Friend Community Healthcare System
905 SECOND STREET, Friend, NE 68359
Friend Community Healthcare System in Friend, NE has an average Medicare payment of $11,722 and a Value Score of C (64/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About Friend Community Healthcare System
Friend Community Healthcare System 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 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Payment metrics are favorable: Friend Community Healthcare System averages $11,722 per documented procedure, in the lower-cost bracket for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 64/100, an above-average showing.
Friend Community Healthcare System is a government-owned hospital — typically county, hospital district, or federal (VA, military, Indian Health Service). Government hospitals have a distinct mission profile, often serving safety-net populations or specific veteran or tribal communities. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Friend Community Healthcare System. Top examples: Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint 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.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $6,488 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $14,544 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $14,974 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $6,499 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $5,139 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $14,041 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $4,852 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $15,904 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $7,958 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $23,967 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $6,706 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $5,496 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $18,112 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $12,797 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $10,679 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $10,080 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $21,046 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Friend Community Healthcare System Compares
Friend Community Healthcare System has an average Medicare payment of $11,722, 11% below the Nebraska state average of $13,235. That is 26% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (56% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (64/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Friend Community Healthcare System Cost & Quality FAQ
Friend Community Healthcare System has an average payment of $11,722 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Friend Community Healthcare System does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Friend Community Healthcare System has a Value Score of C (64/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Local facilities like this one are rural emergency hospital.
Yes, Friend Community Healthcare System offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 905 SECOND STREET, Friend, NE 68359. Phone: (402) 947-2541.
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