UNIVERSITY OF MD SHORE MEDICAL CENTER AT EASTON
EASTON, MD · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Acute Care Hospitals
What this means
UNIVERSITY OF MD SHORE MEDICAL CENTER AT EASTON beats the national average on 1 of 18 comparable measures and lags it on 1. 6 hospitals in MD score higher on patient experience (below).
The receipts are below — the CMS star (a model), patient experience, the measure-by-measure record, and the higher-experience hospitals near you.
CMS overall star rating
MODELED A 1–5 star CMS computes from dozens of measures — an authority's model, not a single measured fact.
Among 3,182 U.S. hospitals CMS gave an overall star, this one is rated 4★ — 42% of rated hospitals score this high or higher. (3★ is the most common rating.)
Patient experience (HCAHPS)
MODELED Average HCAHPS survey star — how patients rated their care.
Measures vs. the national average
RECORDED CMS's published comparison of this hospital's measures against the national benchmark.
Of 18 measures with a national comparison (the hospital reports 124 in total; the rest have no national comparison or too little data). “No different” means it performs like the typical U.S. hospital on that measure — neither a reason to choose it nor to avoid it. “Worse” is the signal worth asking about.
Hospitals in MD with better patient experience
UNIVERSITY OF MD SHORE MEDICAL CENTER AT EASTON's patient-experience rating is 2.2★ (HCAHPS). These MD hospitals score higher — the gap is shown.
Ranked by recorded HCAHPS patient-experience score (how patients actually rated their care) — the comparison a patient can act on.
What these figures mean
- MODELED — the overall + HCAHPS stars are CMS's model; two hospitals with the same stars can differ.
- RECORDED — the measure-vs-national counts are CMS's published comparisons.
- CONTEXT — the curve and peer list are our re-tally for orientation, not a verdict.
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What this is — and is not
This is published CMS Care Compare data — the same facts CMS shows the public. It informs and compares; it does not tell you which hospital is right for your specific condition or procedure (that is a decision for you and your clinician), and a star rating is not a guarantee of your outcome. For a specific procedure, ask about that hospital's volume and results for it.
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CCN 210037 · Source: CMS Care Compare (Hospital General Information + measures).