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Tioga Medical Center vs Sakakawea Medical Center - CAH

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

Hospital comparison: Tioga Medical Center and Sakakawea Medical Center - CAH
2 hospitals Tioga Medical Center Tioga, ND ✕ Remove Sakakawea Medical Center - CAH Hazen, ND ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Tioga, ND Hazen, ND
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room Yes Yes
Ratings
Would definitely recommend – 88% of patients
Google rating 3.0 of 5 (9 reviews) –
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 22 min 1 hr 52 min
Left before being seen 0% 0%
ER volume Low Low
Safety
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 14.6% –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 15.8%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.8% 3.8%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days 21.2% –
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 17.3% 17.2%
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure -29.1 –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia -5.9 +39.2
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 82 min 112 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better – 158 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 152 min 140 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 0% 0%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 39% 11%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 29% 29%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – 90%

"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.