Pondera Medical Center vs Northern Rockies Medical Center 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.
| 3 hospitals | Pondera Medical Center Conrad, MT ✕ Remove | Northern Rockies Medical Center Cut Bank, MT ✕ Remove | P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet Browning, MT ✕ Remove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Location | Conrad, MT | Cut Bank, MT | Browning, MT |
| Hospital type | Critical Access | Critical Access | Acute care |
| Ownership | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Government - Federal |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beds | – | – | 25 |
| Ratings | |||
| Google rating | 3.0 of 5 (7 reviews) | 3.0 of 5 (12 reviews) | 3.0 of 5 (22 reviews) |
| Emergency room | |||
| Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home | 1 hr 29 min | 1 hr 17 min | – |
| Left before being seen | 4% | – | – |
| ER volume | Low | – | – |
| Readmissions | |||
| Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy | 13.5 Same as national | – | – |
| Timely care | |||
| Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better | 89 min | 77 min | – |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better | 137 min | 134 min | – |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better | 181 min | 224 min | – |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better | 4% | – | – |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 28% | 26% | 70% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | – | 18% | 28% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better | – | – | 32% |
| 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.
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.