Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Nashoba Valley Medical Center
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Official links: Website for Nashoba Valley Medical Center (opens the hospital's site)
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Nashoba Valley Medical Center. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
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 Nashoba Valley Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients
Medicare's readmission program
Excess readmission ratio: this hospital's predicted readmissions divided by the number expected for a typical hospital with the same patients. Above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected. 2 of 4 conditions are above 1.00.
| Condition | Ratio | Patients | Readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 1.012 | 128 | More than expected |
| COPD | 1.008 | 76 | More than expected |
| Heart failure | 0.998 | 101 | Fewer than expected |
| Hip or knee replacement | 0.933 | – | Fewer than expected |
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.
Medicare spending and payment programs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program cuts Medicare payments by 1% for the quarter of hospitals with the worst scores. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program withholds a small share of every hospital's Medicare payments and pays it back according to the total performance score. A spending ratio of 1.00 equals the national median; spending reflects prices, the services patients received and care after discharge, not quality. Some hospitals, such as critical access, children's and cancer hospitals, are not part of these programs. About the data.
Care after a stay at Nashoba Valley Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Ayer, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
What Medicare paid at Nashoba Valley Medical Center
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Massachusetts.
Hospital stays
| Stay | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with major complicationsDRG 193 | 30 | $15,885 | $10,191 | −19% |
| Heart failure and shock with major complicationsDRG 291 | 18 | $14,577 | $9,596 | −26% |
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complicationsDRG 871 | 17 | $25,722 | $13,546 | −31% |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with major complicationsDRG 177 | 16 | $21,393 | $12,714 | −20% |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with major complicationsDRG 190 | 15 | $11,711 | $8,709 | −21% |
| Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complicationsDRG 470 | 15 | $48,551 | $16,553 | −7% |
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011 | 95 | $10,125 | $2,940 |
| Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491 | 64 | $11,756 | $2,503 |
| Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302 | 48 | $4,084 | $2,044 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5372 | 25 | $6,392 | $734 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373 | 19 | $9,864 | $2,096 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2023
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 Massachusetts hospital finances.
The area around Nashoba Valley Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Middlesex are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Parts of Middlesex are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 18.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Massachusetts earn a median $104,550 a year. Healthcare salaries in Massachusetts.
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. Massachusetts shortage areas