Baptist Medical Center Beaches recently received a five-star rating in the national ranking through the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ (CMS).
CMS hospital compare ratings are based on a variety of measures in seven quality areas – mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging.
CMS assigns star ratings to more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide. The most common overall hospital ratings are three or four stars. 6.5% of the hospitals in Florida received five-star ratings.
“Quality and safety are the most important factors when it comes to health care,” said Joe Mitrick, hospital president of Baptist Medical Center Beaches. “Baptist Beaches’ five-star rating is a reflection of our relentless dedication to safe, quality patient care.”
Hospital compare ratings come from data that hospitals report to CMS, the federal agency that runs the Medicare program. The data are based on Medicare and non-Medicare patients.
You can find Hospital Compare ratings at www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html.
