Alliance Health Center vs Merit Health Women's Hospital vs East Mississippi State Hosp
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
| 3 hospitals | Alliance Health Center Meridian, MS ✕ Remove | Merit Health Women's Hospital Flowood, MS ✕ Remove | East Mississippi State Hosp Meridian, MS ✕ Remove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Location | Meridian, MS | Flowood, MS | Meridian, MS |
| Hospital type | Acute care | Acute care | |
| Ownership | Proprietary | Proprietary | |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes | – |
| Beds | – | 71 | 633 |
| Ratings | |||
| Would definitely recommend | – | 75% of patients | – |
| Google rating | 3.0 of 5 (42 reviews) | 5.0 of 5 (92 reviews) | 2.0 of 5 (7 reviews) |
| Safety | |||
| Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national | 1 better · 0 worse of 1 compared | – | – |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better than national | – | – |
| Serious complications (PSI 90) | – | Same as national | – |
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 3.5% | – | – |
| Readmissions | |||
| Hospital visits after outpatient surgery | – | 1.00 As expected | – |
| Timely care | |||
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 44% | 41% | – |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | – | 1% | – |
| Maternity | |||
| Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) | – | Yes | – |
| Birthing-friendly designation | – | Yes | – |
| Medicare programs | |||
| Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year | Not penalized | Not penalized | – |
| Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median | 0.93 | – | – |
"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.
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.