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Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre is a CMS-tracked critical access hospitals in Sauk Centre, MN. CMS has not issued an overall star rating for this facility yet.

20
Quality measures
6
Infection types

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425 North Elm Street, Sauk Centre, MN 56378 · Stearns County · (320) 352-2221

The verdict

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre 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 3 compared
Yes
emergency department on site
Type
Critical Access 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

Better-than-national profile for Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre

Mortality 1 measure
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 N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Death rate for stroke patients N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate 3.9 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 N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) 14.5 Same as National
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy N/A Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement N/A Number of Cases Too Small
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) 13.4 Same as National
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery N/A Number of cases too small

Medicare Spending

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

Maternal Health

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre compare to other hospitals on CMS star rating?

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre has no CMS overall star rating, so it is excluded from the rated-hospital corpus placement (unrated).

What is the CMS star rating for Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre?

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre does not currently have a CMS star rating, typically because reporting volumes fell below CMS's calculation threshold.

How does Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre perform on quality measures?

0 of 3 compared mortality, safety, and readmission measures rate better than the national average at Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre (sparse better-share tercile); 0 rate worse (quiet).

What do patients say about Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre?

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre reports 17 HCAHPS patient-experience domain scores.

What are the infection rates at Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre?

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre 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 Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre have emergency services?

Yes, Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre provides emergency services.

What type of hospital is Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre?

Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre is a Critical Access Hospitals facility with Voluntary non-profit - Private ownership, located in Sauk Centre, MN. This facility has received the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation.

How much does Medicare spend at Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre?

1 Medicare spending category is on file for Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre, per episode vs. the national median.

Does Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre offer maternal health services?

Yes, Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre reports 4 maternal health measures. This facility has been designated as Birthing-Friendly by CMS.

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