Adventist Health Howard Memorial
1 MARCELA DR, Willits, CA 95490
Adventist Health Howard Memorial in Willits, CA has an average Medicare payment of $20,897 and a Value Score of B (67/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Adventist Health Howard Memorial sits at the top of the CMS Hospital Compare ranking with 5 stars — a designation that signals consistently strong performance across the federal quality measure set. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Average payment per documented procedure at Adventist Health Howard Memorial is $20,897 — among the higher-cost facilities in the dataset. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 67/100, an above-average showing.
Adventist Health Howard Memorial is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. 14 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Adventist Health Howard Memorial. Top examples: Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $47,105 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $20,619 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $24,041 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $22,019 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $8,597 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $35,887 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $17,722 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,723 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $14,535 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $12,061 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $10,403 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $12,248 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $23,591 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $30,007 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Adventist Health Howard Memorial Compares
Adventist Health Howard Memorial has an average Medicare payment of $20,897, 3% below the California state average of $21,491. That is 32% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (22% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (67/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Adventist Health Howard Memorial Cost & Quality FAQ
Adventist Health Howard Memorial has an average payment of $20,897 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Adventist Health Howard Memorial has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Adventist Health Howard Memorial has a Value Score of B (67/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are critical access hospitals.
Adventist Health Howard Memorial does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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