Ness County Hospital District #2Ness City, KS
Ness County Hospital District #2 is a public critical access hospital in Ness City, Kansas, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 40 min in its emergency department, 23 min shorter than the Kansas average of 2 hr 3 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyNess
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS20135
- Area Code785
Visiting Ness County Hospital District #2
Ness City, KS 67560 Directions Apple Maps Call (785) 798-2291
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 40 minutes in the emergency department at Ness County Hospital District #2. That is 23 minutes shorter than the Kansas average of 2 hours 3 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Ness County Hospital District #2. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.1% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Ness County Hospital District #2 was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ness County Hospital District #2's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 307 patients. | 100 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 13 patients. | 132 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 27 patients. | 179 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 554 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 133 patients. | 45% | 78% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 12 patients. | 83% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 40 patients. | 45% | 90%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Doctors at Ness County Hospital District #2
10 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 8 specialties.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Kansas hospital finances.
Who owns Ness County Hospital District #2
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Ness County Hospital District #2, a non-profit organization.
19 doctors and other clinicians list Ness County Hospital District #2 as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Ness County Hospital District #2
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Ness are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 7.
Mental health: Ness is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Ness is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 10.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Kansas earn a median $79,320 a year. Healthcare salaries in Kansas.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Kansas shortage areas
Find doctors in Ness City
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Ness City, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Ness County Hospital District #2
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 4.5mi Ness Co Hospital Home Care ServicesNess City, KS Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.