Hawaii · Acute Care

North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc

3★
CMS overall rating: 27th pct.
national percentile: #1935 of 3182
Corpus placement: 20
Quality measures: 6
Infection types

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67 1125 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743 · Hawaii County · (808) 885-4444

The verdict

According to PlainHospital's CMS star-rating ranking (CMS Hospital Compare overall stars), North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc ranks #1935 of 3182 rated US hospitals by overall star rating (highest = #1). That corpus rank reflects a below-median CMS star rating nationally, with 1 quality measure beating the national benchmark.

27th pct.
CMS star rating vs 3,182 rated US hospitals: #1935 of 3182
rated-hospital corpus placement: 1
measures better than national of 13 compared: Yes
emergency department on site

Since the last CMS release

CMS raised this hospital from 2 to 3 stars between its May 2026 and August 2026 releases, a gain of 1.

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Where North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc sits among rated US hospitals

3 Around the middle higher than 27% 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

North Hawaii Communi…

3
Hawaii avg

3.2
US avg

3.2

What this shows At 3 stars, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc rates below the Hawaii average of 3.2 and below the national average of 3.2.

Type

Acute Care Hospitals

Ownership

Voluntary non-profit - Private

Emergency Services

Yes

Birthing Friendly

Yes

Complications & Deaths Measures

CMS-tracked

Patient Experience

HCAHPS domains

Infection Types

CDC NHSN

Worse-than-national share

North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc is quieter on worse-than-national marks. Of the three CMS signals we track for North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc (star rating, better-than-national share and worse-than-national share), worse-than-national share deviates furthest from the corpus median, which is why it's the one surfaced here. CMS Hospital Compare is the underlying source - see methodology.

Tercile placement ranks every measured facility in our CMS Hospital Compare corpus by worse-than-national share and splits it into thirds; North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc lands in the quiet third, alongside a mid-band star placement. This signal exists to flag which of the three CMS dimensions is most unusual for this facility, not to repeat a number already shown in the verdict above.

CMS Overall Star Rating 60.0%

3 of 5 stars

Worse-than-national profile for North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc

Mortality 4 measures

Safety of care 2 measures

Readmission 7 measures

1 6

Better than national Same as national Worse than national

Quality Measures

Measure	Score	vs. National
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.03	Same as National
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.96	Same as National
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	N/A	Number of Cases Too Small
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	10.6	Same as National
Death rate for pneumonia patients	13.1	Same as National
Death rate for stroke patients	13.8	Same as National
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate	4.3	Same as National
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.2	Same as National
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate	0.27	Same as National
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.24	Same as National
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.67	Same as National
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.26	Same as National

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Experience profile vs. the national average

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

Survey Question	Star Rating	Linear Score
Cleanliness - linear mean score	N/A	89
Cleanliness - star rating	4	N/A
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	N/A	76
Communication about medicines - star rating	2	N/A
Discharge information - linear mean score	N/A	84
Discharge information - star rating	3	N/A
Doctor communication - linear mean score	N/A	90
Doctor communication - star rating	3	N/A
Nurse communication - linear mean score	N/A	92
Nurse communication - star rating	4	N/A
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	N/A	89
Overall hospital rating - star rating	4	N/A
Quietness - linear mean score	N/A	81
Quietness - star rating	3	N/A
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	N/A	90
Recommend hospital - star rating	4	N/A
Summary star rating	3	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)	1.502	Same as National
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	18.8	Same as National
Hospital return days for heart attack patients	N/A	Number of Cases Too Small
Hospital return days for heart failure patients	-27.4	Average Days per 100 Discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients	-80.7	Fewer Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)	14.4	Same as National
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate	14.8	Same as National
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy	5.7	Same as National
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy	9.5	Same as National
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	1.2	Same as National

Medicare Spending

Measure	Score	Period
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)	0.85 (Well below average)	01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

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	Reporting period
Cesarean Birth	01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure	01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)	01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)	01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

Nationwide hospitals with similar CMS profiles

Peer sets for North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc outside Hawaii, keyed to the quiet worse-than-national share.

Similar CMS star rating

Nearest overall stars outside HI (3/5 here).

Abbeville General Hospital

Abbeville, LA · 3/5

Abrazo Scottsdale Campus

Phoenix, AZ · 3/5

Acadia General Hospital

Crowley, LA · 3/5

Acadian Medical Center

Eunice, LA · 3/5

Similar mortality outcomes

Nearest mortality measures rated better than national, outside HI (0 better here).

Adventhealth Castle Rock

Castle Rock, CO · 0 better

Adventhealth Hendersonville

Hendersonville, NC · 0 better

Adventhealth Parker

Parker, CO · 0 better

Adventhealth Wesley Chapel

Wesley Chapel, FL · 0 better

Nearby Hospitals in Hawaii

Other Medicare-certified hospitals in Hawaii.

One of 23 Medicare-certified hospitals in Hawaii, 6 are shown here.

Adventist Health Castle

Kailua, HI

4/5 Acute Care Hospitals

Hilo Benioff Medical Center

Hilo, HI

3/5 Acute Care Hospitals

Honoka'a Hospital and Skilled Nursing

Honokaa, HI

No rating Critical Access Hospitals

Kahi Mohala

Ewa Beach, HI

No rating Psychiatric

Kahuku Medical Center

Kahuku, HI

No rating Critical Access Hospitals

Kaiser Foundation Hospital

Honolulu, HI

4/5 Acute Care Hospitals

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc compare to other hospitals on CMS star rating?

According to PlainHospital's CMS star-rating ranking, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc ranks #1935 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 North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc?

North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc has an overall CMS star rating of 3 out of 5 (mid-band), below the 3.2-star national average.

How does North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc perform on quality measures?

0 of 13 compared measures rate worse than national at North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc (quiet worse-share tercile); 1 rate better (typical).

What do patients say about North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc?

North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc reports 17 HCAHPS patient-experience domain scores. Star ratings range from 2 to 4 out of 5.

What are the infection rates at North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc?

North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc tracks 6 healthcare-associated infection types (CDC NHSN). 0 are better than the national benchmark, 0 are worse, and 1 are at the national average.

Does North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc have emergency services?

Yes, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc provides emergency services.

What type of hospital is North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc?

North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc is a Acute Care Hospitals facility with Voluntary non-profit - Private ownership, located in Kamuela, HI. This facility has received the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation.

How much does Medicare spend at North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc?

1 Medicare spending category is on file for North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc, per episode vs. the national median.

Does North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc offer maternal health services?

Yes, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc reports 4 maternal health measures. This facility has been designated as Birthing-Friendly by CMS.

Read our methodology & full data source list · Source: CMS Hospital Compare · measure windows 2021-04-01 to 2025-06-30

Compiled by PlainHospital, Hospital Quality Editorial Process · August 14, 2026

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