CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate in Delaware

Rate of unplanned ER visits and hospital returns within 30 days for heart failure patients. Lower means patients are better managed and stabilized before discharge.

7 hospitals reportingin DelawareLower score = Better

Delaware — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate at a Glance

4.26days per patient
Delaware Average
5.16days per patient
US National Average
7
Hospitals Reporting
29%
Better than National
Delaware performs better than the US average for heart failure emergency return rate. The state average (4.26 days per patient) is 0.90 lower than the national average (5.16 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Delaware Hospital Rankings — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1WILMINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTERWILMINGTON-20.50days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
2BEEBE MEDICAL CENTERLEWES-17.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
3TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE, INC.SEAFORD-3.70days per patient★★★★★
4ST FRANCIS HOSPITALWILMINGTON4.90days per patient★★★★★
5BAYHEALTH HOSPITAL, SUSSEX CAMPUSMILFORD12.80days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
6CHRISTIANA HOSPITALNEWARK16.20days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
7BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, KENT CAMPUSDOVER37.30days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg

Compare Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate by State

See how other states rank for heart failure emergency return rate using CMS Medicare data.

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