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Western Maryland Center vs Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center vs Veterans Affairs Med Center vs Brook Lane Health Services

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

Hospital comparison: Western Maryland Center, Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Med Center and Brook Lane Health Services
4 hospitals Western Maryland Center Hagerstown, MD ✕ Remove Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA ✕ Remove Veterans Affairs Med Center Martinsburg, WV ✕ Remove Brook Lane Health Services Hagerstown, MD ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Hagerstown, MD Meyersdale, PA Martinsburg, WV Hagerstown, MD
Hospital type Long-term Critical Access Psychiatric
Ownership Government - State Proprietary Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room – Yes – No
Beds 120 – 559 65
Ratings
Would definitely recommend – 81% of patients – –
Google rating 4.0 of 5 (19 reviews) – – –
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home – 1 hr 24 min – –
Left before being seen – 0% – –
ER volume – Low – –
Safety
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 3.8% – –
Readmissions
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days – 17.3% – –
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy – 12.6
Same as national
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Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better – 84 min – –
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better – 310 min – –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – 0% – –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better – 84% – –
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better – 8% – –
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better – 100% – –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – 100% – –

"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.