Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published May 29, 2026
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week (May 18, 2026) that 78% of VA hospitals that received an Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating earned four or five stars in the latest annual report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
That’s the highest percentage since CMS first started rating VA facilities in 2023. Additionally, VA accounted for nearly 15% of all 5-star rated hospitals in the 2026 report.