Find your city’s healthcare quality score

February 21, 2010

By CPN Staff

Medicare ranked more than 300 cities for quality of healthcare in 2005, with the lowest at 69.52 to and the highest at 95.56. Grand Junction, one of the lowest-cost communities, ranked high in quality.

Rank	City Name	State	*CMS Hospital Compare Composite Quality Score (all patients, 2005)
1	McAllen	TX	69.52
2	Monroe	LA	77.15
3	El Paso	TX	77.26
4	Lubbock	TX	78.08
5	Macon	GA	78.62
6	Montgomery	AL	79
7	Abilene	TX	79.15
8	Corpus Christi	TX	79.3
9	Gainesville	FL	80.11
10	Chicago	IL	80.84
11	San Antonio	TX	81.03
12	Albany	GA	81.43
13	Bend	OR	81.51
14	Oxford	MS	81.83
15	Jackson	MS	81.93
16	Fresno	CA	82
17	San Bernardino	CA	82.08
18	Blue Island	IL	82.18
19	Gulfport	MS	82.23
20	Sun City	AZ	82.27
21	Panama City	FL	82.45
22	Jackson	TN	82.48
23	Lafayette	IN	82.56
24	Odessa	TX	82.64
25	Palm Springs/Rancho Mira	CA	82.8
26	Shreveport	LA	83.01
27	Hudson	FL	83.03
28	Chico	CA	83.12
29	Los Angeles	CA	83.42
30	Johnson City	TN	83.42
31	Gary	IN	83.6
32	Tuscaloosa	AL	83.66
33	Waco	TX	83.69
34	Pensacola	FL	83.77
35	Springdale	AR	83.79
36	Honolulu	HI	83.79
37	Jacksonville	FL	83.83
38	Beaumont	TX	83.89
39	Winchester	VA	83.93
40	Johnstown	PA	83.95
41	Flint	MI	83.98
42	Memphis	TN	83.98
43	Little Rock	AR	84.03
44	Tampa	FL	84.06
45	Bakersfield	CA	84.1
46	Wichita	KS	84.1
47	Wilmington	NC	84.1
48	Takoma Park	MD	84.11
49	Bradenton	FL	84.19
50	Buffalo	NY	84.33
51	New Orleans	LA	84.39
52	Fort Myers	FL	84.42
53	Lexington	KY	84.45
54	San Diego	CA	84.46
55	Santa Rosa	CA	84.49
56	Owensboro	KY	84.5
57	Las Vegas	NV	84.5
58	Altoona	PA	84.54
59	Lafayette	LA	84.55
60	Everett	WA	84.62
61	Arlington	VA	84.65
62	Ventura	CA	84.69
63	St. Petersburg	FL	84.8
64	Albuquerque	NM	84.8
65	Chattanooga	TN	84.84
66	Fort Smith	AR	84.88
67	San Jose	CA	84.9
68	Fort Lauderdale	FL	84.91
69	Harrisburg	PA	84.95
70	Harlingen	TX	84.95
71	Danville	PA	84.98
72	Orlando	FL	84.99
73	Tyler	TX	85.01
74	Houston	TX	85.06
75	Atlanta	GA	85.12
76	St. Joseph	MI	85.19
77	Wichita Falls	TX	85.24
78	Boulder	CO	85.3
79	Washington	DC	85.31
80	Salem	OR	85.31
81	Casper	WY	85.31
82	Ormond Beach	FL	85.33
83	Rome	GA	85.34
84	Hickory	NC	85.39
85	Metairie	LA	85.49
86	Aurora	IL	85.52
87	Santa Barbara	CA	85.62
88	Greensboro	NC	85.64
89	Kingsport	TN	85.67
90	Amarillo	TX	85.74
91	Columbus	GA	85.8
92	Richmond	VA	85.82
93	Baton Rouge	LA	85.83
94	Terre Haute	IN	85.85
95	Munster	IN	85.91
96	Grand Forks	ND	85.95
97	Greenville	NC	85.98
98	Reading	PA	85.98
99	Worcester	MA	86
100	Cincinnati	OH	86.02
101	Ocala	FL	86.03
102	Idaho Falls	ID	86.06
103	Birmingham	AL	86.07
104	Tacoma	WA	86.08
105	Rapid City	SD	86.19
106	Provo	UT	86.21
107	Salt Lake City	UT	86.26
108	Phoenix	AZ	86.34
109	Syracuse	NY	86.37
110	Nashville	TN	86.38
111	Joliet	IL	86.42
112	Lakeland	FL	86.47
113	Clearwater	FL	86.51
114	Manhattan	NY	86.53
115	Olympia	WA	86.55
116	Canton	OH	86.61
117	Mesa	AZ	86.63
118	White Plains	NY	86.63
119	Tallahassee	FL	86.66
120	Elgin	IL	86.67
121	Baltimore	MD	86.73
122	Evansville	IN	86.76
123	Burlington	VT	86.78
124	York	PA	86.79
125	East Long Island	NY	86.81
126	Florence	SC	86.82
127	Charleston	WV	86.85
128	Raleigh	NC	86.99
129	Hartford	CT	87.06
130	Alameda County	CA	87.07
131	Erie	PA	87.08
132	Bronx	NY	87.13
133	St. Louis	MO	87.14
134	Modesto	CA	87.16
135	Bangor	ME	87.19
136	Kalamazoo	MI	87.21
137	National Average	US	87.25
138	Alexandria	LA	87.26
139	Oklahoma City	OK	87.29
140	Reno	NV	87.36
141	Slidell	LA	87.38
142	Meridian	MS	87.39
143	Sarasota	FL	87.41
144	Melrose Park	IL	87.41
145	Napa	CA	87.43
146	Charlottesville	VA	87.44
147	Houma	LA	87.46
148	Cape Girardeau	MO	87.46
149	Miami	FL	87.47
150	Petoskey	MI	87.48
151	Youngstown	OH	87.48
152	Louisville	KY	87.55
153	Salisbury	MD	87.55
154	Knoxville	TN	87.56
155	Huntington	WV	87.56
156	Saginaw	MI	87.6
157	Hattiesburg	MS	87.64
158	Anchorage	AK	87.67
159	Allentown	PA	87.7
160	Colorado Springs	CO	87.73
161	Jonesboro	AR	87.75
162	Philadelphia	PA	87.81
163	Roanoke	VA	87.81
164	Albany	NY	87.82
165	Savannah	GA	87.83
166	Lansing	MI	87.86
167	Dallas	TX	87.87
168	Fort Wayne	IN	87.92
169	Portland	OR	87.94
170	Wilmington	DE	87.96
171	Marquette	MI	88
172	Spokane	WA	88
173	Elmira	NY	88.01
174	Medford	OR	88.01
175	Mobile	AL	88.03
176	Paducah	KY	88.04
177	Fort Collins	CO	88.06
178	Tulsa	OK	88.12
179	Charleston	SC	88.13
180	Salinas	CA	88.14
181	St. Paul	MN	88.14
182	Joplin	MO	88.16
183	Dothan	AL	88.22
184	Orange County	CA	88.23
185	Evanston	IL	88.25
186	Austin	TX	88.27
187	Springfield	MO	88.31
188	Columbia	SC	88.31
189	Ridgewood	NJ	88.38
190	Durham	NC	88.38
191	San Francisco	CA	88.42
192	Tucson	AZ	88.46
193	San Mateo County	CA	88.49
194	Pittsburgh	PA	88.49
195	Seattle	WA	88.5
196	Milwaukee	WI	88.53
197	Rochester	NY	88.57
198	Bryan	TX	88.61
199	Cleveland	OH	88.69
200	New Haven	CT	88.7
201	Paterson	NJ	88.7
202	Norfolk	VA	88.72
203	Columbia	MO	88.77
204	Fargo/Moorhead MN	ND	88.98
205	Huntsville	AL	89.08
206	Redding	CA	89.08
207	Texarkana	AR	89.09
208	Akron	OH	89.09
209	Green Bay	WI	89.12
210	Sacramento	CA	89.21
211	Providence	RI	89.21
212	Boston	MA	89.25
213	Yakima	WA	89.28
214	Traverse City	MI	89.29
215	Augusta	GA	89.31
216	Tupelo	MS	89.31
217	Columbus	OH	89.31
218	Iowa City	IA	89.32
219	Lynchburg	VA	89.37
220	Madison	WI	89.42
221	South Bend	IN	89.44
222	Billings	MT	89.47
223	Sayre	PA	89.49
224	Newport News	VA	89.49
225	Contra Costa County	CA	89.51
226	Longview	TX	89.6
227	Topeka	KS	89.61
228	Winston-Salem	NC	89.64
229	Lebanon	NH	89.69
230	Detroit	MI	89.71
231	Peoria	IL	89.72
232	Toledo	OH	89.72
233	Neenah	WI	89.73
234	Indianapolis	IN	89.75
235	Duluth	MN	89.77
236	Great Falls	MT	89.78
237	Royal Oak	MI	89.8
238	Portland	ME	89.81
239	Dearborn	MI	89.83
240	Newark	NJ	89.86
241	Dayton	OH	89.9
242	Santa Cruz	CA	89.97
243	Minneapolis	MN	90
244	Binghamton	NY	90.09
245	Hinsdale	IL	90.15
246	San Angelo	TX	90.24
247	Lancaster	PA	90.25
248	Kansas City	MO	90.29
249	Spartanburg	SC	90.33
250	Asheville	NC	90.35
251	Fort Worth	TX	90.39
252	Lincoln	NE	90.41
253	Springfield	MA	90.45
254	Denver	CO	90.47
255	Covington	KY	90.47
256	Urbana	IL	90.48
257	Hackensack	NJ	90.54
258	Eugene	OR	90.54
259	Charlotte	NC	90.55
260	Temple	TX	90.55
261	Pontiac	MI	90.6
262	St. Cloud	MN	90.61
263	Rockford	IL	90.62
264	Ann Arbor	MI	90.63
265	Morgantown	WV	90.63
266	Davenport	IA	90.75
267	Missoula	MT	90.77
268	Bismarck	ND	90.81
269	Springfield	IL	90.91
270	Stockton	CA	90.93
271	Ogden	UT	90.93
272	Greenville	SC	90.95
273	Appleton	WI	91.01
274	Bloomington	IL	91.11
275	Wilkes-Barre	PA	91.17
276	Grand Junction	CO	91.2
277	Omaha	NE	91.27
278	Victoria	TX	91.31
279	Manchester	NH	91.34
280	Marshfield	WI	91.5
281	Lake Charles	LA	91.65
282	Boise	ID	91.69
283	Dubuque	IA	91.69
284	Des Moines	IA	91.89
285	Cedar Rapids	IA	91.9
286	Bridgeport	CT	91.97
287	Scranton	PA	92.04
288	San Luis Obispo	CA	92.06
289	Waterloo	IA	92.11
290	Wausau	WI	92.19
291	Sioux City	IA	92.25
292	Camden	NJ	92.32
293	Kettering	OH	92.45
294	Sioux Falls	SD	92.47
295	Lawton	OK	92.9
296	Greeley	CO	92.93
297	Pueblo	CO	93.29
298	Muskegon	MI	93.39
299	Morristown	NJ	93.39
300	Rochester	MN	93.78
301	Muncie	IN	93.93
302	La Crosse	WI	94.32
303	Grand Rapids	MI	94.39
304	Mason City	IA	94.63
305	New Brunswick	NJ	95
306	Elyria	OH	95.57
307	Minot	ND	95.6

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