Northwestern Medical Center Inc
Saint Albans, Vermont 05478
CCN: 470024 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
21
DRG Categories
502
Total Discharges
$20,817
Avg Charges
$13,427
Avg Payment
$12,100
Avg Medicare
1.55x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Same as Average Readmissions
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported Vermont Average Rating
2.85 / 5 This hospital is above average
0 five-star hospitals of rated in Vermont
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Compared to Vermont Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 6 hospitals in Vermont
Average Charges
$20,817 -59%
State avg: $50,686
Average Payment
$13,427 +7%
State avg: $12,504
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
1.55x Below avg
State avg: 4.53x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 64 | $23,648 | $15,090 | 1.57x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 64 | $28,005 | $22,464 | 1.25x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 38 | $22,046 | $14,590 | 1.51x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 30 | $22,526 | $12,160 | 1.85x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 29 | $30,929 | $13,797 | 2.24x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 28 | $29,429 | $20,843 | 1.41x |
| 281 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 23 | $11,130 | $10,209 | 1.09x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 21 | $18,527 | $11,504 | 1.61x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 20 | $20,239 | $18,083 | 1.12x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 19 | $21,365 | $11,362 | 1.88x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 19 | $20,080 | $13,116 | 1.53x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 18 | $14,267 | $9,552 | 1.49x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 17 | $15,353 | $8,499 | 1.81x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 16 | $47,361 | $23,510 | 2.01x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 16 | $16,939 | $8,645 | 1.96x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 16 | $14,414 | $9,935 | 1.45x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 14 | $16,193 | $11,069 | 1.46x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 14 | $17,784 | $8,922 | 1.99x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 13 | $11,674 | $8,796 | 1.33x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 12 | $17,724 | $12,947 | 1.37x |
Showing top 20 of 21 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.