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Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma vs St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center vs Tmc- Bonham Hospital

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma, St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center and Tmc- Bonham Hospital
3 hospitals Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma Sherman, TX ✕ Remove St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical Center St Louis, MO ✕ Remove Tmc- Bonham Hospital Bonham, TX ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Sherman, TX St Louis, MO Bonham, TX
Hospital type Acute care Critical Access
Ownership Physician Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Emergency room Yes Yes Yes
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures 3 of 5 – –
Would definitely recommend 86% of patients – 73% of patients
Google rating – 3.0 of 5 (77 reviews) 2.0 of 5 (50 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 2 hr 8 min – –
Left before being seen 1% – 1%
ER volume Low – Low
Safety
Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared – 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared
Surgical site infections after colon surgery Same as national – –
C. diff intestinal infections – – Same as national
Serious complications (PSI 90) Same as national – –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.1% – 4.4%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days – – 20.7%
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days – – 17.8%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days – – 19.3%
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 13.1
Same as national
– –
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery 0.90
As expected
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Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 128 min – –
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 250 min – –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 1% – 1%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 82% – 82%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 11% – –
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better 98% – –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 55% – 85%
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not penalized – –
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median 0.96 – –

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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How to compare hospitals

Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.

Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.