🏥Hospital Safety
A veteran public health researcher explains how CMS hospital safety scores actually work, what they measure, and how to use them when choosing a hospital.
The highest-scoring facilities in our national database, ranked by composite CMS safety score.
Written by Dr. Sarah Mitchell, MPH — 14 years in patient safety research.
SafeHospitals USA scores are calculated from the same CMS Hospital Compare data that hospitals report to the federal government — not from patient reviews, hospital marketing materials, or self-reported quality claims.
Our weighted composite methodology was developed by Dr. Sarah Mitchell, MPH, over 14 years of patient safety research. Scores are recalculated annually with each CMS data release.
Read Our Full Methodology →Our ratings are built from official CMS data — the same source hospitals report to the federal government. Free, unbiased, updated annually.
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