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Northern Montana Hospital vs P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet

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

Hospital comparison: Northern Montana Hospital and P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet
2 hospitals Northern Montana Hospital Havre, MT ✕ Remove P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet Browning, MT ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Havre, MT Browning, MT
Hospital type Critical Access Acute care
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Government - Federal
Emergency room Yes Yes
Beds 212 25
Ratings
Google rating – 3.0 of 5 (22 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 2 hr 9 min –
Readmissions
Chemotherapy patients admitted to hospital 9.4
Same as national
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Chemotherapy patients visiting the ER 5.4
Same as national
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Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 129 min –
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 119 min –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better – 70%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 15% 28%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 51% 32%
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better 72% –
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) – Yes
Birthing-friendly designation – Yes
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year – Not penalized
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median – 0.64

"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.