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3
CMS overall
of 5 stars

Hiawatha Community Hospital

Critical access hospitals Rural Emergency services Birthing-friendly
Location
Hiawatha, KS 66434
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
CMS Facility ID
171341
Phone
(785) 742-2131

The CMS overall star (1 = lowest, 5 = highest) summarizes up to 5 quality groups — see what drives it below.

What's behind this 3-star rating

CMS builds the overall star from up to five measure groups, weighted as shown. This is how Hiawatha Community Hospital compares to national on the measures in each group — it explains the rating without reproducing CMS's exact internal model. More on the data →

Average
Patient experience · 22% of the score
HCAHPS patient-survey summary 3/5
Below average
Mortality · 22% of the score
1 of 4 measures worse than national
As expected
Readmission · 22% of the score
5 measures, all about the national rate
Above average
Timely & effective care · 12% of the score
2 of 3 measures better than national

The group(s) marked Below average pull the overall rating down most. Full measure detail is below.

Patient experience

From the CMS HCAHPS patient survey (Medicare). Star ratings are 1–5; higher is better. Reporting period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025

3/5★★★★★Overall patient summary rating
72%rated the hospital 9–10
68%would definitely recommend
Cleanliness★★★★★
Communication about medicines★★★★★
Discharge information★★★★★
Doctor communication★★★★★
Nurse communication★★★★
Overall hospital rating★★★★
Quietness★★★★
Would recommend★★★★

Mortality & safety

Reporting period: Jul 2021 – Jun 2024

MeasureThis hospitalNationalvs. national
Death rate — COPD (30-day) 7.8% 8.8% No different
Death rate — heart failure (30-day) 16.1% 11.6% No different
Death rate — pneumonia (30-day) 23.9% 16.2% Worse than avg

Readmissions

Reporting period: Jul 2021 – Jun 2024

MeasureThis hospitalNationalvs. national
Hospital-wide readmission (30-day) 15.4% 15.0% No different
Readmission — COPD 18.6% 18.2% No different
Readmission — heart failure 20.1% 19.7% No different
Readmission — pneumonia 16.6% 16.0% No different

Timely & effective care

Reporting period: Jan 2024 – Jun 2025

MeasureThis hospitalNationalvs. national
Healthcare workers vaccinated for flu 60.0% 78.0%
Left ED before being seen 0.0% 2.0%
Median ED time before leaving 92 min 161 min
Severe hyperglycemia (hospital harm) 3.00
Severe hypoglycemia (hospital harm) 1.00

CMS Care Compare measures (largely a Medicare population). Rates are this hospital's reported value vs the national figure for the same measure; “better / worse than average” is CMS's own statistical comparison. Mortality, readmission, and infection measures are risk-adjusted; lower is better for those, higher is better for screening, sepsis care, and patient experience. How to read these →

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Source: CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information + HCAHPS, Complications & Deaths, Unplanned Visits, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Timely & Effective Care datasets. US-government public domain, republished with provenance. Spot an error? Tell us — corrections are published, not buried.