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VA Northern Arizona Healthcare System vs Exceptional Community Hospital Prescott

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

Hospital comparison: VA Northern Arizona Healthcare System and Exceptional Community Hospital Prescott
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Overview
Location Prescott, AZ Prescott, AZ
Hospital type VA Acute care
Ownership Veterans Health Administration Proprietary
Emergency room Yes Yes
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures 5 of 5 –
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating 4 of 5 –
Would definitely recommend 75% of patients –
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars 4 of 5 –
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars 3 of 5 –
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars 4 of 5 –
Discharge informationPatient survey stars 4 of 5 –
CleanlinessPatient survey stars 4 of 5 –
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars 3 of 5 –
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars 4 of 5 –
Would recommendPatient survey stars 4 of 5 –
Emergency room
Left before being seen 0% –
ER volume Low –
Safety
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 9.5% –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 11.4% –
Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 5.3% –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 3.9% –
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days 20.1% –
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 17.3% –
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days 20.6% –
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure -15.6 –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia -3.4 –
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better 100% –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 0% –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 71% –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 81% –

"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.