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Baptist Hospital of Miami

According to PlainHospital's CMS star-rating ranking (CMS Hospital Compare overall stars), Baptist Hospital of Miami ranks #26 of 3182 rated US hospitals by overall star rating (highest = #1).

5★
CMS overall rating
Top 12%
national star rank
#26 of 3182
Corpus placement
20
Quality measures
6
Infection types

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8900 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176 · Miami-Dade County · (786) 596-1960

The verdict

According to PlainHospital's CMS star-rating ranking (CMS Hospital Compare overall stars), Baptist Hospital of Miami ranks #26 of 3182 rated US hospitals by overall star rating (highest = #1). That corpus rank reflects a top-quartile CMS star rating nationally, with 6 quality measures beating the national benchmark (3 worse).

Top 12%
CMS star rating vs 3,182 rated US hospitals
#26 of 3182
rated-hospital corpus placement
6
measures better than national of 25 compared
Yes
emergency department on site

Since the last CMS release

CMS raised this hospital from 4 to 5 stars between its May 2026 and August 2026 releases, a gain of 1.

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Where Baptist Hospital of Miami sits among rated US hospitals

5 Top 12% higher than 88% of 3,182 rated hospitals

CMS star rating (1–5 stars), bucketed by value

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Source CMS Hospital Compare, overall hospital rating · 2026-08-14

Baptist Hospital of Miami vs. Florida and the nation

stars

What this shows At 5 stars, Baptist Hospital of Miami rates above the Florida average of 3.1 and above the national average of 3.2.

Source CMS Hospital Compare As of 2026-08-14
Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
Yes

Complications & Deaths Measures

20

CMS-tracked

Patient Experience

17

HCAHPS domains

Infection Types

6

CDC NHSN

CMS Overall Star Rating 100.0%

5 of 5 stars

Better-than-national profile for Baptist Hospital of Miami

Mortality 8 measures
Safety of care 7 measures
Readmission 10 measures
Better than national Same as national Worse than national

Quality Measures

Measure Score vs. National
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate 1.39 Same as National
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite 1.03 Same as National
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications 165.45 Same as National
Death rate for CABG surgery patients 1.8 Same as National
Death rate for COPD patients 7.1 Same as National
Death rate for heart attack patients 12.9 Same as National
Death rate for heart failure patients 9.8 Same as National
Death rate for pneumonia patients 12.8 Better than National
Death rate for stroke patients 9.6 Better than National
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate 3.1 Better than National
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate 0.13 Same as National
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate 0.32 Same as National
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate 5.17 Same as National
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate 1.59 Same as National
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate 2.39 Same as National

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Experience profile vs. the national average

Radar chart 6-axis radar comparing 1 series across Nurse comms, Doctor comms, Medicine comms, Discharge info, Cleanliness, Quietness. Nurse commsDoctor commsMedicine commsDischarge infoCleanlinessQuietness National average

Source: CMS Hospital Compare, HCAHPS patient survey star ratings.

Survey Question Star Rating
Cleanliness - linear mean score
N/A
Cleanliness - star rating
3
Communication about medicines - linear mean score
N/A
Communication about medicines - star rating
2
Discharge information - linear mean score
N/A
Discharge information - star rating
3
Doctor communication - linear mean score
N/A
Doctor communication - star rating
3
Nurse communication - linear mean score
N/A
Nurse communication - star rating
3
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score
N/A
Overall hospital rating - star rating
3
Quietness - linear mean score
N/A
Quietness - star rating
3
Recommend hospital - linear mean score
N/A
Recommend hospital - star rating
4
Summary star rating
3

Safety & Infections

Measure Score vs. National
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) 0.301 Better than National
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) 0.291 Better than National
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) 0.221 Better than National
MRSA Bacteremia 0.495 Better than National
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy 0 Same as National
SSI - Colon Surgery 0.753 Same as National

Staffing & Spending

Unplanned Visits & Readmissions

Measure Score vs. National
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate 13.8 Same as National
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate 20.6 Same as National
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 30.8 More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 25.8 More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 34.9 More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) 15.1 Same as National
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate 17.4 Same as National
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy 4.8 Same as National
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy 11.2 Same as National
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of readmission for CABG 9.5 Same as National
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients 17.9 Same as National
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) 13 Same as National
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery 1 Same as National

Medicare Spending

Measure Score
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.02 (Above average)

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)

Nationwide hospitals with similar CMS profiles

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Baptist Hospital of Miami compare to other hospitals on CMS star rating?

According to PlainHospital's CMS star-rating ranking, Baptist Hospital of Miami ranks #26 of 3182 rated US hospitals by overall star rating (highest = #1). That ordinal matches our top-rated hospital listing (star_rating DESC). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What is the CMS star rating for Baptist Hospital of Miami?

Baptist Hospital of Miami has an overall CMS star rating of 5 out of 5 (high-band), above the 3.2-star national average.

How does Baptist Hospital of Miami perform on quality measures?

6 of 25 compared mortality, safety, and readmission measures rate better than the national average at Baptist Hospital of Miami (strong better-share tercile); 3 rate worse (elevated).

What do patients say about Baptist Hospital of Miami?

Baptist Hospital of Miami reports 17 HCAHPS patient-experience domain scores. Star ratings range from 2 to 4 out of 5.

What are the infection rates at Baptist Hospital of Miami?

Baptist Hospital of Miami tracks 6 healthcare-associated infection types (CDC NHSN). 4 are better than the national benchmark, 0 are worse, and 2 are at the national average.

Does Baptist Hospital of Miami have emergency services?

Yes, Baptist Hospital of Miami provides emergency services.

What type of hospital is Baptist Hospital of Miami?

Baptist Hospital of Miami is a Acute Care Hospitals facility with Voluntary non-profit - Private ownership, located in Miami, FL. This facility has received the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation.

How much does Medicare spend at Baptist Hospital of Miami?

1 Medicare spending category is on file for Baptist Hospital of Miami, per episode vs. the national median.

Does Baptist Hospital of Miami offer maternal health services?

Yes, Baptist Hospital of Miami reports 4 maternal health measures. This facility has been designated as Birthing-Friendly by CMS.

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