Prime Healthcare Hospitals Receive Highest Rating from CMS ● Annual survey evaluates overall patient care ● Five-star ratings given to fewer than 14% of surveyed hospitals ● Mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience and timely and effective care are part of evaluations Seven Prime Healthcare hospitals have received five-star ratings for healthcare quality by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the highest honor given the nation’s hospitals for overall quality and service.
Fewer than 14% of the more than 3300 hospitals surveyed achieved the highest five-star rating in the most recent survey, which used data collected in October 2020. The annual survey by the federal CMS evaluates hospitals based on five separate measures – mortality, the safety of care, readmission rates, patient experience, and timely and effective care. “I am extremely proud of our hospitals for continuing to demonstrate the highest quality care for their communities,” said Sunny Bhatia, MD, Prime Healthcare Region I CEO and Corporate Chief Medical Officer. “The CMS ratings are confirmation of our commitment to clinical excellence and reflects what can be accomplished when we unite
