Washington Hospital Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated September 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 Facilities analyzed100 Government sourcesthe state's licensing authority Last updatedSeptember 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.09

Washington has 100 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

100active licensed hospitals across 79 Washington cities appear on the state's public file.
85%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 1 carry a D or F.
81.3is the statewide average records layer score across all graded hospitals.
Seattlehas the most licensed hospitals in the state (9).

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed hospitals100
Cities covered79
Statewide average records layer score81.3
Grade A facilities64 (64%)
Grade B facilities21 (21%)
Grade C facilities14 (14%)
Grade D facilities1 (1%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)100 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
General Acute Care Hospital49
Critical Access Hospital39
Psychiatric Hospital9
Children'S Hospital3

By city

Seattle (9)Spokane (6)Tacoma (4)Vancouver (3)Olympia (2)Richland (2)Kirkland (2)Walla Walla (1)Mount Vernon (1)Anacortes (1)Burien (1)Everett (1)Auburn (1)Wenatchee (1)Centralia (1)Lakewood (1)Edmonds (1)Bellingham (1)Aberdeen (1)Moses Lake (1)Yakima (1)Toppenish (1)Silverdale (1)Longview (1)Bellevue (1)Kennewick (1)Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord (1)Arlington (1)Port Angeles (1)Puyallup (1)Monroe (1)Renton (1)Spokane Valley (1)Federal Way (1)Gig Harbor (1)Issaquah (1)Covington (1)Pomeroy (1)Dayton (1)South Bend (1)Elma (1)Davenport (1)Odessa (1)Grand Coulee (1)Chewelah (1)Newport (1)Ritzville (1)Prosser (1)Leavenworth (1)Ilwaco (1)White Salmon (1)Goldendale (1)Ephrata (1)Othello (1)Morton (1)Quincy (1)Tonasket (1)Republic (1)Port Townsend (1)Brewster (1)Forks (1)Colville (1)Colfax (1)Omak (1)Sedro Woolley (1)Sunnyside (1)Pullman (1)Clarkston (1)Ellensburg (1)Chelan (1)Enumclaw (1)Shelton (1)Pasco (1)Snoqualmie (1)Coupeville (1)Friday Harbor (1)Medical Lake (1)Marysville (1)Lacey (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · A

#2 Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley · A

#3 Evergreenhealth Medical Center Kirkland · A

#4 St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · A

#5 Whitman Hospital And Medical Center Colfax · A

#6 St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · A

#7 Island Hospital Anacortes · A-

#8 University Of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle · A-

#9 Highline Medical Center Burien · A-

#10 Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · A-

#11 St Clare Hospital Lakewood · A-

#12 Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · A-

#13 Swedish Medical Center Seattle · A-

#14 Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · A-

#15 St Michael Medical Center Silverdale · A-

#16 Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview · A-

#17 Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · A-

#18 Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · A-

#19 Spokane Va Medical Center Spokane · A-

#20 St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · A-

#21 Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · A-

#22 Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · A-

#23 Seattle Va Medical Center (Va Puget Sound Healthcare System) Seattle · A-

#24 Tri-State Memorial Hospital Clarkston · A-

#25 Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · A-

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About hospital licensing in Washington

Hospitals in Washington are overseen by the state's licensing authority, whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many hospitals are there in Washington?

Washington has 100 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file, across 79 cities. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Washington city has the most hospitals?

Seattle, with 9 licensed hospitals, followed by Spokane (6) and Tacoma (4).

How are Washington hospital grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Washington republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of September 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: September 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Washington Hospital Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.09). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/hospital/wa

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Washington Hospital Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.09, September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/wa.

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