Allen Community Hospital	Oberlin
2	Christ Hospital	Cincinnati
3	Cleveland Clinic - Akron General	Akron
4	Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital	Avon
5	Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center	Akron

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How Ohio hospitals are rated

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

All 126 rated hospitals in Ohio

Sorted from the highest CMS overall rating to the lowest. 77 other Ohio hospitals in our directory have no CMS rating, usually because they report too few measures.

Showing the top 25 of 126 hospitals

Ohio hospitals by CMS overall star rating, October 2026
Hospital	City	Type
Allen Community HospitalOberlin Critical Access	Oberlin	Critical Access
Christ HospitalCincinnati Acute care	Cincinnati	Acute care
Cleveland Clinic - Akron GeneralAkron Acute care	Akron	Acute care
Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon Acute care	Avon	Acute care
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron Acute care	Akron	Acute care
Dayton VA Medical CenterDayton VA	Dayton	VA
Defiance Regional Medical CenterDefiance Critical Access	Defiance	Critical Access
Fairview HospitalCleveland Acute care	Cleveland	Acute care
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Genesis HospitalZanesville Acute care	Zanesville	Acute care
Greene Memorial HospitalXenia Acute care	Xenia	Acute care
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights Acute care	Mayfield Heights	Acute care
Kettering Health TroyTroy Acute care	Troy	Acute care
Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights Acute care	Garfield Heights	Acute care
Medina HospitalMedina Acute care	Medina	Acute care
Memorial Hospital of Union CountyMarysville Acute care	Marysville	Acute care
South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights Acute care	Warrensville Heights	Acute care
Van Wert County HospitalVan Wert Acute care	Van Wert	Acute care
Wyandot Memorial HospitalUpper Sandusky Critical Access	Upper Sandusky	Critical Access
Alliance Community HospitalAlliance Acute care	Alliance	Acute care
Atrium Medical CenterMiddletown Acute care	Middletown	Acute care
Aultman HospitalCanton Acute care	Canton	Acute care
Avita OntarioOntario Acute care	Ontario	Acute care
Bellevue HospitalBellevue Acute care	Bellevue	Acute care
Cincinnati VA Medical CenterCincinnati VA	Cincinnati	VA
Cleveland Clinic - Main CampusCleveland Acute care	Cleveland	Acute care
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Coshocton County Memorial HospitalCoshocton Acute care	Coshocton	Acute care
Doctors HospitalColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin Acute care	Dublin	Acute care
Euclid HospitalEuclid Acute care	Euclid	Acute care
Firelands Community HospitalSandusky Acute care	Sandusky	Acute care
Fisher Titus Memorial HospitalNorwalk Acute care	Norwalk	Acute care
Fostoria Community HospitalFostoria Critical Access	Fostoria	Critical Access
Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati Acute care	Cincinnati	Acute care
Grady Memorial HospitalDelaware Acute care	Delaware	Acute care
Grand Lake Health SystemSt Marys Acute care	St Marys	Acute care
Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis Acute care	Gallipolis	Acute care
Jewish HospitalCincinnati Acute care	Cincinnati	Acute care
Kettering Health DaytonDayton Acute care	Dayton	Acute care
Kettering Medical Center - SycamoreMiamisburg Acute care	Miamisburg	Acute care
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical CenterCleveland VA	Cleveland	VA
Marion General HospitalMarion Acute care	Marion	Acute care
Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine Acute care	Bellefontaine	Acute care
Medcentral Health System Shelby HospitalShelby Critical Access	Shelby	Critical Access
Memorial HospitalFremont Acute care	Fremont	Acute care
Mercy Franciscan Hospital - Mt AiryCincinnati Acute care	Cincinnati	Acute care
Mercy Hospital AndersonCincinnati Acute care	Cincinnati	Acute care
Mercy Hospital ClermontBatavia Acute care	Batavia	Acute care
Mercy Hospital of DefianceDefiance Acute care	Defiance	Acute care
Mercy Memorial HospitalUrbana Critical Access	Urbana	Critical Access
Parma Community General HospitalParma Acute care	Parma	Acute care
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Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
Samaritan Hospital - Peoples HospitalAshland Acute care	Ashland	Acute care
Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek Acute care	Beaver Creek	Acute care
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical CenterCambridge Acute care	Cambridge	Acute care
Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth Acute care	Portsmouth	Acute care
Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights Acute care	Middleburg Heights	Acute care
Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield Acute care	Springfield	Acute care
St John Medical CenterWestlake Acute care	Westlake	Acute care
St Rita's Medical CenterLima Acute care	Lima	Acute care
Surgical Hospital at SouthwoodsYoungstown Acute care	Youngstown	Acute care
The Toledo HospitalToledo Acute care	Toledo	Acute care
UH Regional HospitalsRichmond Heights Acute care	Richmond Heights	Acute care
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of GenevaGeneva Critical Access	Geneva	Critical Access
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria Acute care	Elyria	Acute care
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical CenterConneaut Critical Access	Conneaut	Critical Access
Upper Valley Medical CenterTroy Acute care	Troy	Acute care
Wood County HospitalBowling Green Acute care	Bowling Green	Acute care
Wooster Community HospitalWooster Acute care	Wooster	Acute care
Adams County Regional Medical CenterSeaman Critical Access	Seaman	Critical Access
Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe Acute care	Chillicothe	Acute care
Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula Acute care	Ashtabula	Acute care
Bay Park Community HospitalOregon Acute care	Oregon	Acute care
Berger HospitalCircleville Acute care	Circleville	Acute care
Bethesda North HospitalCincinnati Acute care	Cincinnati	Acute care
Blanchard Valley Health AssnFindlay Acute care	Findlay	Acute care
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Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan Acute care	Bryan	Acute care
East Liverpool City HospitalEast Liverpool Acute care	East Liverpool	Acute care
Fayette County Memorial HospitalMt Sterling Critical Access	Mt Sterling	Critical Access
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton Acute care	Hamilton	Acute care
Fulton County Health CenterWauseon Critical Access	Wauseon	Critical Access
Galion Community HospitalGalion Critical Access	Galion	Critical Access
H B Magruder Memorial HospitalPort Clinton Critical Access	Port Clinton	Critical Access
Highland District HospitalHillsboro Critical Access	Hillsboro	Critical Access
Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson Critical Access	Jackson	Critical Access
Joel Pomerene Memorial HospitalMillersburg Acute care	Millersburg	Acute care
Kettering Medical CenterKettering Acute care	Kettering	Acute care
Knox Community HospitalMt Vernon Acute care	Mt Vernon	Acute care
Lake HealthPainesville Acute care	Painesville	Acute care
Lima Memorial Health SystemLima Acute care	Lima	Acute care
Lutheran HospitalCleveland Acute care	Cleveland	Acute care
Madison County HospitalLondon Acute care	London	Acute care
Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta Acute care	Marietta	Acute care
McCullough-Hyde Memorial HospitalOxford Acute care	Oxford	Acute care
Mercer County Joint Township Community HospitalColdwater Acute care	Coldwater	Acute care
Mercy Hospital FairfieldFairfield Acute care	Fairfield	Acute care
Mercy Medical CenterCanton Acute care	Canton	Acute care
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo Acute care	Toledo	Acute care
Mercy Tiffin HospitalTiffin Acute care	Tiffin	Acute care
MetroHealth SystemCleveland Acute care	Cleveland	Acute care
Miami Valley HospitalDayton Acute care	Dayton	Acute care
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Mount Carmel St Ann's HospitalWesterville Acute care	Westerville	Acute care
O'Bleness Memorial HospitalAthens Acute care	Athens	Acute care
Ohio State University HospitalsColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
OhioHealth Mansfield HospitalMansfield Acute care	Mansfield	Acute care
Salem Community HospitalSalem Acute care	Salem	Acute care
St Elizabeth Health CenterYoungstown Acute care	Youngstown	Acute care
St Joseph Health CenterWarren Acute care	Warren	Acute care
Summa Health System - Akron CampusAkron Acute care	Akron	Acute care
Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls Acute care	Cuyahoga Falls	Acute care
Union HospitalDover Acute care	Dover	Acute care
University HospitalCincinnati Acute care	Cincinnati	Acute care
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood Acute care	Beachwood	Acute care
University Hospitals of ClevelandCleveland Acute care	Cleveland	Acute care
University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna Acute care	Ravenna	Acute care
University of Toledo Medical CenterToledo Acute care	Toledo	Acute care
West Chester Medical CenterWest Chester Acute care	West Chester	Acute care
Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster Acute care	Lancaster	Acute care
Grant Medical CenterColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
Henry County HospitalNapoleon Critical Access	Napoleon	Critical Access
Licking Memorial HospitalNewark Acute care	Newark	Acute care
Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain Acute care	Lorain	Acute care
Mount Carmel HealthColumbus Acute care	Columbus	Acute care
St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterYoungstown Acute care	Youngstown	Acute care
TriHealth Clinton Regional HospitalWilmington Acute care	Wilmington	Acute care
Trinity Medical Center East&Trinity Medical Center WestSteubenville Acute care	Steubenville	Acute care
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Wilson Memorial HospitalSidney Acute care	Sidney	Acute care

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How Ohio compares with its neighbors

Rank	State	Avg stars	Rated 4–5 ★	5 ★ / 1 ★
#7	Ohio	3.60	54%	18 / 0
#11	Pennsylvania	3.50	56%	20 / 3
#16	Indiana	3.36	44%	12 / 2
#36	Michigan	3.09	38%	9 / 9
#46	West Virginia	2.76	26%	5 / 6
#47	Kentucky	2.76	24%	5 / 8

Questions about Ohio hospital ratings

What are the best-rated hospitals in Ohio?

18 Ohio hospitals have the top 5-star CMS rating: Allen Community Hospital (Oberlin), Christ Hospital (Cincinnati), Cleveland Clinic - Akron General (Akron), Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital (Avon), Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (Akron), Dayton VA Medical Center (Dayton) and 12 more, all listed on this page.

How does Ohio rank for hospital quality?

Ohio ranks #7 of 50 states. Its 126 rated hospitals average 3.60 stars, against a U.S. average of 3.21. 54% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 8% are rated 1 or 2 stars.

How many Ohio hospitals have a 1-star rating?

None. No rated Ohio hospital has the lowest 1-star rating.

Why isn't my hospital on this list?

Only hospitals with a CMS overall star rating are listed. 77 other Ohio 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 Ohio 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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