Ohio hospital Medicare penalties
Which Ohio 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 11826% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions95 of 111Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs118Ohio hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Ohio hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.63 | 34.8 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: COPD 1.08 | 15 |
| Mount Carmel HealthColumbus | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 9.6 |
| Summa Health System - Akron CampusAkron | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.14 | 26.9 |
| University of Toledo Medical CenterToledo | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.08 | 21.1 |
| Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.11 | 10.8 |
| Blanchard Valley Health AssnFindlay | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.13 | 27.9 |
| Cleveland Clinic - Main CampusCleveland | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 40.3 |
| Licking Memorial HospitalNewark | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 18.3 |
| Lutheran HospitalCleveland | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | 27 |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial HospitalOxford | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 28.4 |
| Metrohealth SystemCleveland | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 31.8 |
| Ohio State University HospitalsColumbus | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.07 | 30.4 |
| St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterYoungstown | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 23.1 |
| Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: COPD 1.04 | 21.1 |
| Wood County HospitalBowling Green | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.09 | 42.5 |
| Bay Park Community HospitalOregon | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 34.5 |
| Grant Medical CenterColumbus | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 21.4 |
| Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.08 | 32.8 |
| Memorial HospitalFremont | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.01 | 26.5 |
| Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.02 | 26.8 |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 22.9 |
| Coshocton County Memorial HospitalCoshocton | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 23.5 |
| Genesis Healthcare SystemZanesville | 1% cut | 1 of 5Highest: COPD 1.01 | 37.7 |
| Madison County Hospital INCLondon | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 34.5 |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield HospitalMansfield | 1% cut | 1 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.15 | 30.1 |
| Toledo Hospital theToledo | 1% cut | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.10 | 23.5 |
| Grand Lake Health SystemSt Marys | 1% cut | 0 of 3 | 21.8 |
| Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis | 1% cut | 0 of 4 | 34.8 |
| Medina HospitalMedina | 1% cut | 0 of 4 | 25.8 |
| Salem Community HospitalSalem | 1% cut | 0 of 3 | 21.7 |
| Bethesda North HospitalCincinnati | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.23 | 24 |
| Kettering Health DaytonDayton | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.16 | 20.5 |
| Trinity Medical Ctr East&Trinity Medical Ctr WestSteubenville | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 18.1 |
| Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.13 | 34.3 |
| East Liverpool City HospitalEast Liverpool | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | 38.1 |
| Jewish Hospital, LLCCincinnati | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.31 | 31.1 |
| Lima Memorial Health SystemLima | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.12 | 39 |
| Mercy Franciscan Hospital - Mt AiryCincinnati | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.10 | 28.3 |
| Mercy Hospital FairfieldFairfield | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.04 | 21.5 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.21 | 18.9 |
| Miami Valley HospitalDayton | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19 | 27.7 |
| Parma Community General HospitalParma | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.18 | 28.8 |
| Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.16 | 39.6 |
| Trumbull Memorial HospitalWarren | No | 4 of 4Highest: COPD 1.05 | – |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 25.7 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 23 |
| University Hospitals of ClevelandCleveland | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14 | 22.3 |
| Atrium Medical CenterMiddletown | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.10 | 24.4 |
| Christ HospitalCincinnati | No | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 42.8 |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 44.6 |
| Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 32 |
| Fairview HospitalCleveland | No | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.11 | 43.5 |
| Hillcrest HospitalCleveland | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.02 | 30.3 |
| Kettering Medical CenterKettering | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.17 | 26.7 |
| Kettering Medical Center - SycamoreMiamisburg | No | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 31.3 |
| Lake Hospital SystemPainesville | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 28.4 |
| Mercy Medical CenterCanton | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 24.8 |
| Samaritan Hospital - Peoples HospitalAshland | No | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 42.3 |
| Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.24 | 38.5 |
| Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.12 | 30.1 |
| St Elizabeth Health CenterYoungstown | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 27.6 |
| Trihealth Clinton Regional HospitalWilmington | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 26.2 |
| University Hospital, INCCincinnati | No | 3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 24.3 |
| Upper Valley Medical CenterTroy | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 31.1 |
| West Chester Medical CenterWest Chester | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.23 | 23.3 |
| Wilson Memorial HospitalSidney | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.02 | 18.3 |
| Berger HospitalCircleville | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 38.2 |
| Doctors HospitalColumbus | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 32.3 |
| East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | – |
| Euclid HospitalEuclid | No | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.05 | 23.9 |
| Firelands Community HospitalSandusky | No | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.03 | 28.6 |
| Fisher Titus Memorial HospitalNorwalk | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 39.8 |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton | No | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.10 | 22.5 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.08 | 32.3 |
| Knox Community HospitalMt Vernon | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 29.6 |
| Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 24.9 |
| Mercy Hospital AndersonCincinnati | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.15 | 22.2 |
| Mercy Hospital ClermontBatavia | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 33.9 |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's HospitalWesterville | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.07 | 11 |
| South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 49.1 |
| St John Medical CenterWestlake | No | 2 of 5Highest: COPD 1.05 | 27.5 |
| St Joseph Health CenterWarren | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.12 | 13.3 |
| St Rita's Medical CenterLima | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.04 | 23.9 |
| UH Regional HospitalsRichmond Heights | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 31 |
| Wooster Community HospitalWooster | No | 2 of 5Highest: COPD 1.03 | 37.8 |
| Aultman HospitalCanton | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.01 | 27.7 |
| Avita OntarioOntario | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 31.4 |
| Bellevue HospitalBellevue | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 38.8 |
| Cleveland Clinic - Akron GeneralAkron | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.03 | 29 |
| Greene Memorial HospitalXenia | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 53.3 |
| Marion General HospitalMarion | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 24.4 |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community HospitalColdwater | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.01 | 35.8 |
| Mercy Hospital of DefianceDefiance | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 51.6 |
| Mercy Hospital of TiffinTiffin | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 46.1 |
| O'bleness Memorial HospitalAthens | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 53.7 |
| Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 38.3 |
| Union HospitalDover | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.09 | 19.5 |
| Van Wert County HospitalVan Wert | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 44.5 |
| Alliance Community HospitalAlliance | No | 0 of 3 | 22.2 |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Diley Ridge Medical CenterCanal Winchester | No | – | – |
| Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin | No | 0 of 4 | 35.2 |
| Glenbeigh Hosp & Outpat CtrRock Creek | No | – | – |
| Grady Memorial HospitalDelaware | No | 0 of 3 | 42.3 |
| Institute for Orthopedic SurgeryLima | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Joel Pomerene Memorial HospitalMillersburg | No | 0 of 2 | 47.3 |
| Kettering Health TroyTroy | No | 0 of 3 | 58.6 |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioPortsmouth | No | – | – |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical CenterBeachwood | No | – | – |
| Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine | No | 0 of 4 | 39.3 |
| Memorial Hospital of Union CountyMarysville | No | 0 of 3 | 63.9 |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLCMason | No | – | 33.7 |
| Mount Carmel DublinDublin | No | – | – |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalNew Albany | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Ohio Valley Medical Center, LLCSpringfield | No | – | – |
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical CenterCambridge | No | 0 of 3 | 31.8 |
| Surgical Hospital at SouthwoodsYoungstown | No | 0 of 1 | – |
Questions
Which Ohio hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
31 of 118 Ohio hospitals in the program (26%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Fairfield Medical Center, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health, Summa Health System - Akron Campus, University of Toledo Medical Center, Adena Regional Medical Center, Blanchard Valley Health Assn, Cleveland Clinic - Main Campus, Licking Memorial Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Metrohealth System 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 Ohio, 95 of 111 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.