Maryland hospital Medicare penalties
Which Maryland hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)0 of 00% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions37 of 41Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs41Maryland hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Maryland hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown | – | 5 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | – |
| Washington Adventist HospitalTakoma Park | – | 5 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | – |
| Anne Arundel Medical CenterAnnapolis | – | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | – |
| Mercy Medical Center INCBaltimore | – | 4 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.26 | – |
| Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown | – | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | – |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda | – | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.07 | – |
| Union Hospital of Cecil CountyElkton | – | 4 of 5Highest: COPD 1.05 | – |
| Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster | – | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | – |
| Frederick Memorial HospitalFrederick | – | 3 of 5Highest: COPD 1.06 | – |
| Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore | – | 3 of 4Highest: COPD 1.05 | – |
| Howard County General HospitalColumbia | – | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.20 | – |
| St Agnes HealthcareBaltimore | – | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.21 | – |
| Doctors' Community HospitalLanham | – | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.31 | – |
| Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton | – | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.13 | – |
| Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown | – | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.24 | – |
| Shady Grove Adventist HospitalRockville | – | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.39 | – |
| University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore | – | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.03 | – |
| University of MD Capital Region Medical CenterHyattsville | – | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | – |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical CenterTowson | – | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.18 | – |
| Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air | – | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.06 | – |
| Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland | – | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.04 | – |
| Atlantic General HospitalBerlin | – | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie | – | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.01 | – |
| Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick | – | 1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| Fort Washington HospitalFort Washington | – | 1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| Franklin Square Hospital CenterRosedale | – | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | – |
| Harbor Hospital CenterBaltimore | – | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.02 | – |
| Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring | – | 1 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | – |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore | – | 1 of 5Highest: COPD 1.02 | – |
| Memorial Hospital at EastonEaston | – | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | – |
| Montgomery General Hospital INCOlney | – | 1 of 5Highest: COPD 1.00 | – |
| Peninsula Regional Medical CenterSalisbury | – | 1 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.01 | – |
| Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore | – | 1 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | – |
| St Mary's HospitalLeonardtown | – | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | – |
| The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore | – | 1 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.02 | – |
| Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore | – | 1 of 6Highest: COPD 1.02 | – |
| University of MD Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata | – | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | – |
| Garrett County Memorial HospitalOakland | – | 0 of 4 | – |
| Greater Baltimore Medical CenterTowson | – | 0 of 4 | – |
| University of MD Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore | – | 0 of 3 | – |
| University of MD Shore Medical Ctr at ChestertownChestertown | – | 0 of 3 | – |
Questions
Which Maryland hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
No Maryland hospital received the Hospital-Acquired Condition penalty in fiscal year 2026.
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 Maryland, 37 of 41 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.