Bloomer, Wis.-based Mayo Clinic Health System—Chippewa Valley has the lowest number of hospital return days for heart failure patients in the nation, according to CMS data.
The “Unplanned Hospital Visit” database tracks provider data for hospital return days, unplanned readmission and measures of unplanned hospital visits after outpatient procedures. Hospital return days add up the days a patient was in an inpatient hospital unit, under observation or in an emergency department for unplanned care in the first 30 days after discharge. Hospitals with fewer than average days are likely arranging timely follow-up care, ensuring patients have proper medicines and releasing patients to proper post-acute care locations.
Becker’s analyzed the hospital return days for patients with heart attack for this listing. The current data was collected from July 2021 to June 2024, and updated May 13.
Here are the 20 hospitals with the highest and lowest hospital return days for heart failure patients:
Lowest
| Hospital | Score | Number of patients | Number patients that returned |
| Mayo Clinic Health System—Chippewa Valley (Bloomer, Wis.) | -90.7 | 29 | 4 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge (Osseo, Wis.) | -90.6 | 19 | 7 |
| McLaren Thumb Region (Bad Axe, Mich.) | -88.7 | 30 | 8 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital—Los Angeles | -86.4 | 25 | 6 |
| Cheyenne (Wyo.) VA Medical Center | -78.5 | 76 | 17 |
| UPMC Bedford Memorial (Everett, Pa.) | -76.2 | 53 | 16 |
| Dublin (Ga.) VA Medical Center | -74.5 | 53 | 4 |
| Carle Hoopeston (Ill.) Regional Health Center | -73.6 | 26 | 7 |
| Norton Sound Regional Hospital (Nome, Alaska) | -73.4 | 18 | 6 |
Highest
| Hospital | Score | Number of patients | Number of patients returned |
| The General (Baton Rouge, La.) | 210.4 | 25 | 13 |
| Claiborne Medical Center (Tazewell, Tenn.) | 189.4 | 30 | 17 |
| BronxCare Hospital Center (New York City.) | 181.8 | 80 | 36 |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center (Lexington, Mo.) | 179.9 | 26 | 13 |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics (Laurium, Mich.) | 164.5 | 27 | 11 |
| Cherokee Medical Center (Gaffney, S.C.) | 164.1 | 33 | 14 |
| St. Bernard Hospital (Chicago) | 155.7 | 23 | 13 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital—San Leandro (Calif.) | 147.2 | 21 | 10 |
| Jackson Park Hospital (Chicago) | 143.4 | 36 | 17 |
| Goodland (Kan.) Regional Medical Center | 142.4 | 26 | 16 |
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