CMS Hospital Compare ↗
Quality star ratings, mortality, safety, readmissions, and patient experience scores for U.S. hospitals.
Data Sources
All hospital data on CareRanks comes from publicly available federal datasets. We aggregate, normalize, and consolidate; we do not collect or accept data submissions from hospitals.
CMS Hospital General Information ↗
Facility-level metadata: name, address, hospital type, ownership, emergency services.
HCAHPS Patient Survey ↗
Patient experience scores covering nurse communication, doctor communication, cleanliness, pain management, and overall ratings.
CMS Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ↗
Teaching-hospital status (resident-to-bed ratio) and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) designations.
IPFQR — Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting ↗
Quality measures specific to psychiatric facilities (physical restraint, seclusion rates).
IRF Quality Reporting Program ↗
Functional outcomes and discharge metrics for inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRF) ↗
Per-hospital pricing data published under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (2021).
HIFLD — Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data ↗
Hospital geographic coordinates, bed counts, trauma level, and helipad availability.
NPPES — National Plan & Provider Enumeration System ↗
NPI verification for hospital identity matching.
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