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CMS data as of

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CMS overall star ratings, to

What changed in VA hospital ratings, to

Of the 132 hospitals CMS lists as run by the Veterans Health Administration, 21 rose at least one star in CMS's overall rating from to , 25 fell, 66 kept the same rating, 1 lost its rating and 19 were not rated in either year.

Every VA hospital's stars for every year CMS has published are in the last table on this page, and the lists show the hospitals that moved. Atom feed of these changes.

Reading a change. CMS has revised its star rating method over the years, so a change of one star can reflect the method as well as the hospital. CMS publishes its methodology reports on QualityNet.

VA hospitals by CMS stars, every year CMS has rated them

A chart of the figures in the table that follows.

VA hospitals CMS listed in each star year, and how many held each CMS star rating
YearListed5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 starNot rated
13736401613923
134392723141021
1325532206019
1325037187020

Source: CMS Hospital General Information (dataset xubh-q36u), released ; CMS archived hospital files released , and .

Each year counts the VA hospitals CMS listed in that year's release, so a facility CMS has since dropped is in an earlier row. Earlier years are read from CMS's own archived releases; the methodology page lists each one.

How many VA hospitals moved, year to year

Counts for the VA hospitals CMS lists today, between each pair of star years. A hospital CMS has since dropped is not in them.

Hospitals that rose, fell or kept the same CMS rating between each pair of star years
YearsRoseFellKept the same ratingNewly ratedLost their ratingNot rated either yearNot listed earlier
to 29354723160
to 5694622170
to 21256601190

Who moved in earlier years

to 56 rose, 9 fell

Rose

Fell

to 29 rose, 35 fell

Rose

Fell

Rose since 2025

CMS's star for each in and in , highest current rating first, then by name.

Fell since 2025

CMS's star for each in and in , highest current rating first, then by name.

Rated last year, not rated this year

CMS's star for each in and in , highest current rating first, then by name.

Every VA hospital, every year

Each hospital's CMS overall star rating in every year this site reads, and the net change from the first year to this one. Hospitals are listed by state and name; select a column heading to sort, for example by net change.

Every VA hospital CMS listsNet change is the stars in minus the stars in , shown only where CMS rated the hospital in both.
Birmingham VA Medical Center Birmingham, AlabamaAlabama: 3: 3: 5: 4+1
Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Tuscaloosa, AlabamaAlabama: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
VA Central Alabama Healthcare System, Montgomery Montgomery, AlabamaAlabama: 4: 5: 5: 40
Phoenix VA Medical Center Phoenix, ArizonaArizona: 4: 4: 5: 5+1
VA Northern Arizona Healthcare System Prescott, ArizonaArizona: 5: 5: 5: 50
VA Southern Arizona Healthcare System Tucson, ArizonaArizona: 3: 1: 4: 5+2
Fayetteville VA Medical Center (Arkansas) Fayetteville, ArkansasArkansas: 5: 5: 5: 50
VA Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (Little Rock) Little Rock, ArkansasArkansas: 4: 2: 3: 2-2
Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System) Fresno, CaliforniaCalifornia: 4: 3: 4: 5+1
Loma Linda VA Medical Center Loma Linda, CaliforniaCalifornia: 4: 3: 4: 3-1
Palo Alto VA Medical Center Palo Alto, CaliforniaCalifornia: 4: 5: 5: 5+1
San Francisco VA Medical Center San Francisco, CaliforniaCalifornia: 4: 3: 4: 40
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Los Angeles, CaliforniaCalifornia: 5: 3: 3: 3-2
VA Long Beach Healthcare System Long Beach, CaliforniaCalifornia: 2: 3: 3: 4+2
VA Northern California Healthcare System Mather, CaliforniaCalifornia: 4: 5: 4: 40
VA San Diego Healthcare System San Diego, CaliforniaCalifornia: 5: 5: 5: 50
Grand Junction VA Medical Center Grand Junction, ColoradoColorado: 5: 5: 5: 50
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, ColoradoColorado: 5: 4: 5: 50
West Haven VA Medical Center West Haven, ConnecticutConnecticut: 4: 3: 3: 3-1
Wilmington VA Medical Center Wilmington, DelawareDelaware: 3: 4: 4: 4+1
Washington DC VA Medical Center Washington, District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 2: 3: 3: 3+1
Bay Pines VA Medical Center Bay Pines, FloridaFlorida: 1: 1: 3: 3+2
Miami VA Medical Center Miami, FloridaFlorida: 4: 3: 4: 40
Orlando VA Medical Center Orlando, FloridaFlorida: 3: 5: 5: 5+2
Tampa VA Medical Center Tampa, FloridaFlorida: 3: 4: 4: 4+1
VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System, Gainesville Gainesville, FloridaFlorida: 2: 2: 3: 4+2
VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System, Lake City Lake City, FloridaFlorida: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center West Palm Beach, FloridaFlorida: 1: 1: 3: 3+2
Augusta VA Medical Center Augusta, GeorgiaGeorgia: 2: 2: 3: 4+2
Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical Center Decatur, GeorgiaGeorgia: 2: 2: 3: 3+1
Dublin VA Medical Center Dublin, GeorgiaGeorgia: 4: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Boise VA Medical Center Boise, IdahoIdaho: 5: 5: 5: 50
Hines VA Medical Center Hines, IllinoisIllinois: 3: 2: 2: 30
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, VA Chicago Healthcare System Chicago, IllinoisIllinois: 4: 4: 5: 40
Marion VA Medical Center (Illinois) Marion, IllinoisIllinois: 4: 3: 3: 3-1
North Chicago VA Medical Center North Chicago, IllinoisIllinois: 5: 3: 4: 4-1
VA Illiana Healthcare System, Danville Danville, IllinoisIllinois: 5: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Indianapolis VA Medical Center Indianapolis, IndianaIndiana: 5: 5: 5: 3-2
VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System Marion, IndianaIndiana: Not rated: Not rated: 5: 5Not comparable
Iowa City VA Medical Center Iowa City, IowaIowa: 5: 5: 5: 50
VA Central Iowa Healthcare System Des Moines, IowaIowa: 5: 5: 4: 4-1
VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System Topeka, KansasKansas: 5: 5: 5: 4-1
Wichita VA Medical Center Wichita, KansasKansas: 5: 5: 5: 50
Lexington VA Medical Center Lexington, KentuckyKentucky: 3: 5: 4: 30
Louisville VA Medical Center Louisville, KentuckyKentucky: 4: 4: 5: 5+1
Alexandria VA Medical Center Pineville, LouisianaLouisiana: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (Shreveport) Shreveport, LouisianaLouisiana: 1: 1: 2: 2+1
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans, LouisianaLouisiana: 2: 2: 4: 3+1
Togus VA Medical Center Augusta, MaineMaine: 4: 5: 4: 40
VA Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore Baltimore, MarylandMaryland: 3: 3: 3: 2-1
VA Maryland Healthcare System, Perry Point Perry Point, MarylandMaryland: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Bedford VA Medical Center Bedford, MassachusettsMassachusetts: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Northampton VA Medical Center Leeds, MassachusettsMassachusetts: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain Jamaica Plain, MassachusettsMassachusetts: 3: 4: 4: 4+1
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MichiganMichigan: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center Detroit, MichiganMichigan: 4: 3: 5: 5+1
Iron Mountain VA Medical Center (Michigan) Iron Mountain, MichiganMichigan: 5: 3: 5: Not ratedNot comparable
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Ann Arbor, MichiganMichigan: 5: 5: 5: 50
Minneapolis VA Medical Center Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinnesota: 4: 5: 5: 5+1
St. Cloud VA Medical Center St. Cloud, MinnesotaMinnesota: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson) Jackson, MississippiMississippi: 3: 3: 4: 4+1
VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System Biloxi, MississippiMississippi: 4: 4: 5: 5+1
Columbia VA Medical Center (Missouri) Columbia, MissouriMissouri: 3: 2: 4: 4+1
Kansas City VA Medical Center Kansas City, MissouriMissouri: 4: 5: 5: 40
Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center Poplar Bluff, MissouriMissouri: Not rated: 5: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
St. Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center St. Louis, MissouriMissouri: 4: 5: 5: 5+1
VA Montana Healthcare System Fort Harrison, MontanaMontana: 4: 4: 5: 5+1
Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System) Omaha, NebraskaNebraska: 5: 5: 5: 4-1
VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System Reno, NevadaNevada: 5: 5: 5: 50
VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System North Las Vegas, NevadaNevada: 5: 4: 5: 50
VA New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, New JerseyNew Jersey: 2: 1: 3: 20
VA New Mexico Healthcare System Albuquerque, New MexicoNew Mexico: 1: 2: 3: 3+2
Albany VA Medical Center Albany, New YorkNew York: 4: 3: 3: 2-2
Bath VA Medical Center Bath, New YorkNew York: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, New YorkNew York: 1: 2: 3: 4+3
Northport VA Medical Center Northport, New YorkNew York: 2: 2: 4: 5+3
Syracuse VA Medical Center Syracuse, New YorkNew York: 2: 1: 2: 3+1
Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western New York VA Healthcare System) Buffalo, New YorkNew York: 5: 4: 4: 50
VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System Montrose, New YorkNew York: Not rated: Not rated: 5: 5Not comparable
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Brooklyn, New YorkNew York: 3: 2: 5: 4+1
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York Division New York, New YorkNew York: 2: 1: 2: 3+1
Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center Asheville, North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 5: 5: 5: 4-1
Durham VA Medical Center Durham, North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 4: 4: 4: 40
Fayetteville VA Medical Center (North Carolina) Fayetteville, North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 4: 2: 3: 5+1
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center Salisbury, North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 5: 5: 4: 4-1
Fargo VA Medical Center Fargo, North DakotaNorth Dakota: 5: 4: 5: 50
Chillicothe VA Medical Center Chillicothe, OhioOhio: 3: 4: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Cincinnati VA Medical Center Cincinnati, OhioOhio: 5: 4: 5: 4-1
Dayton VA Medical Center Dayton, OhioOhio: 4: 3: 4: 5+1
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Cleveland, OhioOhio: 5: 5: 5: 4-1
Muskogee VA Medical Center Muskogee, OklahomaOklahoma: 5: 5: 5: 50
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center Oklahoma City, OklahomaOklahoma: 3: 4: 2: 2-1
Portland VA Medical Center Portland, OregonOregon: 5: 5: 5: 50
VA Roseburg Healthcare System Roseburg, OregonOregon: 5: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Coatesville VA Medical Center Coatesville, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Erie VA Medical Center Erie, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona) Altoona, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 3: 3: 4: 5+2
Lebanon VA Medical Center Lebanon, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 4: 5: 5: 5+1
Philadelphia VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 5: 4: 5: 50
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 1: 1: 3: 4+3
Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 4: 4: 5: 5+1
San Juan VA Medical Center San Juan, Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 1: 1: 2: 2+1
Providence VA Medical Center Providence, Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1: 1: 3: 4+3
Charleston VA Medical Center Charleston, South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 5: 4: 5: 50
Columbia VA Medical Center (South Carolina) Columbia, South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 5: 4: 5: 50
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center Sioux Falls, South DakotaSouth Dakota: 5: 5: 5: 50
VA Black Hills Healthcare System Fort Meade, South DakotaSouth Dakota: 4: 3: 4: 5+1
Memphis VA Medical Center Memphis, TennesseeTennessee: 1: 2: 3: 3+2
Mountain Home VA Medical Center Mountain Home, TennesseeTennessee: 4: 4: 5: 5+1
VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System Nashville, TennesseeTennessee: 4: 3: 5: 40
VA Middle Tennessee Healthcare System, Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TennesseeTennessee: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Dallas VA Medical Center (VA North Texas Healthcare System) Dallas, TexasTexas: 2: 3: 4: 3+1
Houston VA Medical Center Houston, TexasTexas: 2: 2: 4: 5+3
San Antonio VA Medical Center (VA South Texas Healthcare System) San Antonio, TexasTexas: 4: 3: 5: 5+1
Temple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System) Temple, TexasTexas: 4: 5: 4: 40
VA Amarillo Healthcare System Amarillo, TexasTexas: 3: 4: 4: 5+2
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center Salt Lake City, UtahUtah: 4: 5: 5: 40
White River Junction VA Medical Center White River Junction, VermontVermont: 4: 5: 4: 5+1
Hampton VA Medical Center Hampton, VirginiaVirginia: 4: 4: 4: 40
Richmond VA Medical Center Richmond, VirginiaVirginia: 2: 4: 5: 5+3
Salem VA Medical Center Salem, VirginiaVirginia: 5: 5: 5: 4-1
Seattle VA Medical Center (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System) Seattle, WashingtonWashington: 4: 4: 5: 40
Spokane VA Medical Center Spokane, WashingtonWashington: Not rated: 5: 5: 4Not comparable
Beckley VA Medical Center Beckley, West VirginiaWest Virginia: 4: 5: 5: 5+1
Clarksburg VA Medical Center Clarksburg, West VirginiaWest Virginia: 5: 4: 4: 50
Huntington VA Medical Center Huntington, West VirginiaWest Virginia: 5: 5: 5: 50
Martinsburg VA Medical Center Martinsburg, West VirginiaWest Virginia: 4: 5: 4: 40
Madison VA Medical Center Madison, WisconsinWisconsin: 5: 4: 5: 50
Milwaukee VA Medical Center Milwaukee, WisconsinWisconsin: 4: 3: 4: 3-1
Tomah VA Medical Center Tomah, WisconsinWisconsin: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable
Cheyenne VA Medical Center Cheyenne, WyomingWyoming: 4: 5: 5: 5+1
Sheridan VA Medical Center Sheridan, WyomingWyoming: Not rated: Not rated: Not rated: Not ratedNot comparable

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