National Jewish Health vs Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital vs Pipestone County Medical Center Ashton Cc vs VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
| 4 hospitals | National Jewish Health Denver, CO ✕ Remove | Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital Rock Rapids, IA ✕ Remove | Pipestone County Medical Center Ashton Cc Pipestone, MN ✕ Remove | VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Denver, CO ✕ Remove |
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| Overview | ||||
| Location | Denver, CO | Rock Rapids, IA | Pipestone, MN | Denver, CO |
| Hospital type | Acute care | Critical Access | Critical Access | |
| Ownership | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Government - Local | |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beds | 26 | – | – | – |
| Ratings | ||||
| Would definitely recommend | – | – | 80% of patients | – |
| Google rating | 3.0 of 5 (243 reviews) | 5.0 of 5 (1 reviews) | 3.0 of 5 (39 reviews) | 3.0 of 5 (12 reviews) |
| Emergency room | ||||
| Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home | – | 1 hr 45 min | 2 hr 12 min | – |
| Safety | ||||
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | – | 3.9% | 3.7% | – |
| Readmissions | ||||
| Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days | – | – | 17.1% | – |
| Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia | – | – | -49.2 | – |
| Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy | 14.3 Same as national | – | – | – |
| Chemotherapy patients admitted to hospital | 9.6 Same as national | – | – | – |
| Chemotherapy patients visiting the ER | 4.9 Same as national | – | – | – |
| Timely care | ||||
| Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better | – | 105 min | 132 min | – |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better | – | 202 min | 180 min | – |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better | – | 194 min | 228 min | – |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 99% | 86% | 86% | – |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | – | – | 11% | – |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better | 100% | – | – | – |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better | 56% | – | – | – |
| Medicare programs | ||||
| Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year | Not penalized | – | – | – |
"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.