The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released their Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024, and CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney was awarded the highest possible honor.
Good Samaritan was one of only five acute care hospitals in Nebraska and the only hospital west of Norfolk to receive a five-star rating. The 236-bed regional referral center in Kearney is one of the top 250 hospitals in the country and the only Level II trauma center in the region. The hospital has received CMS’s highest honor four years in a row.
CMS’s five-star system is designed to help patients, consumers and others compare hospitals directly. The more stars, the better the hospital performs on quality measures, including mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience and timely and effective care.
In 2024, CMS awarded its five-star quality rating to 102 fewer hospitals.
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CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island was one of only five acute care hospitals in the state to achieve four-star status.
Additionally, CHI Health St. Francis Skilled Care has earned a five-star rating for nursing homes including the rehabilitation services department on CMS’ Care Compare website. The top rating includes quality measures for long- and short-term stays, the last three years of health inspections and staffing levels. The 36-bed unit provides 24/7 specialized post-hospital care, including rehabilitation services – physical, occupational and speech therapy.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Care Compare website provides consumers with information about how well hospitals and other facilities care for patients and encourages health care organizations to continually improve the quality of care. Care Compare provides information on over 100 quality measures for over 4,000 hospitals nationwide and allows consumers to compare hospital performance on many aspects.
Care Compare was created through the joint efforts of CMS in collaboration with organizations representing consumers, hospitals, physicians, employers, accreditation organizations, and other federal agencies. The data displayed on Care Compare is typically submitted by hospitals and other facilities to meet the reporting requirements of their respective quality reporting programs.
