CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate in Massachusetts

Rate of respiratory failure following elective surgery requiring extended mechanical ventilation. This complication significantly increases hospital stay and recovery time.

45 hospitals reportingin MassachusettsLower score = Better

Massachusetts — Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate at a Glance

9.19per 1,000
Massachusetts Average
9.57per 1,000
US National Average
45
Hospitals Reporting
2%
Better than National
Massachusetts performs better than the US average for postoperative respiratory failure rate. The state average (9.19 per 1,000) is 0.38 lower than the national average (9.57 per 1,000). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Massachusetts Hospital Rankings — Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITALNEWTON4.70per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
2GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTERBROCKTON5.22per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
3BRIGHAM AND WOMEN FAULKNER HOSPITALJAMAICA PLAIN5.72per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
4MERCY MEDICAL CTRSPRINGFIELD6.18per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
5BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTERBOSTON6.37per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
6WINCHESTER HOSPITALWINCHESTER6.50per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
7BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTHPLYMOUTH6.89per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
8UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER/UNIVERSITY CAMPUSWORCESTER6.95per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
9BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTERPITTSFIELD7.02per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
10BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER-BRIGHTONBRIGHTON7.14per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
11MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALBOSTON7.30per 1,000★★★★★Better than national avg
12MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY -BOSTON7.30per 1,000Not ratedSame as national avg
13BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITALBOSTON7.32per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
14NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER -SALEM7.39per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
15ANNA JAQUES HOSPITALNEWBURYPORT7.93per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
16LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, BURLINGTONBURLINGTON8.14per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
17BOSTON MEDICAL CENTERBOSTON8.49per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
18MILFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMILFORD8.63per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
19METROWEST MEDICAL CENTERFRAMINGHAM8.65per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
20BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTONMILTON8.77per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
21HEYWOOD HOSPITAL -GARDNER8.91per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
22SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITALFALL RIVER8.94per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
23UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITALSLEOMINSTER9.37per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
24SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUPFALL RIVER9.41per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
25NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITALBOSTON9.41per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
26BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTERSPRINGFIELD9.70per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
27LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITALLOWELL9.78per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
28ST VINCENT HOSPITALWORCESTER9.92per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
29EMERSON HOSPITAL -W CONCORD10.31per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
30HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTERHOLYOKE10.33per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
31MERRIMACK HEALTH LAWRENCE HOSPITALLAWRENCE10.46per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
32CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCECAMBRIDGE10.58per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
33COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC,THENORTHAMPTON10.68per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
34BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH MORTON HOSPITALTAUNTON10.70per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
35BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTERGREENFIELD11.12per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
36SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE BROCKTON HOSPITALBROCKTON11.17per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
37SOUTH SHORE HOSPITALSOUTH WEYMOUTH11.19per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
38STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITALATTLEBORO11.31per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
39CAPE COD HOSPITALHYANNIS11.72per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
40MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCAREMELROSE11.82per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
41NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATIONBEVERLY12.10per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
42MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITALCAMBRIDGE12.31per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
43TUFTS MEDICAL CENTERBOSTON12.92per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
44HOLY FAMILY HOSPITALMETHUEN12.95per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg
45FALMOUTH HOSPITALFALMOUTH13.94per 1,000★★★★★Same as national avg

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