Corrections and Clarifications: This story has been updated to clarify that the ratings cited were based on patient experience surveys, and to include a link to a USA Today story to learn more.
Oregon's hospitals received middling scores in the latest ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In a patient survey of the 61 hospitals, only one hospital received five stars, the highest rating. Twenty-three Oregon hospitals received four stars, 21 were rated three stars, one earned two stars and none were graded one star. Fifteen hospitals went unrated, most for not having enough patients to survey.
The patient survey is developed from a patient experience of care survey called the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. The survey asks a random sample of recently discharged patients about their hospital care experience, and measures, including communication with doctors and nurses, responsiveness of hospital staff, cleanliness of the hospital, quietness of the hospital, communication about medicines, discharge information, care transition, overall rating of hospital and willingness to recommend hospital.
In Lane County, PeaceHealth's now-closed hospital in Eugene and its medical center in Cottage Grove both went unrated for not having enough patients to survey. University District, which had been diverting patients to Springfield even before closing, last received a score in July 2021, where it received a 3-star rating. Both hospitals in Springfield earned 3-star ratings, and the Peace Harbor Medical Center in Florence earned four stars.
In Marion County, Salem Hospital earned three stars, the outlying hospitals in Stayton and Silverton each earned four-store ratings. Polk County's West Valley Hospital did not have enough patients surveyed to rate.
Oregon's hospital quality ratings
Five stars
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Four stars
- Asante Ashland Community Hospital
- Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, Grants Pass
- Curry General Hospital, Gold Beach
- Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
- Grande Ronde Hospital
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside, Hillsboro
- Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Portland
- Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, Tualatin
- Legacy Silverton Park Medical Center
- OHSU Hospital and Clinics, Portland
- Peace Harbor Medical Center, Florence
- Portland VA Medical Center
- Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
- Providence Newberg Memorial Hospital
- Providence Portland Memorial Hospital
- Providence St. Vincent Memorial Hospital, Portland
- Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital, Newport
- Santiam Hospital, Stayton
- St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
- St. Charles Medical Center Prineville
Three stars
- Adventist Health Portland
- Adventist Health Tillamook
- Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, Medford
- Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay
- Columbia Memorial Hospital, Astoria
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis
- Hillsboro Medical Center
- Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Clackamas
- Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland
- Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, Gresham
- McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, Springfield
- Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg
- Providence Medford Medical Center
- Providence Milwaukie Hospital
- Providence Seaside Hospital
- Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center, Oregon City
- Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend, Springfield
- Salem Hospital
- Sky Lakes Medical Center, Klamath Falls
- St. Charles Medical Center - Bend
- Willamette Valley Medical Center, McMinnville
Two stars
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center, The Dalles
Not rated
Fifteen Oregon hospitals were not rated in the survey, which was last updated on July 31. Thirteen of those hospitals were not rated because not enough patients completed surveys of their experience:
- Blue Mountain Hospital, John Day
- Coquille Valley Hospital
- Harney District Hospital, Burns
- Lake District Hospital
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District, Reedsport
- PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
- Pioneer Memorial Hospital (Heppner)
- Sacred Heart University District, Eugene
- Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center, Bandon
- St. Charles Madras
- St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City
- Wallowa Memorial Hospital, Enterprise
- West Valley Hospital, Dallas
The other two unrated hospitals were Shriner's Hospital for Children in Portland (specialized hospitals generally don't participate in this quality reporting program) and the VA Roseburg Healthcare System where "results are not available for this reporting period."
Oregon's top-rated hospital, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, expanded last fall with a new clinic in Sweet Home but also found itself in controversy in December over dismissing a pediatrician.
Oregon's lowest-rated hospital, which the feds list as Mid-Columbia Medical Center but has since been renamed Adventist Health Columbia Gorge, was sold to Adventist in August 2022. Adventist has made public progress since adding 22 staff in six months and opening an anti-poverty resource hub. Oregon Health Authority recently announced that is seeking public comment on the results of the merger.
For further details about these and other hospitals' ratings, visit the federal agency's website , at cms.gov and the USA Today national story about these ratings .
Alan Torres covers local government for the Register-Guard. He can be reached over email at atorres@registerguard.com or on X @alanfryetorres .
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