VA hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford VA Medical Center
A chart of the figures in the table that follows.
| Year | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Not rated | |
| Not rated | |
| Not rated | |
| Not rated |
Source: CMS Hospital General Information (dataset xubh-q36u), released ; CMS archived hospital files released , and .
VA hospitals with 5 stars, each year: : 36: 39: 55: 50
Key measures
Four measures CMS reports for most hospitals, beside the state and national figures CMS publishes for them.
CMS reports no value for this hospital on the four measures shown here for most hospitals: would definitely recommend, emergency department time and the two infection ratios. What CMS does and does not report for it is below.
What CMS does not report here
CMS's current files have no values for this hospital in: patient survey, infections, deaths, complications, readmissions. CMS gives its reason for a missing value in the footnotes below.
CMS notes for this facility
CMS attaches footnotes to a hospital's star rating or to its measures, whether or not it reports a value. Each is CMS's own sentence, quoted once; the markers beside figures on this page link here.
- CMS footnote 2: Data submitted were based on a sample of cases/patients. CMS attached it to measures in: behavioral health.
- CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period. CMS attached it to measures in: patient survey, infections, deaths, complications, readmissions, emergency department, timely and effective care.
- CMS footnote 16: the reason CMS gives for not rating this hospital, quoted in full in the answer at the top of this page. CMS attached it to the overall star rating.
- CMS footnote 20: State and national averages do not include Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital data. CMS attached it to measures in: behavioral health.
- CMS footnote 25: State and national averages include Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital data. CMS attached it to the state and national figures for measures in: emergency department, timely and effective care.
- CMS footnote 26: State and national averages include Department of Defense (DoD) hospital data. CMS attached it to the state and national figures for measures in: emergency department, timely and effective care.
Emergency department
Median minutes in the emergency department and the share of patients who left before being seen; lower is better, and the national median shown is for emergency departments in the same CMS volume group. How to read emergency department times.
Period for all rows unless a row says otherwise: to . Massachusetts and national figures: CMS footnote 25.
| Measure | This hospital | Massachusetts | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving, excluding transferred and mental health patients | Not available (footnote 5) | 214 minutes (footnote 26) | 123 minutes (footnote 26) low-volume EDs |
| Median emergency department time for mental health patients | Not available (footnote 5) | 338 minutes | 195 minutes low-volume EDs |
| Left the emergency department before being seenPeriod: to | 1% | 4% (footnote 26) | 2% (footnote 26) |
Timely and effective care
How often patients received recommended care, and the share of health care workers given a flu shot; higher is better. How the star rating works.
Period for all rows unless a row says otherwise: to . Bars run from 0 to 100%: this hospital, with a short tick for Massachusetts and a tall one for the nation.
| Measure | This hospital | Massachusetts | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe sepsis and septic shock care that met every stepPeriod: to | Not available (footnote 5) | 56% (footnotes 25, 26) | 65% (footnotes 25, 26) |
| Health care workers given a flu vaccinationPeriod: to | 83% | 89% | 78% |
| Appropriate follow-up interval after a normal screening colonoscopy, average risk patients | Not available (footnote 5) | 97% (footnotes 25, 26) | 93% (footnotes 25, 26) |
| Emergency department patients with stroke symptoms given brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrivalPeriod: to | Not available (footnote 5) | 70% (footnote 25) | 69% (footnote 25) |
| Ischemic stroke patients discharged on an antithrombotic | Not available (footnote 5) | Not compared | Not compared |
| Patients given blood clot prevention | Not available (footnote 5) | Not compared | Not compared |
| Intensive care patients given blood clot prevention | Not available (footnote 5) | Not compared | Not compared |
Behavioral health
Treatment offered for alcohol, drug and tobacco use, and hours of physical restraint and seclusion; CMS leaves VA hospitals out of the state and national averages for these measures, so none is shown. How this site reads these measures.
Period for all rows: to . CMS publishes no Massachusetts or national figure for these measures.
| Measure | This hospital |
|---|---|
| Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered | 84% (footnotes 2, 20) |
| Alcohol or drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge | 92% (footnotes 2, 20) |
| Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge | 89% (footnotes 2, 20) |
| Hours of physical restraint use | 0.01 hours per 1,000 patient hours (footnote 20) |
| Hours of seclusion | 0.01 hours per 1,000 patient hours (footnote 20) |
Other VA hospitals in Massachusetts
CMS's star rating for each of the other VA hospitals in Massachusetts, and the three years before, by name. All VA hospitals in Massachusetts.
- : not rated
- : not rated
- : not rated
- : not rated
Not rated- VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica PlainJamaica Plain
- : 3 stars
- : 4 stars
- : 4 stars
- : 4 stars
4 of 5
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the CMS Provider Data Catalog. Released by CMS on : Hospital General Information; Veterans Health Administration Timely and Effective Care Data; Veterans Health Administration Behavioral Health Data; Timely and Effective Care - National; Timely and Effective Care - State; Footnote Crosswalk. Earlier star ratings come from CMS's archived hospital files, released , and . The dataset ids and how this site reads each file are on the methodology page. CMS's own page for this hospital is on Care Compare.
These ratings describe measured past performance. They are not medical advice. For questions about your own care, talk with your VA care team or the hospital's patient advocate.
- Name in CMS files
- BEDFORD VA MEDICAL CENTER
- Emergency department volume group (CMS)
- Low
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