Illinois hospital Medicare penalties
Which Illinois hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)31 of 11427% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions101 of 109Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs114Illinois hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Illinois hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields | 1% cut | 5 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | – |
| Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: COPD 1.10 | 20.8 |
| Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.30 | 21.8 |
| Provena St Joseph Medical CenterJoliet | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.05 | – |
| Herrin HospitalHerrin | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.34 | 13.3 |
| Little Company of Mary HospitalEvergreen Park | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | 29.7 |
| Louis a Weiss Memorial HospitalChicago | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.42 | 12.9 |
| St Marys HospitalDecatur | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | – |
| Cgh Medical CenterSterling | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.13 | 25.5 |
| Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 20.4 |
| Humboldt Park HealthChicago | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 4.3 |
| Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleCarbondale | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 11.7 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.13 | 26.5 |
| Provena Mercy Medical CenterAurora | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | – |
| Roseland Community HospitalChicago | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: COPD 1.02 | – |
| West Suburban Hosp Med CenterOak Park | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 17.5 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 31.8 |
| Insight Hospital and Medical Center ChicagoChicago | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | 23.8 |
| Jackson Park HospitalChicago | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: COPD 1.05 | – |
| Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 16.3 |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.04 | 14.6 |
| Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 21.4 |
| Graham Hospital AssociationCanton | 1% cut | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 23.3 |
| Harrisburg Medical CenterHarrisburg | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.00 | – |
| OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon | 1% cut | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 24.3 |
| Pekin Memorial HospitalPekin | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 26.4 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon | 1% cut | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.26 | 35.4 |
| South Shore HospitalChicago | 1% cut | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | – |
| Thorek Memorial HospitalChicago | 1% cut | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | 33 |
| Javon Bea HospitalRockford | 1% cut | 0 of 5 | 23.3 |
| Provident Hospital of ChicagoChicago | 1% cut | – | – |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.35 | 28.2 |
| Alexian Brothers Medical CenterElk Grove Village | No | 5 of 6Highest: COPD 1.08 | – |
| Bromenn Healthcare SystemNormal | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.58 | 28.4 |
| Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.15 | 26.3 |
| Edward HospitalNaperville | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.15 | 26.9 |
| Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 33.2 |
| Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.16 | 17.1 |
| Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.35 | 19.9 |
| St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 17.6 |
| Swedish American HospitalRockford | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 35.8 |
| Adventist GlenoaksGlendale Heights | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 16.8 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.20 | 51.6 |
| Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.15 | 38.3 |
| Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago | No | 4 of 5Highest: COPD 1.14 | 29.3 |
| Alton Memorial HospitalAlton | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.13 | 48 |
| Anderson HospitalMaryville | No | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 24.2 |
| Delnor Community HospitalGeneva | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.07 | 33.8 |
| Macneal HospitalBerwyn | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.08 | 23 |
| Memorial HospitalBelleville | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.08 | 42 |
| Methodist Medical Center of IllinoisPeoria | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 17.8 |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.15 | 49.3 |
| OSF Heart of Mary Medical CenterUrbana | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.08 | 31.6 |
| Rhc St Francis HospitalEvanston | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | – |
| Sherman HospitalElgin | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.15 | 34.7 |
| St Elizabeth HospitalBelleville | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.07 | 29.7 |
| The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago | No | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 33.8 |
| Trinity Rock IslandRock Island | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.14 | 16 |
| Adventist Bolingbrook HospitalBolingbrook | No | 3 of 4Highest: COPD 1.06 | 25.9 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.06 | 30.8 |
| Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.11 | 21.6 |
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris | No | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.08 | 44.9 |
| Northwest Community HospitalArlington Heights | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.11 | 27.8 |
| Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago | No | 3 of 6Highest: COPD 1.08 | 40.8 |
| Resurrection Medical CenterChicago | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.06 | – |
| Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 38.9 |
| Silver Cross HospitalJoliet | No | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 33.1 |
| St Mary & Elizabeth Med Ctr-Division CampusChicago | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.12 | – |
| University of Illinois Hospital and ClinicsChicago | No | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 25.3 |
| Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.11 | 21.3 |
| Central Dupage HospitalWinfield | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 28.9 |
| Copley Memorial HospitalAurora | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.05 | 34.6 |
| Evanston HospitalEvanston | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 43 |
| Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.01 | 26.7 |
| Good Samaritan Regional Hlth CenterMt Vernon | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.08 | 35.8 |
| Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville | No | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.06 | 33.7 |
| John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 24.2 |
| Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | 41.1 |
| OSF Saint James HospitalPontiac | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 37.5 |
| Provena - Saint Joseph HospitalElgin | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | – |
| Riverside Medical CenterKankakee | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.02 | 26.8 |
| Rush University Medical CenterChicago | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.08 | 45.8 |
| Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.03 | 30.9 |
| St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 37 |
| St Bernard HospitalChicago | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.10 | 41.6 |
| St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 17.9 |
| St Marys HospitalCentralia | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 26.5 |
| Swedish Covenant HospitalChicago | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.03 | 13.9 |
| Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | – |
| Adventist la Grange Memorial HospitalLa Grange | No | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.10 | 40.5 |
| Blessing HospitalQuincy | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 23.5 |
| Community First Medical CenterChicago | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | – |
| Crossroads Community HospitalMt Vernon | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 34.7 |
| Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur | No | 1 of 4Highest: COPD 1.00 | 19.5 |
| Fhn Memorial HospitalFreeport | No | 1 of 4Highest: COPD 1.00 | 31 |
| Hinsdale HospitalHinsdale | No | 1 of 5Highest: COPD 1.00 | 30.8 |
| Holy Cross HospitalChicago | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.06 | – |
| Kishwaukee Community HospitalDekalb | No | 1 of 4Highest: COPD 1.04 | 43.3 |
| Loretto HospitalChicago | No | 1 of 1Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | – |
| Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.17 | 42.3 |
| Saint Anthony HospitalChicago | No | 1 of 1Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 19.2 |
| Saint Joseph HospitalChicago | No | 1 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| St Alexius Medical CenterSchaumburg | No | 1 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | – |
| HSHS Holy Family HospitalGreenville | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Illini HospitalSilvis | No | 0 of 5 | 9.6 |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal laCrystal Lake | No | – | – |
| Methodist Hospital of ChicagoChicago | No | – | – |
| Midwestern Region Med CenterZion | No | – | 42.3 |
| OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrOttawa | No | 0 of 3 | 18.8 |
| Proctor HospitalPeoria | No | 0 of 4 | 5.4 |
| Provena St Marys HospitalKankakee | No | 0 of 5 | – |
| St Johns HospitalSpringfield | No | 0 of 5 | 14 |
| St Josephs HospitalBreese | No | 0 of 3 | 48.3 |
| Touchette Regional HospitalEast St Louis | No | – | – |
Questions
Which Illinois hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
31 of 114 Illinois hospitals in the program (27%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights, Loyola University Medical Center, Palos Community Hospital, Provena St Joseph Medical Center, Herrin Hospital, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital, St Marys Hospital, Cgh Medical Center, Heartland Regional Medical Center, Humboldt Park Health, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and 19 more.
What does a readmission ratio above 1.00 mean?
It means the hospital's Medicare patients were readmitted within 30 days more often than CMS expected for similar patients. In Illinois, 101 of 109 rated hospitals were above 1.00 on at least one condition.
HAC: the quarter of hospitals with the worst hospital-acquired condition scores get a 1% cut to Medicare inpatient payments. Readmissions: a ratio above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected; whether payments are cut depends on how the hospital compares with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone isn't a penalty. VBP: Value-Based Purchasing total performance score out of 100. How the penalties work.