Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital

Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital holds a CMS 1-star quality rating — the lowest tier of the federal Hospital Compare program. The rating reflects measurable underperformance on the composite of mortality, safety, and patient-experience measures. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 42/100.

Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital runs lean on cost — $11,609 average Medicare payment per documented procedure, below the national median. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 50/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.

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 Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital lists 10 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Renal Failure with CC, GI Hemorrhage with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.