Mt Ascutney Hospital vs Norwood Hospital, a Caritas Family Hospital
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
| 2 hospitals | Mt Ascutney Hospital Windsor, VT ✕ Remove | Norwood Hospital, a Caritas Family Hospital Norwood, MA ✕ Remove |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Location | Windsor, VT | Norwood, MA |
| Hospital type | Critical Access | Acute care |
| Ownership | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Proprietary |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes |
| Beds | – | 329 |
| Ratings | ||
| Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating | 5 of 5 | – |
| Would definitely recommend | 84% of patients | – |
| Nurse communicationPatient survey stars | 5 of 5 | – |
| Doctor communicationPatient survey stars | 4 of 5 | – |
| Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars | 4 of 5 | – |
| Discharge informationPatient survey stars | 5 of 5 | – |
| CleanlinessPatient survey stars | 5 of 5 | – |
| Quiet at nightPatient survey stars | 4 of 5 | – |
| Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars | 4 of 5 | – |
| Would recommendPatient survey stars | 5 of 5 | – |
| Google rating | 5.0 of 5 (13 reviews) | 4.0 of 5 (645 reviews) |
| Safety | ||
| Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national | 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared | – |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Same as national | – |
| Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 13.0% | – |
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 4.1% | – |
| Readmissions | ||
| Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days | 21.7% | – |
| Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days | 16.4% | – |
| Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia | -15.5 | – |
| Chemotherapy patients admitted to hospital | 10.3 Same as national | 12.3 Same as national |
| Chemotherapy patients visiting the ER | 5.3 Same as national | 5 Same as national |
| Timely care | ||
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | 20% | – |
| Stroke: discharged on clot-prevention medicineHigher is better | 98% | – |
| Stroke: clot prevention started by day 2Higher is better | 98% | – |
| 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.