The federal agency Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently updated its annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2023.
Of the 483 U.S. hospitals awarded a rating of 5-star rating, 8 of them are Nebraska hospitals, and 1 is in Lincoln. This year, CMS gave 54 more hospitals 5-star ratings than in 2022.
Eight hospitals in Nebraska earned 5-Star Ratings:
- Bryan Medical Center (Lincoln)
- CHI Health Good Samaritan (Kearney)
- Nebraska Methodist (Omaha)
- VA Medical Center (Omaha)
- Faith Regional Health Services (Norfolk)
- CHI Health Lakeside (Omaha)
- Nebraska Medicine | Bellevue Medical Center (Bellevue)
- Boone County Health Center (Albion)
CMS assigns star ratings to hospitals based on their performance across five quality categories. Nebraska was also one of only 13 states with NO hospitals earning 1-star ratings.
President of the Nebraska Hospital Association, Jeremy Nordquist said, “When Nebraskans visit our hospitals, they deserve the best care possible, and we will continue to strive to make that happen.”