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Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers is a CMS-tracked critical access hospitals in Waverly, TN. CMS has not issued an overall star rating for this facility yet.

20
Quality measures
6
Infection types

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451 Highway 13 South, Waverly, TN 37185 · Humphreys County · (931) 296-4203

The verdict

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers is Medicare-certified but has no CMS overall star rating yet, typically a sign its reporting volumes fell below CMS thresholds during the latest measurement window. 20 individual quality measures are still on file.

0
measures better than national of 4 compared
Yes
emergency department on site
Type
Critical Access Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
N/A

Complications & Deaths Measures

20

CMS-tracked

Patient Experience

17

HCAHPS domains

Infection Types

6

CDC NHSN

Worse-than-national profile for Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers

Mortality 2 measures
Safety of care 0 measures
No measures reported
Readmission 2 measures
Better than national Same as national Worse than national

Quality Measures

Measure Score vs. National
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate N/A Not Available
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite N/A Not Available
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications N/A Not Available
Death rate for CABG surgery patients N/A Not Available
Death rate for COPD patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Death rate for heart attack patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Death rate for heart failure patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Death rate for pneumonia patients 24.5 Worse than National
Death rate for stroke patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate 5.2 Same as National
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate N/A Not Available
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate N/A Not Available
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate N/A Not Available
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate N/A Not Available
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate N/A Not Available

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Survey Question Star Rating
Cleanliness - linear mean score
N/A
Cleanliness - star rating
N/A
Communication about medicines - linear mean score
N/A
Communication about medicines - star rating
N/A
Discharge information - linear mean score
N/A
Discharge information - star rating
N/A
Doctor communication - linear mean score
N/A
Doctor communication - star rating
N/A
Nurse communication - linear mean score
N/A
Nurse communication - star rating
N/A
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score
N/A
Overall hospital rating - star rating
N/A
Quietness - linear mean score
N/A
Quietness - star rating
N/A
Recommend hospital - linear mean score
N/A
Recommend hospital - star rating
N/A
Summary star rating
N/A

Safety & Infections

Measure Score vs. National
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) N/A Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) N/A Not Available
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) N/A Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia N/A Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy N/A Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery N/A Not Available

Staffing & Spending

Unplanned Visits & Readmissions

Measure Score vs. National
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Hospital return days for heart attack patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Hospital return days for heart failure patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 11.8 Average Days per 100 Discharges
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) 15.6 Same as National
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate 16.2 Same as National
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy N/A Not Available
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy N/A Not Available
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement N/A Not Available
Rate of readmission for CABG N/A Not Available
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery N/A Not Available

Medicare Spending

Measure Score
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) N/A

Maternal Health

CMS maternal-care measures reported for this facility. The Hospital Compare maternal extract lists measure names and reporting windows; it does not publish numeric scores or sample sizes in the corpus we ingest, so those columns are omitted rather than filled with N/A.

Measure
Cesarean Birth
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)
Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers compare to other hospitals on CMS star rating?

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers has no CMS overall star rating, so it is excluded from the rated-hospital corpus placement (unrated).

What is the CMS star rating for Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers?

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers does not currently have a CMS star rating, typically because reporting volumes fell below CMS's calculation threshold.

How does Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers perform on quality measures?

1 of 4 compared measures rate worse than national at Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers (elevated worse-share tercile); 0 rate better (sparse).

What do patients say about Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers?

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers reports 17 HCAHPS patient-experience domain scores.

What are the infection rates at Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers?

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers tracks 6 healthcare-associated infection types (CDC NHSN). 0 are better than the national benchmark, 0 are worse, and 0 are at the national average.

Does Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers have emergency services?

Yes, Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers provides emergency services.

What type of hospital is Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers?

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers is a Critical Access Hospitals facility with Voluntary non-profit - Private ownership, located in Waverly, TN.

How much does Medicare spend at Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers?

1 Medicare spending category is on file for Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers, per episode vs. the national median.

Does Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers offer maternal health services?

Yes, Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers reports 4 maternal health measures.

Data sources

Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers's figures come from CMS Hospital Compare (measure windows 2021-04-01 to 2025-06-30). See our methodology for details.

Disclaimer: CMS Hospital Compare figures are informational only, not medical advice; always consult your care team.

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