- Time ZoneEST
- CountySuffolk
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS25025
- Area Code617
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Carney Hospital. 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 Carney Hospital. 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. 1 of 2 conditions is above 1.00.
| Condition | Ratio | Patients | Readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 1.012 | 64 | More than expected |
| Heart failure | 0.970 | – | 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.
What Medicare paid at Carney Hospital
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsychosesDRG 885 | 31 | $20,967 | $16,084 | same |
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complicationsDRG 871 | 21 | $25,249 | $18,719 | −4% |
| Heart failure and shock with major complicationsDRG 291 | 11 | $17,448 | $13,692 | +5% |
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Nerve ProceduresAPC 5431 | 23 | $8,612 | $2,074 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373 | 14 | $4,968 | $2,187 |
| Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011 | 14 | $7,216 | $2,940 |
| Level 5 Airway EndoscopyAPC 5155 | 13 | $15,230 | $6,915 |
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | – | – | – |
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 Carney Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Suffolk are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Parts of Suffolk are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.
Dental: Parts of Suffolk are federally designated health professional shortage areas (6 designations). Highest shortage score 15.
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