Oregon hospital Medicare penalties: 13 penalized for patient safety

Safety penalty (HAC)13 of 3241% · U.S. 24%

Excess readmissions17 of 32Above expected on 1+ condition

In the programs32Oregon hospitals

Fiscal year2026Penalty year

Every Oregon hospital in the programs

Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.

Hospital	HAC penalty	Readmissions above expected	VBP score
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay	1% cut	4 of 5Highest: COPD 1.06	31.5
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin	1% cut	2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.28	37.3
OHSU Hospital and ClinicsPortland	1% cut	2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.06	22.8
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford	1% cut	2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19	28.1
Hillsboro Medical CenterHillsboro	1% cut	1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.01	17
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland	1% cut	1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.03	19.3
Providence Milwaukie HospitalMilwaukie	1% cut	1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.01	31.3
St Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario, INCOntario	1% cut	1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.01	36
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical CenterClackamas	1% cut	0 of 3	39.3
Legacy Mount Hood Medical CenterGresham	1% cut	0 of 3	38.1
Salem HospitalSalem	1% cut	0 of 6	29.4
Samaritan Albany General HospitalAlbany	1% cut	0 of 4	59.2
Santiam Memorial HospitalStayton	1% cut	0 of 1	68.7
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield	No	3 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.03	51.4
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis	No	2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.03	35.2
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland	No	2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.02	30.7
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland	No	2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.02	46.7
Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City	No	2 of 3Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14	42.7
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls	No	2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.03	50.5
Adventist Medical CenterPortland	No	1 of 5Highest: COPD 1.01	34.3
Silverton Hospital NetworkSilverton	No	1 of 1Highest: Pneumonia 1.00	53.7
Willamette Valley Medical CtrMcMinnville	No	1 of 4Highest: COPD 1.07	40.6
Ashland Community HospitalAshland	No	0 of 2	49
Kaiser Foundation Hospital WestsideHillsboro	No	0 of 2	47.3
Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg	No	0 of 4	43.9
Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe Dalles	No	0 of 3	55.8
Providence Newberg HospitalNewberg	No	0 of 2	55.1
Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland	No	0 of 5	29.8
Rogue Valley Medical CenterMedford	No	0 of 5	35.4
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield	No	0 of 6	35.5
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend	No	0 of 6	43.7
Three Rivers Community HospitalGrants Pass	No	0 of 4	45.3

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Questions

Which Oregon hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?

13 of 32 Oregon hospitals in the program (41%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Bay Area Hospital, Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, OHSU Hospital and Clinics, Providence Medford Medical Center, Hillsboro Medical Center, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Providence Milwaukie Hospital, St Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario, INC, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, Salem Hospital, Samaritan Albany General Hospital and 1 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 Oregon, 17 of 32 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.