St Bernards Medical Center

Hospital in Jonesboro, AR, Medicare certification number 040020. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 040020The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Oct 11, 2024
Beds: 440
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Address: 225 E Washiington Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72401
(870) 972-4100

NPI records for this facility 1

St Bernards Hospital Inc
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Jonesboro, AR
- NPI 1922043686
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.7 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.84 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.59 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.95
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,600 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Worse3.16
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Worse than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected171.11
- State average 180.09 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected4
- State average 3.29 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 121 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients Worse12.8
- State average 9.28 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- Worse than the national rate
- 341 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected14.4
- State average 12.22 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 217 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected12.3
- State average 11.67 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 365 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected18.5
- State average 16.22 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 404 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.7
- State average 15.63 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 382 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Worse5
- State average 4.44 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Worse than the national rate
- 4,154 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.22
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 8,897 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.38
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 9,336 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.72
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,993 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.5
- State average 1.61 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 690 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.12
- State average 2.37 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 2,005 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.6
- State average 9.89 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 702 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.89
- State average 5.22 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 684 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.61
- State average 1.81 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 346 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse8.19
- State average 0.73 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 6,868 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.49
- State average 0.46
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0.53
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.92
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.94
- State average 0.9
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.97
- State average 0.75
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 9.7
- State average 7.66 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 22.5
- State average 6.84 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.06
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 17

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 78
- State average 68 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 83 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 86
- State average 91.85 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 269 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 86
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 226 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 211
- State average 156
- National average 168
- 415 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 172
- State average 239
- National average 287
- 12 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 211
- State average 150
- National average 162
- 387 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 237
- State average 226
- National average 257
- 16 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 95.59 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 362 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 99
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 75 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 93
- State average 72
- National average 69
- 14 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 95
- State average 78
- National average 78
- 6,215 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 50,047 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 18
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 7,396 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 107 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 90
- National average 87
- 66 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 89
- State average 82
- National average 81
- 226 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 96
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 139 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (13)

Emergency department volume — high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 12

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.6
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 346 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22.4
- State average 21.64 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 607 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 41.7
- State average 7.8 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 240 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 58.5
- State average 6.34 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 428 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 29
- State average 4.76 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 431 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.8
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 601 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected4.7
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 372 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.4
- State average 10.89 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 372 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for CABG Worse15.3
- State average 11.09 (computed here)
- National average 11
- Worse than the national rate
- 141 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected21.9
- State average 19.7 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 646 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.1
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 399 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.8
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 949 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1

Sources for this page

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