Michigan hospital Medicare penalties
Which Michigan hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)30 of 9033% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions71 of 83Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs90Michigan hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Michigan hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.14 | 22.9 |
| St Mary Mercy HospitalLivonia | 1% cut | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.37 | 22.7 |
| Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health CenterDetroit | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 15 |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte HospitalWyandotte | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 16.5 |
| Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.15 | 7.7 |
| Saint Mary's Health CareGrand Rapids | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.07 | 37.3 |
| William Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.08 | 20.6 |
| Battle Creek Health SystemBattle Creek | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.26 | 27.7 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hls | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 16.6 |
| Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.12 | 22.1 |
| Covenant Medical Center, INCSaginaw | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: COPD 1.15 | 24.7 |
| McLaren Greater LansingLansing | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | – |
| Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 13.3 |
| Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | – |
| Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 11.6 |
| Chelsea Community HospitalChelsea | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.30 | 55.8 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.05 | 39.6 |
| Harper University HospitalDetroit | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.07 | 17.4 |
| Lapeer Regional Medical CenterLapeer | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| McLaren MacombMt Clemens | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.08 | – |
| Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.02 | – |
| Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Sainte Marie | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 52.5 |
| Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 29.5 |
| Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon | 1% cut | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 24 |
| Corewell Health Watervliet HospitalWatervliet | 1% cut | – | – |
| Holland Community HospitalHolland | 1% cut | 0 of 5 | 51.2 |
| Mercy Hospital - GraylingGrayling | 1% cut | 0 of 3 | 41.8 |
| Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston HospitalHowell | 1% cut | 0 of 3 | 41.1 |
| St John River District HospitalEast China | 1% cut | 0 of 3 | – |
| University of Michigan Health - WestWyoming | 1% cut | 0 of 5 | 28.3 |
| Bay Regional Medical CenterBay City | No | 6 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.39 | – |
| McLaren Regional Medical CenterFlint | No | 6 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.23 | – |
| Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren | No | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.24 | – |
| St Joseph Mercy OaklandPontiac | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.29 | 12.4 |
| Allegiance HealthJackson | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | 31.3 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19 | 38.2 |
| Central Michigan Community HospitalMt Pleasant | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | – |
| Garden City HospitalGarden City | No | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.14 | 23.3 |
| Genesys Regional Medical Center - Health ParkGrand Blanc | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.05 | – |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield HospitalWest Bloomfield Twp | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.15 | 36.3 |
| William Beaumont Hospital-TroyTroy | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.17 | 24.3 |
| Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.17 | 24.3 |
| Henry Ford HospitalDetroit | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 30.5 |
| Midmichigan Medical Center-ClareClare | No | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 40.3 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma | No | 3 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.10 | 44.1 |
| Port Huron HospitalPort Huron | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19 | – |
| Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | – |
| Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 32.8 |
| McLaren OaklandPontiac | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.06 | – |
| Memorial HealthcareOwosso | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 31.3 |
| Northern Michigan Regional HospitalPetoskey | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.04 | – |
| Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 50.1 |
| St John Hospital and Medical CenterDetroit | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | – |
| St Joseph Mercy Port HuronPort Huron | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 23.9 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 40.1 |
| Univ of Michigan HospitalsAnn Arbor | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.16 | 42.5 |
| West Branch Regional Medical CenterWest Branch | No | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.03 | 41 |
| Alpena Regional Medical CenterAlpena | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.00 | 29.9 |
| Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.02 | 30.3 |
| Carson City HospitalCarson City | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.00 | 62.7 |
| Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 52.3 |
| Hillsdale Community Health CenterHillsdale | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 51.2 |
| Hurley Medical CenterFlint | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 23.3 |
| Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Twp | No | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.48 | 30.3 |
| Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 25.8 |
| Marquette General Hlth SystemMarquette | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | 28.3 |
| Mercy Hospital - CadillacCadillac | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.00 | 50.9 |
| Midmichigan Medical Center-MidlandMidland | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.08 | 30.8 |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 53.7 |
| Munson Medical CenterTraverse City | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.08 | 33.1 |
| Oaklawn HospitalMarshall | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 48.9 |
| Providence Hospital and Medical CentersSouthfield | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | – |
| Spectrum Health - Butterworth CampusGrand Rapids | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.05 | 29 |
| Spectrum Health United Memorial - United CampusGreenville | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 42.7 |
| St Joseph Health SystemTawas City | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | – |
| Three Rivers Area HospitalThree Rivers | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | 18.1 |
| Zeeland Community HospitalZeeland | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 55.8 |
| Brighton HospitalBrighton | No | – | – |
| Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing | No | 0 of 5 | 17.2 |
| Forest Health Medical CenterYpsilanti | No | – | – |
| Healthsource SaginawSaginaw | No | – | – |
| Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Twp | No | 0 of 5 | 28.2 |
| Karmanos Cancer CenterDetroit | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Portage Health HospitalHancock | No | 0 of 2 | 71.8 |
| Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian | No | 0 of 4 | 35.8 |
| South Haven Community HospitalSouth Haven | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Southeast Michigan Surgical HospitalWarren | No | – | – |
| Straith Hospital for Special SurgerySouthfield | No | – | – |
| Surgeons Choice Medical CenterSouthfield | No | – | – |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven HospitalGrand Haven | No | 0 of 1 | 59.3 |
Questions
Which Michigan hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
30 of 90 Michigan hospitals in the program (33%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn, St Mary Mercy Hospital, Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Saint Mary's Health Care, William Beaumont Hospital, Battle Creek Health System, Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills, Corewell Health Wayne Hospital, Covenant Medical Center, INC, McLaren Greater Lansing and 18 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 Michigan, 71 of 83 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.