How many Medicare-certified hospitals does Fonteum track?

Fonteum tracks 5,426 Medicare-certified hospitals across 56 US states and territories, sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog Hospital General Information dataset (xubh-q36u). Each hospital has its own page carrying CMS overall star rating, hospital type, ownership, and emergency-services status as of the 2026-05-07 snapshot.

What is the CMS hospital overall star rating?

CMS rates Medicare-certified hospitals on a one-to-five-star scale built from quality measures across five groups: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care. CMS recalculates the rating periodically from data hospitals submit through Medicare quality programs.

How do I find a specific hospital on Fonteum?

Browse by state from this page to reach a state hub listing every Medicare-certified hospital there, or use the name search to jump straight to a hospital's page. Each per-hospital page is keyed by its CMS Certification Number and links to its primary CMS source dataset.

What does the hospital ownership type field mean?

The ownership field from CMS Care Compare identifies whether a hospital is government (federal, state, or local), voluntary non-profit (private or church-affiliated), or proprietary (for-profit, physician-owned, or investor-owned). Hospitals self-report this classification when they enroll in Medicare, and CMS publishes it in the Hospital General Information dataset.

Where does this hospital data come from?

Every hospital figure on Fonteum is sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog Hospital General Information dataset (identifier xubh-q36u), updated quarterly by CMS. Each row reflects the facility's own reported data as last reviewed by CMS, and the dataset is US-Government-Works public domain.

How often is the hospital data updated?

CMS refreshes the Hospital General Information dataset quarterly. Fonteum re-pulls each release into a dated snapshot, so every hospital page and state hub shows the snapshot date it was built from. The current snapshot was published 2026-05-07 and reflects CMS data modified 2026-01-26.

Fonteum Care Compare · Hospitals

Medicare-certified hospitals: CMS quality ratings by state

Name: Medicare-Certified Hospital General Information
Creator: Fonteum
Published: 2026-05-07
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Fonteum publishes provenance-tracked CMS quality measures for 5,426 Medicare-certified US hospitals across 56 states and territories. Browse by state or search by name to open a per-hospital page with its CMS overall star rating, ownership, and quality measures — each signed to its primary CMS dataset as of 2026-05-07.

Fonteum is a US healthcare provenance registry that publishes signed, chain-of-custody-attested research and data pages on Medicare, Medicaid, and federal regulator datasets, drawing from 23 federal source families across CMS, OIG, HRSA, AHRQ, and HHS.

Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.

Total hospitals

5,426

States + territories

Rated hospitals

2,866

Avg overall rating

3.08 / 5

Find a hospital by name

Hospital name

Browse hospitals by state

Each state hub lists that state’s Medicare-certified hospitals, ranked by CMS overall star rating, with a link to every facility’s provenance page.

Highest-rated hospitals

Frequently asked questions

How many Medicare-certified hospitals does Fonteum track?: Fonteum tracks 5,426 Medicare-certified hospitals across 56 US states and territories, sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog Hospital General Information dataset (xubh-q36u). Each hospital has its own page carrying CMS overall star rating, hospital type, ownership, and emergency-services status as of the 2026-05-07 snapshot.
What is the CMS hospital overall star rating?: CMS rates Medicare-certified hospitals on a one-to-five-star scale built from quality measures across five groups: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care. CMS recalculates the rating periodically from data hospitals submit through Medicare quality programs.
How do I find a specific hospital on Fonteum?: Browse by state from this page to reach a state hub listing every Medicare-certified hospital there, or use the name search to jump straight to a hospital's page. Each per-hospital page is keyed by its CMS Certification Number and links to its primary CMS source dataset.
What does the hospital ownership type field mean?: The ownership field from CMS Care Compare identifies whether a hospital is government (federal, state, or local), voluntary non-profit (private or church-affiliated), or proprietary (for-profit, physician-owned, or investor-owned). Hospitals self-report this classification when they enroll in Medicare, and CMS publishes it in the Hospital General Information dataset.
Where does this hospital data come from?: Every hospital figure on Fonteum is sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog Hospital General Information dataset (identifier xubh-q36u), updated quarterly by CMS. Each row reflects the facility's own reported data as last reviewed by CMS, and the dataset is US-Government-Works public domain.
How often is the hospital data updated?: CMS refreshes the Hospital General Information dataset quarterly. Fonteum re-pulls each release into a dated snapshot, so every hospital page and state hub shows the snapshot date it was built from. The current snapshot was published 2026-05-07 and reflects CMS data modified 2026-01-26.

Methodology · Corrections log · Editorial policy

Fonteum Care Compare · Hospitals

Medicare-certified hospitals: CMS quality ratings by state

Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.

Total hospitals

5,426

States + territories

Rated hospitals

2,866

Avg overall rating

3.08 / 5

Find a hospital by name

Hospital name

Browse hospitals by state

Each state hub lists that state’s Medicare-certified hospitals, ranked by CMS overall star rating, with a link to every facility’s provenance page.

Highest-rated hospitals

Frequently asked questions

How many Medicare-certified hospitals does Fonteum track?: Fonteum tracks 5,426 Medicare-certified hospitals across 56 US states and territories, sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog Hospital General Information dataset (xubh-q36u). Each hospital has its own page carrying CMS overall star rating, hospital type, ownership, and emergency-services status as of the 2026-05-07 snapshot.
What is the CMS hospital overall star rating?: CMS rates Medicare-certified hospitals on a one-to-five-star scale built from quality measures across five groups: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care. CMS recalculates the rating periodically from data hospitals submit through Medicare quality programs.
How do I find a specific hospital on Fonteum?: Browse by state from this page to reach a state hub listing every Medicare-certified hospital there, or use the name search to jump straight to a hospital's page. Each per-hospital page is keyed by its CMS Certification Number and links to its primary CMS source dataset.
What does the hospital ownership type field mean?: The ownership field from CMS Care Compare identifies whether a hospital is government (federal, state, or local), voluntary non-profit (private or church-affiliated), or proprietary (for-profit, physician-owned, or investor-owned). Hospitals self-report this classification when they enroll in Medicare, and CMS publishes it in the Hospital General Information dataset.
Where does this hospital data come from?: Every hospital figure on Fonteum is sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog Hospital General Information dataset (identifier xubh-q36u), updated quarterly by CMS. Each row reflects the facility's own reported data as last reviewed by CMS, and the dataset is US-Government-Works public domain.
How often is the hospital data updated?: CMS refreshes the Hospital General Information dataset quarterly. Fonteum re-pulls each release into a dated snapshot, so every hospital page and state hub shows the snapshot date it was built from. The current snapshot was published 2026-05-07 and reflects CMS data modified 2026-01-26.

Methodology · Corrections log · Editorial policy

Medicare-certified hospitals: CMS quality ratings by state

Find a hospital by name

Browse hospitals by state

Highest-rated hospitals

Frequently asked questions

Compliance posture

Compliance posture

Medicare-certified hospitals: CMS quality ratings by state

Find a hospital by name

Browse hospitals by state

Highest-rated hospitals

Frequently asked questions

Compliance posture

Compliance posture