Riverwood Healthcare Center
200 BUNKER HILL DRIVE, Aitkin, MN 56431
Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, MN has an average Medicare payment of $13,534 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Riverwood Healthcare Center
Riverwood Healthcare Center 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.
Cost-wise, Riverwood Healthcare Center is mid-pack: $13,534 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Riverwood Healthcare Center's value rating (60/100) 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 Riverwood Healthcare Center lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy 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 |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $7,907 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $53,812 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $10,748 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $8,349 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,174 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $8,930 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $6,708 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $9,375 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,915 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,862 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $10,270 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $14,870 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,734 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $26,894 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $18,324 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $5,669 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Riverwood Healthcare Center Compares
Riverwood Healthcare Center has an average Medicare payment of $13,534, 9% below the Minnesota state average of $14,886. That is 15% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (41% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (60/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Riverwood Healthcare Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Riverwood Healthcare Center has an average payment of $13,534 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Riverwood Healthcare Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Riverwood Healthcare Center has a Value Score of C (60/100). 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.
Yes, Riverwood Healthcare Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 200 BUNKER HILL DRIVE, Aitkin, MN 56431. Phone: (218) 927-5501.
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