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Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network: hospitals, ratings and penalties

Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network is listed in Medicare records with operational or managerial control and 5% or more direct ownership in 2 hospitals in 1 state. Here is each one's star rating, Medicare penalties and size.

Non-profit Based in Indiana, PA
Average CMS star rating
2.5 of 5
Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network2.5
All U.S. hospitals3.2

Across 2 rated hospitals, below the U.S. average.

Patient-safety (HAC) penalty
1 hospital
Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network50%
All U.S. hospitals24%

Of 2 in the program, these have all their Medicare inpatient payments cut 1% this year for scoring in the worst quarter on hospital-acquired conditions.

Hospitals
2

In 1 state.

Beds and charity care
234 beds

$5.4 million in charity care (cost of free or discounted care) in the latest full-year Medicare cost reports.

Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network hospitals with the 1% Medicare penalty

Hospitals in the worst-scoring quarter nationally on hospital-acquired conditions, such as infections and surgical complications.

Every Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network hospital

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Hospital CMS stars Patient stars HAC penalty ER visit Beds
Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · Acute care 1% cut 2 hr 50 min 166
ACMH HospitalKittanning, PA · Acute care No penalty 3 hr 15 min 68

CMS stars: overall hospital rating, 1 to 5. Patient stars: summary of the HCAHPS patient survey. HAC penalty: a 1% cut to all Medicare inpatient payments this year for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals on hospital-acquired conditions; critical access, children's and some other hospitals are not in the program. ER visit: typical time from arrival to leaving the emergency department. Beds: from the latest Medicare cost report.

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Questions about Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network

How many hospitals does Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network own?

Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network is listed in Medicare enrollment records with operational or managerial control and 5% or more direct ownership in 2 hospitals with a page on this site, in 1 state: Pennsylvania (2). Records can lag behind recent sales and mergers.

How are Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network hospitals rated?

The 2 hospitals with a CMS overall star rating average 2.5 of 5 stars, below the U.S. average of 3.2.

Are any Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network hospitals penalized by Medicare?

1 of its 2 hospitals in the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program (50%, vs 24% nationally) have all their Medicare inpatient payments cut 1% this year for scoring in the worst quarter on hospital-acquired conditions: Indiana Regional Medical Center.

What kind of organization is Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network?

In Medicare records it is marked as non-profit, based in Indiana, PA. Owners describe themselves in these records; CMS does not verify the labels.

Does Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network run these hospitals?

Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network is listed with operational or managerial control of at least one of these hospitals, which means it runs or manages it. For the others it may be an owner or partner rather than the operator.

Hospitals list their owners in Medicare enrollment records: organizations with 5% or more ownership (direct or through other companies), partners, and organizations with operational or managerial control. A large investor can appear because it holds 5% of a publicly traded parent company, which does not mean it runs the hospitals. Records can lag behind recent sales and mergers.

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments (data.cms.gov), CMS Care Compare and Hospital Provider Cost Reports. About the data.