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Veterans Affairs Med Center vs Valor Health vs Weiser Memorial Hospital

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

Hospital comparison: Veterans Affairs Med Center, Valor Health and Weiser Memorial Hospital
3 hospitals Veterans Affairs Med Center Boise, ID ✕ Remove Valor Health Emmett, ID ✕ Remove Weiser Memorial Hospital Weiser, ID ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Boise, ID Emmett, ID Weiser, ID
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Government - Local Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Emergency room – Yes Yes
Beds 176 – –
Ratings
Would definitely recommend – 61% of patients 76% of patients
Google rating 4.0 of 5 (155 reviews) – –
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home – 1 hr 45 min 1 hr 37 min
Left before being seen – 1% 0%
ER volume – Low Low
Safety
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 4.8% 3.7%
Readmissions
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy – – 12.6
Same as national
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better – 105 min 97 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better – 194 min 141 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better – 224 min 205 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – 1% 0%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better – 22% 69%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – 89% –

"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.