Baraga County Memorial Hospital vs Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics vs Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
| 3 hospitals | Baraga County Memorial Hospital L'anse, MI ✕ Remove | Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI ✕ Remove | Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics Iron River, MI ✕ Remove |
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| Overview | |||
| Location | L'anse, MI | Laurium, MI | Iron River, MI |
| Hospital type | Critical Access | Critical Access | Critical Access |
| Ownership | Government - Local | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Voluntary Non-Profit - Other |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ratings | |||
| Would definitely recommend | 64% of patients | 74% of patients | 79% of patients |
| Google rating | 2.0 of 5 (14 reviews) | – | 3.0 of 5 (30 reviews) |
| Emergency room | |||
| Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home | 2 hr 10 min | 1 hr 36 min | 1 hr 53 min |
| Safety | |||
| Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national | – | 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared | – |
| C. diff intestinal infections | – | Same as national | – |
| Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | – | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | – | 14.7% | 18.9% |
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 5.2% | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Readmissions | |||
| Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days | – | 22.3% | 21.5% |
| Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days | 17.0% | 18.4% | 16.8% |
| Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days | 19.3% | 19.9% | – |
| Extra days back in hospital after heart failure | – | +159.9 | +20.2 |
| Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia | – | +71.4 | -19.1 |
| Timely care | |||
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better | – | 90% | 81% |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better | 130 min | 96 min | 113 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better | 338 min | 137 min | 169 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better | 276 min | 399 min | 430 min |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 82% | 59% | 50% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | – | 28% | 18% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better | 76% | – | – |
| Maternity | |||
| Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) | – | Yes | – |
| Birthing-friendly designation | – | Yes | – |
"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.