CMS Awards Sanford Fargo 5-Star Rating

Sanford Medical Center Fargo received a 5-star rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Sanford Fargo is the only health care organization in North Dakota to receive a 5-star rating.

This national distinction recognizes Sanford Health’s quality measures and its continued effort in providing safe, quality health care to its patients. This designation was earned by only 8.2% of the more than 4,600 hospitals ranked for quality measures and evidenced-based safety practices.

“We are proud to be amongst the top performing hospitals in the nation for quality,” said Tiffany Lawrence, Sanford Fargo president. “This rating reflects the hard work and dedication to quality and safety by all of our employees providing world-class health care close to home. The safety of our patients and the high-quality health care they receive is our top priority.”

The overall star rating for hospitals summarizes quality information on important topics, like readmissions and deaths after heart attacks or pneumonia. The overall rating shows how well each hospital performed on an identified set of quality measures compared to other hospitals in the United States.

The CMS quality ratings condense a variety of measurables in key areas. The five measure groups that are scored for each participating hospital include:

• Mortality

• Patient experience

• Readmission

• Safety of care

• Timely and effective care

Last month, Sanford Medical Center Fargo was named the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital in North Dakota for the fourth consecutive year.