VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - UNIV DR
PITTSBURGH, PA · Veterans Health Administration · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
What this means
VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - UNIV DR beats the national average on 1 of 16 comparable measures and lags it on 2. 6 hospitals in PA 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 16 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 PA with better patient experience
VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - UNIV DR's patient-experience rating is 3.7★ (HCAHPS). These PA 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.
Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare ·
CCN 39012F · Source: CMS Care Compare (Hospital General Information + measures).