UH Elyria Medical Center Earns Highest Rating Given by CMS

ELYRIA, Ohio—University Hospitals (UH) Elyria Medical Center received the highest possible rating of five stars for quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that administers Medicare.

CMS rates hospitals from one to five stars, based on their safety, efficiency and patient experience. UH Elyria Medical Center is one of only 483 hospitals in the U.S. to earn this designation. Compared to more than 4,600 other hospitals nationwide, only ten percent received five stars.

“It’s no surprise that our UH Elyria caregivers achieved the highest rating for quality,” said Todd Harford, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Operating Officer, UH Elyria Medical Center. “As a community hospital, we have developed a close-knit culture between our clinical and non-clinical teams, as well as every patient we encounter. We go above and beyond each day to ensure our patients have a positive experience here, and are provided with top-tier care.”

CMS calculates star ratings based on a variety of quality measures divided into five categories: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care. Scores reflect common conditions, such as heart attack and pneumonia, and the overall rating indicates how each hospital performs.

CMS publishes star ratings on Hospital Compare to help patients choose a hospital based on patient experience, and are one of many resources consumers should consider in making informed health care decisions.

Learn more about the ratings and methodology here:

https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/topics/hospitals/overall-hospital-quality-star-rating

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