Central Texas VA receives a 4 star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
PRESS RELEASE
July 27, 2023
Temple , TX — Central Texas VA receives a 4 star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS uses 5 categories – mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care – to award a quality rating for each hospital.
Today the Central Texas VA announced thatit received a 4 star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The CMS uses 5 categories – mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care – to award a quality rating for each hospital. The more stars (out of 5), the better a hospital performed on the available quality measures.
Overall, 67% of VA hospitals included in the CMS annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings received either 4 or 5 stars, compared to only 41% of non-VA hospitals. These findings align with other recent evaluations of VA vs. non-VA health care. VA hospitals outperformed non-VA hospitals on all 10 core patient satisfaction metrics in the recent Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Star Ratings, and a recent systematic review of more than 40 peer-reviewed studies found that VA health care is consistently as good as — or better than — non-VA health care.
“We are proud of our 4 Star CMS rating and see it as a marker in our continued pursuit of the highest quality of Veteran centric care. As part of our High Reliability journey we pride ourselves as a learning organization; this survey, patient feedback and other tools help us learn and reflect on areas we can build on and also where processes can be adjusted.” - Michael Kiefer, Executive Director, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
“Our job at VA is to deliver the best possible care to every Veteran who walks through our doors,” said VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal.“While we’re very proud of these findings, there is still work to do. We will study these results, learn from them, and continue to improve until we’re delivering world-class care to every Veteran, every time.”
This is the first time CMS has included VA facilities in their annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
For more information, please contact Central Texas Public Affairs at ctxpao@va.gov or visit https://www.va.gov/central-texas-health-care/locations/olin-e-teague-veterans-center/