Mississippi hospital Medicare penalties
Which Mississippi hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)18 of 5931% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions45 of 50Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs59Mississippi hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Mississippi hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 19.1 |
| University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.09 | 34.8 |
| South Central Regional Med CtrLaurel | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 15.8 |
| Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 21.1 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.11 | 15.7 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.14 | 19.5 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- GrenadaGrenada | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 20.8 |
| Wayne General HospitalWaynesboro | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: COPD 1.04 | 47.8 |
| Highland Community HospitalPicayune | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 22.2 |
| Magee General HospitalMagee | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | – |
| Marion General HospitalColumbia | 1% cut | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 15 |
| Natchez Regional Medical CtrNatchez | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 14.4 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.00 | 21.7 |
| Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwood | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.03 | – |
| North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo | 1% cut | 1 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 16.4 |
| Tishomingo Health Services INCIuka | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | – |
| S Pike Hosp Assc Dba Beacham MemorialMagnolia | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | – |
| Winston Medical Center & SwingbedLouisville | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | – |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.18 | 42.8 |
| Merit Health River RegionVicksburg | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | 35.8 |
| Singing River HospitalPascagoula | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | 20.2 |
| Delta Regional Medical CenterGreenville | No | 4 of 4Highest: COPD 1.11 | 28 |
| River Oaks HospitalFlowood | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.10 | 19 |
| Southwest Mississippi Med CntrMcComb | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | 22.9 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 19.7 |
| Crossgates River Oaks HospitalBrandon | No | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | – |
| Madison County Medical CtrCanton | No | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 37 |
| Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.30 | 33.6 |
| Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 18.8 |
| Singing River GulfportGulfport | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 31.4 |
| Wesley Medical CenterHattiesburg | No | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 25.8 |
| Biloxi Regional Medical CenterBiloxi | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 16.3 |
| Bolivar Medical CenterCleveland | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | 24.6 |
| Central Mississippi Medical CenterJackson | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 45.6 |
| Gilmore Memorial HospitalAmory | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 33.6 |
| Hancock Medical CenterBay St Louis | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 47.3 |
| Neshoba County General HospitalPhiladelphia | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.00 | – |
| Yalobusha General HospitalWater Valley | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | – |
| Baptist Mem Hosp/Golden Triangle INCColumbus | No | 1 of 5Highest: COPD 1.01 | 44.3 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 44.8 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha CountyStarkville | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 25.8 |
| George County HospitalLucedale | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 42.8 |
| Highland Hills Medical CenterSenatobia | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.00 | – |
| King's Daughters Medical Center-BrookhavenBrookhaven | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.04 | 27 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive Branch | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.00 | 58.6 |
| South Sunflower County HospitalIndianola | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.00 | – |
| Webster Health ServicesEupora | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 50 |
| Alliance Health CenterMeridian | No | – | – |
| Alliance Healthcare System, INCHolly Springs | No | – | – |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center South CampusMeridian | No | – | – |
| Choctaw Health CenterPhiladelphia | No | – | – |
| Clay County Medical CenterWest Point | No | 0 of 2 | 33.3 |
| Jasper General HospitalBay Springs | No | – | – |
| Merit Health Women's HospitalFlowood | No | – | – |
| Mississippi Methodist Rehab CtrJackson | No | – | – |
| NW Mississippi Regional Med CenterClarksdale | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Rush Foundation HospitalMeridian | No | 0 of 5 | 39.6 |
| Trace Regional HospitalHouston | No | – | – |
| Whitfield Medical Surgical HospitalPearl | No | – | – |
Questions
Which Mississippi hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
18 of 59 Mississippi hospitals in the program (31%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Forrest General Hospital, University of Mississippi Med Center, South Central Regional Med Ctr, Anderson Regional Medical Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada, Wayne General Hospital, Highland Community Hospital, Magee General Hospital, Marion General Hospital, Natchez Regional Medical Ctr and 6 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 Mississippi, 45 of 50 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.