Compared to 2023, CMS has awarded 102 fewer hospitals its five-star quality rating.
The organization annually assigns star ratings to U.S. hospitals based on 46 hospital quality measures, which are divided into five quality categories: safety of care, mortality, patient experience, readmission rates, and timely and effective care. There were 276 hospitals that received one star.
CMS released its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024. 381 hospitals received a five-star rating from CMS:
Along with Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle four more regional hospitals made the five-star list including:
Hendricks Regional Health (Danville)
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
Indianapolis VA Medical Center
Franciscan Health Mooresville
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