Wisconsin 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 analyzed140 Government sourcesthe state's licensing authority Last updatedSeptember 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.09

Wisconsin has 140 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

140active licensed hospitals across 109 Wisconsin cities appear on the state's public file.
95%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 2 carry a D or F.
85.2is the statewide average records layer score across all graded hospitals.
Milwaukeehas the most licensed hospitals in the state (8).

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed hospitals140
Cities covered109
Statewide average records layer score85.2
Grade A facilities109 (77.9%)
Grade B facilities24 (17.1%)
Grade C facilities5 (3.6%)
Grade D facilities2 (1.4%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)140 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
General Acute Care Hospital67
Critical Access Hospital58
Psychiatric Hospital13
Children'S Hospital2

By city

Milwaukee (8)Green Bay (6)Madison (5)La Crosse (2)Waukesha (2)Appleton (2)Kenosha (2)Tomah (2)Wausau (2)Sheboygan (2)Marshfield (2)Neenah (2)Oconomowoc (2)Janesville (2)Eau Claire (2)Fond Du Lac (2)Menomonee Falls (2)West Allis (2)Stevens Point (1)Rice Lake (1)Rhinelander (1)Monroe (1)Wisconsin Rapids (1)Two Rivers (1)Hartford (1)Portage (1)Baraboo (1)Burlington (1)West Bend (1)Fort Atkinson (1)Beaver Dam (1)Woodruff (1)Prairie Du Sac (1)Racine (1)Beloit (1)Elkhorn (1)Manitowoc (1)Mauston (1)Marinette (1)Watertown (1)Glendale (1)Altoona (1)Oshkosh (1)Weston (1)Franklin (1)Summit (1)Grafton (1)Minocqua (1)New Berlin (1)Eagle River (1)Osseo (1)Wild Rose (1)Hillsboro (1)Sparta (1)Durand (1)Amery (1)Friendship (1)Oconto Falls (1)Stanley (1)Darlington (1)Tomahawk (1)Bloomer (1)Barron (1)Whitehall (1)Chilton (1)Osceola (1)Edgerton (1)Ripon (1)Lancaster (1)Neillsville (1)Medford (1)Park Falls (1)New London (1)Waupun (1)Ladysmith (1)Superior (1)Prairie Du Chien (1)Grantsburg (1)Spooner (1)Black River Falls (1)Waupaca (1)Hudson (1)Hayward (1)Saint Croix Falls (1)Columbus (1)Merrill (1)Menomonie (1)Richland Center (1)Shell Lake (1)Stoughton (1)Boscobel (1)New Richmond (1)Shawano (1)Baldwin (1)Viroqua (1)River Falls (1)Antigo (1)Reedsburg (1)Dodgeville (1)Cumberland (1)Platteville (1)Berlin (1)Oconto (1)Lake Geneva (1)Sturgeon Bay (1)Ashland (1)Wauwatosa (1)Winnebago (1)Middleton (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center INC La Crosse · A

#2 The Monroe Clinic Monroe · A

#3 Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc County Two Rivers · A

#4 Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · A

#5 Madison Va Medical Center Madison · A

#6 Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital Oconomowoc · A

#7 Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital Eau Claire · A

#8 Unitypoint Health - Meriter Madison · A

#9 Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac · A

#10 University Of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison · A

#11 Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · A

#12 Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · A

#13 Aurora Medical Center - Summit Summit · A

#14 Aurora Medical Center Grafton · A

#15 Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · A

#16 Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · A

#17 Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun · A

#18 Spooner Health System Spooner · A

#19 Hudson Hospital Hudson · A

#20 River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · A

#21 Reedsburg Area Medical Center Reedsburg · A

#22 Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, INC. Stevens Point · A-

#23 Waukesha Memorial Hospital Waukesha · A-

#24 Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · A-

#25 Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · 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 Wisconsin

Hospitals in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has 140 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file, across 109 cities. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Wisconsin city has the most hospitals?

Milwaukee, with 8 licensed hospitals, followed by Green Bay (6) and Madison (5).

How are Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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). Wisconsin Hospital Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.09). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/hospital/wi

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

Plain, Wisconsin Hospital Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.09, updated September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/wi

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