Oklahoma hospital Medicare penalties
Which Oklahoma hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)15 of 7620% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions46 of 64Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs76Oklahoma hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Oklahoma hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche County Memorial HospitalLawton | 1% cut | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.18 | 27.1 |
| McAlester Regional Health CenterMcAlester | 1% cut | 3 of 5Highest: COPD 1.05 | 24.4 |
| O U Medical CenterOklahoma City | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | 14.6 |
| St John Medical Center, INCTulsa | 1% cut | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.03 | – |
| W W Hastings Indian HospitalTahlequah | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.04 | 37.9 |
| Great Plains Regional Med CtrElk City | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.54 | 18.7 |
| Hillcrest Hospital PryorPryor | 1% cut | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | – |
| Southwestern Medical CenterLawton | 1% cut | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 9.8 |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty HospitalTulsa | 1% cut | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.10 | – |
| Cushing Regional HospitalCushing | 1% cut | 0 of 2 | – |
| Lindsay Municipal HospitalLindsay | 1% cut | – | – |
| Sequoyah Memorial HospitalSallisaw | 1% cut | 0 of 2 | – |
| St Anthony HospitalOklahoma City | 1% cut | 0 of 6 | 28.2 |
| St John OwassoOwasso | 1% cut | 0 of 2 | – |
| Valley Community HospitalPauls Valley | 1% cut | – | – |
| Alliancehealth DurantDurant | No | 5 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.23 | 31.5 |
| Mercy Hospital AdaAda | No | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 33.3 |
| Midwest Regional Medical CenterMidwest City | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.41 | 30.9 |
| Muskogee Regional Medical CenterMuskogee | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.52 | 43.1 |
| Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 15.4 |
| Oklahoma State University Medical CenterTulsa | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.07 | 30 |
| Saint Francis Hospital SouthTulsa | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.39 | 47.1 |
| Mercy Memorial Health CenterArdmore | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 46.6 |
| Norman Regional Health SystemNorman | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.22 | 19.8 |
| Oklahoma Heart HospitalOklahoma City | No | 3 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 37.8 |
| Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 36.8 |
| Choctaw Memorial HospitalHugo | No | 2 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | – |
| Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.20 | 25.1 |
| Integris Baptist Medical CenterOklahoma City | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | 19.3 |
| Integris Southwest Medical CenterOklahoma City | No | 2 of 5Highest: COPD 1.06 | 17.3 |
| Jane Phillips Medical CenterBartlesville | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.05 | – |
| Purcell Municipal HospitalPurcell | No | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | – |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee | No | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 34.3 |
| Ascension St John Broken ArrowBroken Arrow | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterAda | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.01 | 67.6 |
| Community HospitalOklahoma City | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.02 | 41.7 |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, INCDuncan | No | 1 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 26.6 |
| Henryetta Medical CenterHenryetta | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | – |
| Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.00 | 22 |
| Integris Canadian Valley HospitalYukon | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.00 | 28.4 |
| Integris Community Hospital - Council CrossingOklahoma City | No | 1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | – |
| Integris Grove General HospGrove | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 30.8 |
| Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 33.5 |
| Jackson County Memorial HospitalAltus | No | 1 of 4Highest: COPD 1.01 | 24.9 |
| Mercy Health Center, INCOklahoma City | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | 19.9 |
| Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-SpOklahoma City | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.06 | – |
| Onecore HealthOklahoma City | No | 1 of 1Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | – |
| Pushmataha Cty-Tn of Antlers Hosp AuthAntlers | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.04 | – |
| Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, INCVinita | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 44.8 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, INCTulsa | No | 1 of 6Highest: COPD 1.03 | 31.4 |
| St Mary's Regional Medical CenterEnid | No | 1 of 5Highest: COPD 1.04 | 16.3 |
| Wagoner Community HospitalWagoner | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.02 | – |
| Bailey Medical Center, L L COwasso | No | 0 of 3 | 66 |
| Carrus Lakeside HospitalBristow | No | – | – |
| Choctaw Nation HealthcareTalihina | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Claremore Indian HospitalClaremore | No | – | – |
| Claremore Regional HospitalClaremore | No | 0 of 3 | 39.3 |
| Council Oak Comprehensive HealthcareTulsa | No | – | – |
| Exceptional Community Hospital ArdmoreArdmore | No | – | – |
| Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha | No | 0 of 4 | 22 |
| Integris Baptist Reg Hlth CtrMiami | No | 0 of 3 | 47.8 |
| Integris Bass Baptist Health CenterEnid | No | 0 of 4 | 22.3 |
| Integris Clinton Regional HospitalClinton | No | – | – |
| Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City | No | 0 of 4 | 23.4 |
| Lakeside Women's HospitalOklahoma City | No | – | – |
| McBride Clinic Orthopedic Hospital, L L COklahoma City | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Memorial Hospital of StilwellStilwell | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Northwest Surgical HospitalOklahoma City | No | – | – |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital SouthOklahoma City | No | 0 of 4 | 51.5 |
| Oklahoma Spine HospitalOklahoma City | No | – | – |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLCTulsa | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Summit Medical CenterEdmond | No | – | – |
| Surgical Hospital of OklahomaOklahoma City | No | 0 of 1 | – |
| Usphs Lawton Indian HospitalLawton | No | – | – |
| Woodward Regional HospitalWoodward | No | 0 of 4 | 23.1 |
Questions
Which Oklahoma hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
15 of 76 Oklahoma hospitals in the program (20%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Comanche County Memorial Hospital, McAlester Regional Health Center, O U Medical Center, St John Medical Center, INC, W W Hastings Indian Hospital, Great Plains Regional Med Ctr, Hillcrest Hospital Pryor, Southwestern Medical Center, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, Cushing Regional Hospital, Lindsay Municipal Hospital, Sequoyah Memorial Hospital and 3 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 Oklahoma, 46 of 64 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.