Utah hospital Medicare penalties
Which Utah hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)1 of 323% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions16 of 29Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs32Utah hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Utah hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermountain Health Spanish Fork HospitalSpanish Fork | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | 50 |
| Castleview HospitalPrice | No | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.27 | 12.9 |
| Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.09 | 20.3 |
| Salt Lake Regional Medical CenterSalt Lake City | No | 2 of 2Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14 | 32.5 |
| University Health Care/Univ Hospitals and ClinicsSalt Lake City | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 25.3 |
| American Fork HospitalAmerican Fork | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 39.5 |
| Davis Hospital and Medical CenterLayton | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.03 | 29.4 |
| Lakeview HospitalBountiful | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 50.5 |
| Logan Regional HospitalLogan | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.08 | 42 |
| Lone Peak HospitalDraper | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.06 | 54 |
| Mountain View HospitalPayson | No | 1 of 3Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.09 | 51.5 |
| Mountain West Medical CenterTooele | No | 1 of 3Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | 38.7 |
| St Marks HospitalSalt Lake City | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.13 | 32.3 |
| St. George Regional HospitalSt George | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.05 | 40.8 |
| Timpanogos Regional HospitalOrem | No | 1 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | 29.1 |
| Uintah Basin Medical CenterRoosevelt | No | 1 of 3Highest: COPD 1.00 | 39.8 |
| Utah Valley Regional Medical CenterProvo | No | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | 36.3 |
| Alta View HospitalSandy | No | 0 of 2 | 41.8 |
| Ashley Valley Medical CenterVernal | No | 0 of 2 | 62 |
| Bear River Valley HospitalTremonton | No | – | – |
| Brigham City Community HospitalBrigham City | No | 0 of 1 | 11.7 |
| Cache Valley Speciality HospitalNorth Logan | No | – | – |
| Cottonwood Hospital Med CntrMurray | No | 0 of 4 | 33.7 |
| Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City | No | 0 of 2 | 48.5 |
| Intermountain Health Layton HospitalLayton | No | 0 of 2 | 58.5 |
| Jordan Valley Medical CenterWest Jordan | No | 0 of 5 | 26 |
| Lds HospitalSalt Lake City | No | 0 of 5 | 31 |
| McKay-Dee Hospital CenterOgden | No | 0 of 6 | 30.2 |
| Orem Community HospitalOrem | No | – | – |
| Park City Medical CenterPark City | No | 0 of 3 | 52.8 |
| Riverton HospitalRiverton | No | 0 of 3 | 29.2 |
| Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield | No | 0 of 2 | 49.7 |
Questions
Which Utah hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
1 of 32 Utah hospitals in the program (3%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital.
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 Utah, 16 of 29 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.