Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital

Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.

Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital is $16,037, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital's value rating (56/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.

Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital lists 9 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Cesarean Section without CC/MCC. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.