VASNHS Receives 5 Stars in CMS Quality Ratings
PRESS RELEASE
July 26, 2023
Las Vegas , NV — VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System announced that it has received a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This is the first time CMS has included VA facilities in their annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
North Las Vegas, Nev.- Today VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System announced that it has received a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This is the first time CMS has included VA facilities in their annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
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.
In addition to the 5-star rating, VASNHS scored a 92 out of 100 for Overall Hospital Rating. VASNHS scored favorably compared to health care networks in Nevada, with 81% of patients giving VASNHS a 9 or 10 out of 10 compared to the state average of 66%.
“This rating is the culmination of the effort that our health care providers and staff put forth every day,” said William Caron, VASNHS Director/CEO. “We are acting on these findings as we strive to continue to provide the right care at the right place, right time, and right cost for our Veterans in Southern Nevada.”
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 are the latest in a series of recent evaluations showing the effectiveness of VA health care compared to 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.
“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.”